My silver hair is an unintentional signature look because yes, the grey is natural! I’m a Midwest girl that calls Brooklyn home; and I’m an obsessive dog mom to Fenway and Wrigley. Together, we hunt down the best cold brew in the city and a good paper store.

But most importantly… I’m a redeemed mess.

I follow Jesus because he is who he says he is. I don’t follow because people have represented him perfectly, people mess it up real good all the time. Myself included.

I don’t follow because my life has been (or is) easy. I’ve experienced real church hurt & abuse of power. I’ve lived through the trauma of a manipulative and toxic marriage; and endured the grief & horror of divorce. I’ve watched family members gripped with addiction, mental health disorders, and have lived in the tension of those unanswered prayers for healing. I follow Jesus because he is the only perfect constant, healer, and peace through it all.

I don’t follow Jesus because I get all that feels good to me. I live surrendered and obedient; dying to my flesh-because it’s true when he says his ways are higher and better than my own. Trust doesn’t mean having all the answers. He sees my life in full. I see a second at a time.

I follow because he is trustworthy over and over and over. My life is a walking miracle. And yours is too when you live a life to follow him- not just know him. All I can do is point you to the altars of my life and say, “Come and see.” It’s why I’ve pursued a life of ministry and mentoring, earning my BA in Biblical Studies and MA in Religious Education and Leadership; because we all need help remembering. We all need accountability and community.

So here’s your invitation.

Come taste and see that the Lord is good. Let my witness and testimony stir up hope and faith in you to take the step on the narrow road of discipleship. I always teach from my own stories of messy heartbreak, loss, and suffering because if my testimony can help you see the goodness of Jesus and the deep joy that is waiting for you on the other side… well, it’s worth every vulnerable moment.

Let’s do this together. We are all broken and figuring it out. But God redeems it all. The miraculous still happens. Heaven still invades earth. God isn’t done yet. But you choose.

He’s waiting.