Meet the writer

I’m a truth-teller, a lover of life, a writer, and a child of God.

I thought about what to say in this introduction. At first I thought I would tell you the easy stuff: that I’ve been married to the most wonderful man for 28+ years, that I’m happily involved in women’s ministry at my church, that I love gardening , canning, and all things flowers.

But then I thought you deserve more than that. I thought I could get real and raw and relevant and tell you who I really am and about the journey that brought me to this point in life.

I could share with you what it feels like to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at age 51. I could get real with you and tell you that I have to choose every day whether to serve God and others or to crawl into a little ball and feel sorry for myself.

I could tell you about my experience with infertility and loss. I’m the conference speaker you’ll never get to hear on this topic. Instead, your conference speakers will be ladies who almost always had happy endings. They have wonderfully sweet testimonies about how they went through infertility and came out the other side with a baby (or two). My heart is happy for them. But that wasn’t my story. At the end of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, I didn’t get a baby. There was just God, my husband, and me to pick up the pieces and make a life.

But my experiences also make me the one who can tell you there is life after the rain. And not just life, but vibrant life coupled with deep joy and soul satisfaction. I can tell you the pain doesn’t leave altogether, but it mellows and shapes you into someone God can use if you’ll let Him.

Of all the things I am—an architect of words, a joyful spirit, an unstoppable creative, and a product of all my experiences—I am right now called to be a truth-teller.

So let’s talk about the hard stuff. Let’s tackle it together. Let’s share our journey and invite others to join us. Let’s tell the truth. Let’s build a ministry on transparency, love, and joy.

Join me!