purposeful & authentic living
Sharing hope for everyday life – from the mundane to the messy.
Shining light on what matters most by empowering and equipping others to do whatever it is they are here to do, well, for the benefit of those we love & serve.
Resourcing & Connections (aka Events)
If you know me AT ALL, you’d know I love sharing and resourcing people with what’s going on. Lately, my interests are about chaplaincy, preaching, women in ministry, spiritual formation or spiritual direction, leadership, and various justice issues (immigration, faith freedom, anti-racism, ecology/ climate-change). Come and join me in these online/in-person learning events. I’d love to have conversation about what we learned!
Spiritual Direction
I’ve learned empathetic listening from various perspectives: counseling, chaplaincy, and spiritual direction as well as from being a mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, and neighbor. I’ve combined all these skills and am making myself available to you as a trained spiritual director. Let’s talk and see if working with me is a good fit for you and your inner journey.
Pulpit Supply Preaching
I’m excited every time I get to study the Word of God with a specific body of people in mind. I pray that the Spirit of God would direct me as I do my diligence in research and prayer. These are my engagements (upcoming and previous) posted below. I share because they are markers of my growth as a preacher and maybe someone else might see them and be encouraged in their walk with God.
From my blog
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Being With Others and Ourselves in Times of Grief
We see Jesus responding to Mary (and Martha) and the community as they grieve the death of Lazarus in John 11:32-35. I offer us to consider that Jesus responded differently to each person meeting them where they were. And I invite us to consider how best to care for others, and even ourselves, as we…
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Full Communion Sacred Ground invitation 2026-2027
I will be joining in again for my second season as a participant learner with this cohort that has ended up meaning a lot to me. This is a film and reading based dialogue on race and faith with newly updated materials about racism in the United States of America’s history. I think this is…
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Even the Blind Man Could See sermon from Mark 10:46-52
In my final sermon at the Lord’s Church of Waco for the Young Adult Ministry, I start off by naming that sometimes, there are things happening that we are not aware of. I recall my first conversation with the Senior Pastor who invited me to come so he could share with me about his ministry…
