About Me

Hi, welcome to my blog!

I'm a girl from a small town carrying the big dreams of a great God in my heart. It has taken me a while to "tech-up" but I'm here and so are you! I am passionate for those moments when I may see hope in the eyes of another, recognition of his/ her own greatness, or a long-abandoned hearty laugh. There’s nothing I’d rather do with my life. What an honor to listen to stories of strength and perseverance unfold before me. To join another, and help ourselves along the obstacles and success of life together.

I feel God’s voice in my heart nudging me in the kitchen as I’ve moped the floor, I’ve recognized His tug as I’ve pulled off the highway in an overheated car, I’ve sensed His peaceful wooing as I’ve struggled to weather tumultuous storms, I’ve heard echoes of His laughter as He’s instructed me to learn from the children in my care, and I’ve sensed His presence as a young child meditating on Bible stories. I have often wondered, “What would I have been like if had grown up in a warm, loving, healthy home with competent guardians who were committed to my growth?” I’ve felt my Father answer, “Oh, beloved, you keep thinking about how things might have had been had that not happened. People are dying to know there’s a God…and that I am for them, not against them.” Just as I have not been alone, accompanying others on their own journey is the kind of hope I can give.

I am continually growing into the image that God has of me. Over and over His grace astounds me, giving me the courage to venture into new experiences that only He could lead me to. I am learning that it is my wealth of experiences that makes me rich. What do you do if someone, like me, grows up in a less than ideal environment? What if your parents were abusive or neglectful or just ignorant? What if death and tragedy have disrupted your childhood and prevented your parents from providing the kind of modeling and training and teaching and grace you needed to grow up physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually healthy? I believe that for me God has only allowed what He knew could be used for good, for the helping- even saving- of many lives. Maybe I am a neater person healed than I may have been well. My less-than-ideal upbringing has marked me, but God has always covered me. I feel God entrusted to me the difficulties I have experienced because He has faith in me.

His presence has accompanied me in ways that amaze me as I reflect upon how I have been blessed as a wife and mother, honored to juggle the challenges of a M.A. counseling degree and career. I am learning to never say “never”. Whenever I have thought of myself as not capable God has shown me differently about myself. I try to start each day with a simple prayer: “Lord, Your will be done. I’m going to take my hands off the control and let You take over. Make me a Godly influencer for today. Help me touch my world for eternity.” God whispers into my heart that I am wrapped in His love. The more I seek Him and His desires for my life I find that the worst situations I imagine or the disasters that occur are a springboard for God to work things out. This is the essence of grace...the unmerited favor we are given through the gospel of Christ.