A small beginning. A life held by community.
I was born premature, weighing 3 pounds 9 ounces, the seventh of eleven children. From the beginning, my life was surrounded by family and a community of faith that showed up for us.
01The early yearsFinding my place in a full room.
Being one of eleven meant there was always life around me. It also meant I was learning early how to find my voice and understand what made me, me. The people who gathered around my family gave me a sense of belonging that I still carry.
02What I learned to hideSome seasons taught me to make myself smaller.
Bullying and eczema became part of the way I experienced the world. I learned to pay attention to how I was seen, to question whether I belonged, and at times to pull back parts of myself. I know how easy it is for a woman to confuse what she has endured with who she is.
03What shaped my workYears of listening, serving and teaching.
Across decades of ministry, mentoring, outreach, leadership and professional work, women trusted me with the questions beneath the questions: Who am I now? What do I carry? What is mine to do? Those conversations deepened my understanding of identity, value, purpose and the courage it takes to be visible. My studies in Biblical Studies and Digital Media & Web Technology, along with training in program management and data analysis, gave me practical language and tools for work I had already learned to value through service.
04What I know nowVisibility can be a return, not a performance.
I understand what shrinking feels like. I also understand the process of becoming visible. That’s why I built a pathway to help other women move through it. I want women to bring forward what has already been formed in them, with clarity, care and a confidence that is their own.
