I’m a work in progress.
That’s how I would describe myself.

The shattered pieces are coming together as God created me to be before I was in my mother’s womb!

My call to Christ and baptism were when I was young; I believe I was 11. My oldest sister, Katrina (we called her Tina), took me to church with her family as often as she could. I loved Jesus and knew He was in my heart; I felt His presence, honestly, more than I acknowledged in these middle years of my life, as I remember now.

I fast-forward to age 47 on a routine day. A day I will never forget—January 19th, 2019—the Lord was right there, whispering for me to come. My heart was prodding hopelessly, although I heard Him loudly. I surrendered to Jesus early that morning. In the middle of my work day, in the midst of disarray, I cried to Him to help me, please help me: Lord, YOU have me, all of me. I instantly walked out of my job after close to ten years: no resignation letter and two weeks' notice, which was, of course, not my manner. I was so at peace but still frantic. My mind knew it would be quite the tangle for my family.

But God! 

I was quickly blessed beyond measure, not having to do but to see: my new job, new church, new friends, and new sisters in Christ. This gate, God already knew I’d push it open and freely walk through with Jesus holding my hand. It’s divine when I trust that He guides me and I follow willingly. 

Through each day of life after the first and the many yeses thereafter. We learn, and we are refined one day at a time. Slowly, we learn to love as He loves us; we continue to discover Who He is, and we offer Him the love He deserves. Stewarding us to love others like Jesus, and serving with purpose for His Glory. 

2 Corinthians says it way better: 

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our bodies.

For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.

Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.

For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. So we do not lose heart.

Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.

For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
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2 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭7‬-‭18‬ ‭

Thank you for being here! You are so loved.