“It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.”

—Oriah, Mountain Dreamer

Here's my story.

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At the age of six, I was lying in bed one night staring up at the ceiling—trying not to be afraid of the darkness and shadows that filled my room. In the midst of my fear and sweatiness from hiding under the covers, I experienced the peace and kindness of God inviting me to give my heart to Jesus. So I did. In that moment, I knew that all would be well. Since that time, my life has been one of finding God in the darkness, discovering Him in unexpected places, sharing the light, hope, and healing I’ve experienced with others, and worshipping God through my writing and creativity.

When I was in my teens, I told God two things in no uncertain terms: 1. Absolutely never would I ever be involved in what could be called “women’s ministry,” and 2. Being a pastor’s wife would be the death of me and therefore was not going to happen. My heart had been wounded by the church as a younger girl, and I wanted nothing to do with it. Living a fully surrendered life is something I have learned the hard way.

In 2013, I entered into an abusive marriage with a man who claimed Christ. During that season, Christ held me and walked with me, and I clung to him with all my might. He showed me that light is most beautiful when shone against darkness, and that healing can be found in the most hopeless of places. The promises and petitions found in Isaiah and the Psalms became my prayers and my lifeline. I left that marriage in 2015, and have been on a journey of healing and discovery ever since. 

From 2016-2018, I served as a women’s counselor at a Christian shelter, where God used my story of abuse and freedom to help other women find healing. In 2018 I made the decision to leave my job in the mental health profession, and the creative practices which were once peripheral have now come more clearly into focus. It has been challenging to walk away from certainty, but it is also the place I am finding the Spirit at work.

Today, I am woman with a heart that beats for ministering to other women in bondage, and I am married to a wonderful pastor whom I dearly love. Only God could have turned my “no’s” into some of the most abundant, beautiful “yes’s” I’ve ever known.