I never dreamed...

I’d be the girl who gave advice and practical ideas about how to love people in their hardest places. But sometimes we become experts in areas that we didn’t expect to become part of our story.

My journey began early—as the youngest of 14 children raised by a single mom. We faced significant challenges, but the love and care of our community helped us survive.

As an adult, repeated health issues put me on the receiving end of many people’s kindness once again. I was reminded how difficult receiving can be. However, that insight taught me how to love friends and family better when they were facing trials too. Sadly, my newfound knowledge was repeatedly tested walking through terminal illness with friends and family.

My experience on both sides of the equation sparked my desire to show love to others in their hardest hour.  It continues to fuel my passion for helping others understand how to do the same. That’s why I want to point you toward hope no matter how dark the path seems at this moment.

Let me be your guide.

What you’ll find here will always be practical.  I want you to find your hope again, and learn to love not only others, but also yourself.  Stick around and I know we’ll become friends.

I look forward to walking alongside you through the messy, hard, beautiful and holy.

Let’s remind each other that God sees us in our pain and wants to bring comfort, restoration, hope, and redemption through our stories.