The Nitty Gritty On Me
I believe that life experience is the best teacher. And I’ve learned a lot through my journey.
Highlights:
I’m the second of five children – four girls and one boy – born in the span of seven years.
I’m a born and raised Jersey Girl
I’m a wife to Chris. We’ve been together 38 years and married 33. I am happy to say today we are thriving. But man, this took a lot of intentional work, a lot of hanging in there, and a die-hard commitment to staying together.
I’m a mom to four grown girls, ranging in age from 22 – 40.
I am a stepmom, though I consider all of my girls my daughters.
I’m a stepdaughter and stepsister and though my dad and his wife have both passed, they were two amazing people who managed to blend their families into one loving group.
The fellowship of women of all ages, all denominations, all cultures and races is so important to me. We all have so much to offer one another.
I lost twin girls when I was five months pregnant.
15 months after I lost the twins, my firstborn had failure to thrive.
My husband was hit by a car while standing on the corner of our block and suffered serious traumatic brain injury - a tragedy that became a miracle.
I’ve lost 25 pounds and want to lose more.
I was a childbirth teacher for many years.
I used to own a small gourmet shop in Hoboken NJ.
I’m an Editor of a magazine, do a significant amount of freelance editing – advertising, marketing and promotional materials, digital content, books, and am usually doing some form of writing, from blog posts to articles to books and personal reflection.
I adore God – I know, I know. I hesitated to put God here at the top of my list because I didn’t want to sound like I was saying something I should say rather than truth. But I really do love God, I don’t always put Him first, but I’d like to.
I’m a baker…and don’t really like to cook.
Coffee is my thing. It’s always decaf, but it’s still a treasured ritual.
Ministry is a gift I was entrusted with. Sharing faith stories, growing together, and building community is an honor and a privilege.
I love...all carbs (but don’t eat many anymore), authenticity, connecting with other women, processing life with others, deep friendship (I’m not really interested in chitchat and like to get to the heart of the matter with peeps), collaboration, honesty.