As a cradle Catholic, I often took my faith for granted because it was "just there." But in 2018, my mom died of brain cancer, and my father's progression of muscular dystrophy advanced. I learned that sometimes God places these Crosses in your path, not as punishment, but to get your full attention.

Do you trust God? Or is your faith an idea not an active part of walking the hard path?  What I learned was that in these moments, God provides the shade and the drink to endure so I could walk in the vineyard even on the hardest days.​

Much of my testimony centers around two hard walks: Grief and people-pleasing. Ironically, these two areas have more in common than meets the eye, and I share much of this in my writing and speaking. 

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What God taught me was that these Crosses, helped me become less selfish, more charitable, and when I leaned on God no matter how hard life was, He would bear much fruit. 

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I pray that my stories, writings, and words that you encounter become fruitful in your life, not because of me, but because God is so good and He wants to bear fruit in you too! ​​​

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