Hi there! Welcome to my (very) little corner of the Internet. I could use this space to tell you about my professional writing career, my education, and other boring credentials, but none of those things speak to who I really am and what I want you to know about me. (But if you really want that stuff, you can visit here.)
I consider myself a “mom-in-progress.” In other words, I’m not sure I’ll ever get this job right — but I am trying. I have three “spirited” daughters who have strengthened my prayer life and my dependence on coffee. My hubby and I have been married for 24 years, and we have literally been through just about everything together. We also have a Great Swiss Mountain dog named Auggie who weighs 100 pounds and thinks he is a lap dog.
I love my family fiercely and would do just about anything for them. They aren’t the only priorities in my life, but they do come first. Always. (Unless I haven’t showered in a few days or had my morning coffee. Then they have to wait.) Our family is definitely more spicy than sweet. All three of our children are strong willed, and the five of us together are extremely passionate and loud. There is yelling and fighting like any other household, but there is also a lot of love and forgiveness. We celebrate differences and believe that doing our best is more important than being the best.
I am a self-proclaimed oversharer and usually honest to a fault. I love deep, meaningful friendships, and I’m terrible at small talk. If I run into you at the store and you ask me how I am doing, I will never say “fine.” You have been warned.
Little things like sunshine, good coffee, statement earrings, and cozy scarves make me happy, and my retail therapy usually involves books. Lots and lots of books. Some I devour right away, while the others sit in a huge pile next to my bed…sometimes for months on end. This drives my hubby nuts.
Authenticity and compassion are the qualities I most admire in people, and they are qualities I want for myself, as well as my children. After years of trying to be perfect, I have come to the conclusion that pretending is just too exhausting. Let’s just skip the fake and go straight to real, shall we?
I love Jesus. Not just some notion of Jesus, but the person himself who loves without boundaries, forgives without boundaries, and offers freedom to every heart that seeks him. I try not to put him in a box or file him away for convenience or crisis. Instead, I do my best to take him with me everywhere. My greatest goal is to be a woman who lives out the faith she proclaims and to use God’s Truth to set others free from comparison and shame.
I love words and believe they matter. They can break down walls, encourage broken hearts, and help draw us close to God – and I will write them and speak them for those purposes for as long as God allows. That’s why I am here, and my prayer is that when you leave my tiny corner of the Internet, you will feel a little more hopeful and little less alone. Us women are in this together, and it is about time we stop “proving” and start supporting each other like Christ intended. If you are here, you are already supporting me, and for that, I am so grateful.
Thank you for visiting. I hope you decide to stay a while.