From my heart…
I have been on this journey of faith for many, many years now - decades, actually! I have traveled through a variety of seasons of faith, hope, and trust in Jesus. By His grace, my life is blessed and fulfilling, yet, like each of us, I have had my share of challenges. I have struggled with disappointment, failure, and abandonment. I have wrestled with doubts and fears. I have questioned myself and my God - more than once.
Yet through it all, I have held onto Him - and He has held onto me! Whenever I hit a wall, ran out of fuel - or patience! - and reached the end of myself, I always found God was there for me. He has sustained me day by day, through every twist and turn of my life.
This is what fuels my writing: the desire to help you see how very good, kind, steadfast, and true God is - even in our darkest days. I hope to strengthen your faith so that it sustains you through your own journey in life. Beyond the clever Instagram quotes, the often repeated “feel-good” verses, and your expectations of what you think you should believe, there is your very real life that begs for a very real faith to anchor you and keep your hope alive.
Many years ago I had a sign hanging on my wall that read, “Faith isn’t faith until it’s all you’re holding onto.” It was illustrated with a little bear dangling by one paw from a tree branch! That is the kind of faith I have needed at times to pull me through the valleys and the deserts, as well as to push me up onto the mountaintops - the faith that comes through when it is all I’ve had to cling to. If that is the kind of faith that you need, too, Dear One, then I invite you to share this journey with me. Together we can find the kind of faith that holds us close to the One who promises to never let us go.
I enjoy meeting with people and sharing my words in person as much as I like writing on a page. If you would like to invite me to speak at an event, please reach out.
Some Things about Me:
I love my husband Steve with all my heart. Through more than 30 years of marriage, we have enjoyed incredible adventures of faith together. And the best is yet to come!
Our large and growing family includes 5 adult children, a daughter-in-law, two sons-in-law & 2 absolutely adorable grandchildren.
I have been blessed to live in 4 different countries - Scotland, England, Canada, and the U.S., and I have traveled to at least 20 others (so far!).
I am a life-long learner both in faith and in practice. There are always more things to experience and ways to grow.
My favorite activities include walking in nature, visiting art galleries, reading books, going to the beach & eating pizza!