1. How did you become a writer?

The Bible says that God uses the "weak things of the world to confound the wise". He does this so that He gets all of the glory for the end result. First of all I am not a writer. Writing was never what I had planned to do with my life. I like to stay in my comfort zone, doing things that I know I am good at like organizing and decorating. But, I soon realized that God had other plans.

One fine day while camping at the Palisade Lake with my family, the Lord put two precious women on my heart. I knew that they were hurting and my heart longed for them to experience the same healing that I had received from God. So there on a beautiful sunny day on the banks of Palisade Lake, as my kids giggled and played in the water, I dug through my bag to find a pen, picked up an old yellow note book, and began to write about how God healed and set me free from all of my hurts.

With the help of many friends, Healed and Set Free was born and published shortly thereafter. After 10 years, I am blessed to see it used all over the world to help struggling women break the bonds of past hurts that keep them from living the life that God has intended them to have.

What people don’t know about you

1. I went skydiving a couple summers ago – something I said, I’d NEVER do. When my daughter turned 18, Rick, myself and our two kids, decided to go skydiving. Yes, I was afraid, but as a dear friend of mine said, “When you get ready to jump out of the plane, don’t look down; look up and yell out, “I praise you Jesus!” Needless to say, it was an incredible feeling to move past my fear to trusting God as I jumped out of the plane. I’m thankful that our family experienced this adventure together.

What is it like
being a pastor's wife?

I love being a pastor’s wife! I count it a privilege to support and help my husband Rick. I love serving Jesus in whatever He has me to do! Now that isn’t to say that being a pastor's wife is easy! I am often asked how I deal with the huge expectations that come with my position, however, it isn’t other people’s expectations that keep me up at night; more often it is the expectations that I place on myself!

After twenty years in ministry, I have learned that the only things that are of any value are the things that I allow God to do through me. With this in mind, I am constantly brought to the feet of Jesus; where I ask Him to live and love, move and minister; first in me and then through me.

One of the hardest things to deal with is seeing people walk through difficult times. Sometimes it’s so overwhelming that all I can do is cry and take them by the hand and point them to Jesus - the only one who can touch the deepest place in one's heart. But like so many things in life, it is the difficult things that bring the most growth in our lives and keep us looking to the cross and only the cross.

All in all, it is an incredible thrill and gift to watch people grow in their faith and see the transforming power of God at work in their lives!