I’m a girl who has been radically transformed by Jesus. I have gazed upon his face, and in an instant have been transformed and restored. What once was lost was now found. My voice that was once stolen, has now been redeemed.
As far back as I can remember, I loved God and can’t even recall a time before I had Jesus in my heart. I was a little girl who had bold childlike faith in my BIG God and felt a strong calling on my life. I could be found traipsing around the woods behind our home, riding my pony, looking at the stars at night, always knowing my heavenly father, very deeply. My early teenage years were filled with summer mission trips and pursuing God with all my heart. I had big plans and dreams he had put in my heart, that I knew He would fulfill.
But suddenly, late in my teens and early twenties, I reached a place in my life, a place full of confusion. A place where I shook my head and said, “Lord, what happened?” Anxiety, fear of man, rejection, shame, and comparison had gradually stolen my identity and left me with my head barely above the surface, swimming with all my might, my eyes towards Him, saying, “Rescue me! This wasn’t part of the plan!”
The rest of my twenties were filled with God faithfully and slowly leading me to the path of restoration, layer by layer, pain by pain, as I yielded my heart to the tender and masterful great physician. It was filled with ups and downs, including a long season of infertility and depression, which ultimately led to this dangerous prayer, “God, excavate my heart!” And he did. Removing every painful root that had led to my anxiety, fear of man, shame and comparison – and replacing it with the confidence of a Daughter of the King.
He breathed in me the breath of life, which brought my VOICE, which had once been stolen, into the fullness of HIS power. A power that has given me an urgency, that I can not stay silent. I am mandated to declare his goodness and provide my testimony to other women, a testimony that God wants to restore and release their voices too.
Luke 19:40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
Starting “The Voice of His Daughters”
Starting this ministry is not anything I could ever have imagined to do on my own. I simply have said yes to God thousands of times. Yes, that I would speak truth to his daughters and release them to do the work they are called to, to bring forth their voice for the advancement of the kingdom of God! So, when I felt God was asking me to take this message online, there was no question to what I needed to do. I had already said yes. Thus, “The Voice of His Daughters” was born. My life verse is Ephesians 3:20, “To him who can do immeasurably more than I could ever ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work in me.” His power is at work in me, all he needs is my obedience.
My Everyday Life
I am a full time mom to Luke (6) and Grace (3) and wife to John, an incredibly godly husband who supports my God given gifts and calling. John and I also are privileged to serve as the Lead Pastors at Antioch Community Church Ann Arbor.
I am extremely passionate about the Living Word of God and I love studying for depth and and original context.
My favorite things include early morning quiet times with coffee and my Bible, going for walks with my husband, going for runs by myself, my favorite beach in Northern Michigan, canoeing, a perfect latte (or at least coffee with just the perfect amount of milk), decorating my home, organizing, dancing before God, and frequently laughing and being silly with my two miracle children.
