“We believe in the redeeming power of Christ, but we believe as Pastors that you are not healedenough to work in this ministry.” This was the opening statement of the letter that an ExecutivePastor read to me as I was getting fired from my ministerial position. When I received Jesus asmy Lord and Savior in […]

Something you may not know about me is I serve as the Director of the Women and Children’s Shelter for the Union Gospel Mission in Pasco, Washington. In July of 2022, my husband, my parents, and myself made the 3-day trip from Fort Worth, Texas to move to our permanent address of Tricities, Washington. My […]

I was dumped a year ago today. I was left feeling gut-wrenched, blindsided, betrayed and heartbroken. That feeling of dread in your stomach, not being able to eat, having no tears left to cry – girls I get it, because I was there. It truly felt like rock bottom. Some of you might be reading […]

You are ungrateful. You are stupid. You are ignorant. You are a b*tch. You are a sl*t. You are greedy. You are unloved. You are alone. You are selfish. You are fat. You are disgusting. You are a pig. You are worthless. And yet, you are not.  Words engraved in my mind for as long […]

On Sunday, March 19th of 2023, I had the opportunity to share my story of addiction with sexual sin to over 90 girls at a Christian college in the PNW. I have shared my story in various places with ranging age groups; yet, this setting was my favorite. I knew I was talking to a […]

If I could describe my first semester of college in one verse, it would be ‭‭Psalm ‭34‬:‭4 “I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.”  We’ve probably all been told at least once or twice by either our parents, relatives, or friends that college is the time in […]

Introducing Marisol! In August of 2020, as a sophomore in High School, Marisol walked into church for the first time. She had no intentions of getting to know Jesus, or visiting church again, until she met April. Marisol had heard about Jesus, but the version of Jesus described to her all her life by Christians […]

I think it’s safe to say we all have “haters” in our lives. People that disagree with us, oppose us, question us, maybe even speak words or share actions against us. If you haven’t faced this yet, just wait, you will. How encouraging of me, right?  However, I’m not wrong. Jesus warns us in this […]

I remember someone telling me to make a list, a list that would describe all the details of my future husband that I desired. Honestly, for a long time, this idea made me cringe. The thought of myself sitting down and writing up all the characteristics I wanted in the opposite sex seemed unrealistic and […]

Today I am sitting back, puzzled, asking God, how did this happen? How did you know? And most importantly, when did you know? When did you know I was ready? It feels like yesterday I was hunched over in my parents bed in utter heartbreak, asking if I’d ever meet another guy who could love […]