Yeah..that’s the undercurrent of my life. Everywhere I turn, I see God putting his truth on display, in the everyday moments and the dramatic, mind-blowing ones. The more I dig around in the Scriptures, the more treasures I find, the more I see them played out in the real world we live in, and the more I love to share them with others.

My ministry life began as a small group leader in a women’s Bible study and winds all the way through a decade of senior church staff positions at Austin Oaks Church. Nine of those years were spent as the Women’s Director, writing and teaching Bible studies, planning events, and walking with women through the ups and downs of life. Licensed by our denomination, the EFCA, I had the privilege of serving multiple generations, from college-aged and young professionals to octogenarians and seasoned veterans in the faith. Through those experiences, God birthed in me a passion for all women to find their identity in God alone, to know him intimately through the Scriptures, and to find the joy-filled life he offers in Jesus.

I also served short stints as the Small Groups Director and the Communications Director at Austin Oaks Church, and at one point, held all three Director titles at the same time. I loved writing curriculum and devotionals for our congregation and broadcasting the message of our local church as far and wide as I could. During my tenure on staff at Austin Oaks Church, I wrote nine Bible studies for our women, along with numerous devotionals and sermon series guides for the entire congregation. I continue to write new curricula including “Bible Diving” (the curriculum package is in beta mode now) and “reBuild: after the exile” which is a work in progress.

These days, I lead Bible Diving Expeditions with the students of Warrior Training School from Restoring God’s Family Ministry each month and teach Bible Diving to large and small groups. These experiences have convinced me that we need more than an intellectual approach to the Scriptures - we need a generation of believers who hear God’s voice in the Scriptures for themselves. I’m committed to doing all I can to help as many as I can dive underneath the surface of the Bible to see it come alive and transform them from the inside out…just as it has done for me.

I live in Leander, Texas, just north of Austin, with my husband Derry. We’ve got 29 years of married life under our belts, and he’s promised me a minimum of 80, so we’ve got plenty more to go. Our daughter, Liana, is married and living in Waco where she works remotely as an artist in the video game industry. Our son, Devin, attends Texas State University in San Marcos and plans to apply for nursing school in the spring. So right now, it’s down to just us and our fuzzy children (two cats and a dog) at home.

Derry and I met at the University of Texas, and he introduced me to Jesus in 1992. I graduated from UT with degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Government. We still root for our Longhorns (hook ‘em!) and love the city where God has planted us and raised our family. This is, after all, the home of the Tex-Mex, queso, and all things weird!