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Storyteller · Host · Curious Human

Living in the mystery of the present. Reflections on curiosity, creativity, connection, and becoming.

Welcome!

I spent more than three years hosting Grit and Grace, telling stories and having conversations about life, God, recovery, relationships, and what it means to keep going. The last couple of years brought a lot of life with them—the beautiful parts, the painful parts, and plenty I never saw coming. Somewhere along the way, I realized I wanted room to become a beginner again.

These days I’m writing, painting, taking photographs, journaling, asking bigger questions about God and the world around me, and learning things simply because I’m curious. This site is where I’m letting all of that unfold.

Come Inside
My Open Studio

All are welcome here... There is a profound beauty in God's quiet rhythm of everyday moments and there remains an untapped well of wisdom in the unsung, everyday person. I am shedding my skin now, stepping out of old identities and ways of doing and falling into a fresh beginning or a sacred becoming.

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Here, we can create freely, spend time reading and asking questions, and stay open to God in the middle of ordinary life. I am writing, sharing conversations, making art, having midnight karaoke sessions with Ben, taking photographs, trying new things, and following whatever sparks curiosity along the way. My hope is for this space to grow more organically from here: through creativity, real connection, deeper relationships, and the things we discover together as life unfolds.

A Note From Me to You

Every so often, I’ll send a personal letter about what I’m creating, learning, questioning, loving, and discovering along the way. If you’d like to stay connected beyond the website, I’d love to have you here.


Join Me

Submit to receive my letters

Explore My Soul Reflections

Journey with me as we slow, down, rest, and find nurishment for the soul.

READ

Stories, reflections, and whatever peaks my interest at the time. 

GOLDEN SUMMER

Slow living, God, creativity, presence, and the season, that started changing everything.

FROM THE STUDIO

Art, photography, things I'm learning, and whatever has my curiosity now. 

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Come Sit With Me

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