"Empowering women to experience the life-changing love of God."

...to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God...

About Me

The Particulars:

I am a professional Christian counselor, speaker, and free-lance writer living and working in the heart of the Midwest.  (We average 175 days of sun per year here, so if you detect a hint of melancholy from time to time, just chalk it up to a perpetual case of Seasonal Affective Disorder, perhaps best known as “Midwestern Malaise.”)

My Story

I was never one of those kids who knew what they wanted to be when they grew up.

As a child I tried on potential future careers like I tried on outfits in the morning—one after another, each rejected for lacking the perfect fit, the pile of rejects growing in all four corners of my room and scattered in the spaces in between. 

Your Story

Truth be told, I’m not a fiction kind of gal.

Don’t get me wrong—I love a good story.  But the stories I love most—the stories that impact my heart at the deepest level—are not the stories that come from peoples’ imaginations.

They come from real peoples’ real lives.

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dropping the rope

There are days when words just don’t come.  I’ve had a string of about twenty-one of...

of truth and tattoos

It’s no secret flying is not one of my favorite things.  The turbulence (aka:...

it’s about time

Timing is everything. I sat down this past Monday with one of my best friends to finally...

more than ideas or sentiment

The morning of June 13th dawned early—much too early.  But it wasn’t just the...

grasping for words

Some days, it’s not so much about WHAT to write, but WHERE to begin. I sit here,...

what is worse than pain?

There is, I’ve found, something that is actually WORSE than the insidious vice grip...

when god (and your daughter) turn your life upside down

It would appear God is preparing to stretch me in ways I wasn’t quite prepared to be...

can we be real? (how i lost my voice, and how i found it again)

Alright, folks—can we be real, here? Somewhere, along the line, things have gotten off...

surrender as the key to finding joy

Finally, if we are to enjoy life in all of the fullness of the Joy of the Lord, we must...

you tell me: shortcuts

What shortcuts enjoyment for you and steals your enjoyment of the moment?   Why is...

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