As I’ve pursued what the Lord has called me to, He has brought me through many hard and many beautiful times. Like Job in the Old Testament, I have experienced an abundance of the Lord’s blessings in my life, as well as many gut wrenching losses that could only come from living in a fallen world. In an effort to “change the world around me” and “make a difference” , in 2016 I began to pursue my Masters in Psychology, and in 2018 earned my license to teach trauma-sensitive yoga only to find that I was the one needing what I had learned. That I couldn’t hide parts of myself and feel whole. That I had gone through something as a child that no child should have to go through. That the Lord needed me to let go of the yucky stuff, and let Him hold on to it.

While I was learning all of this I: had gotten married to a youth Pastor; had a miscarriage; found a job in ministry; welcomed three beautiful boys into the world; decided to homeschool; got shamed for doing yoga as a believer; transitioned with my husband from a small church to a large church; went through seasons of having no friends; did some marriage counseling; had days feeling like a good mom, and others feeling like a bad mom…

And while I might not have gone through all those things gracefully, I went through them and through them the Lord strengthened me to be in the space I’m now in to share it all.