A Testimony of Redemption

If you had told me years ago that I would one day be leading women toward healing and helping them share their stories, I probably would have laughed or cried.

Because my story began in a place of brokenness, I never expected to see redeemed.

But He did what only He can do. He met me there. He loved me there. And step by step, He began to make me whole.

Healing did not come all at once. It came through surrender, repentance, and learning to believe that what Jesus did on the cross was enough for me, too. As I learned to walk in that truth, He turned my pain into purpose.

That is where Grace Unworthy was born. It became a ministry to help women find the same grace and freedom I found in Him. Much later, Perspectives Into Practice came to life as a way to share how God continues to meet us in the ordinary, showing His power through our everyday stories.

My journey into ministry wasn't the plan I originally had for myself - it was God's idea! A few years ago, I was neck-deep in a career as a childbirth educator and even headed to midwifery school. Then one quiet morning in 2017, I clearly felt God whispering a new calling to my heart: "Be an author, and eventually, a speaker."

I remember sitting on the couch, sobbing to my husband about it. I felt completely ill-equipped and honestly scared. But I also knew that voice was the Lord's, and I had promised to follow Him wherever He led. So I said yes. I put aside my own plans and stepped out in faith into the great unknown of writing and speaking.

From sending out my first devotional emails to hosting that first Made Whole conference, I've been on a "learn-as-I-go" adventure with God. Sometimes I've had to take scary leaps or make course corrections when things didn't go as I expected. (I like to say life with God is a series of "yes, but not quite" moments - He often answers our prayers in ways we don't anticipate!)

Through it all, I've learned to keep my ears attuned to His voice and my heart willing to obey, even if I don't have the whole roadmap.

I hold onto that promise. God is the one who makes us whole and completes the work - our job is to trust Him and say yes. Every time I've trusted His voice - whether it was pivoting my career, selling our house to live on a bus, or simply sharing a vulnerable story in a sermon - He has shown up and done what only He can do.