My Story
I’m not sure when my love of writing began. Perhaps the seed was planted at a young age when, during a moment of boredom, my mother suggested I write a story about our family’s day trip.
During my 50-year career with Cru, an international Christian organization, I joined The Significant Woman Project. On that team I had the opportunity to co-author two biblically based, life-coaching courses designed to help women discover their personal mission from God. Other countries requested the book and began translating it into their own language.
In 2018, I sensed that God wanted me to write a book about my fear of rejection. That shocking revelation propelled me to ask God how that fear had evolved in my childhood. I learned that the lack of loving connection with my parents caused me to stay aloof and construct defenses to protect myself from their rejection.
With that truth revealed, God guided me in writing a book about how others could overcome their fear of rejection and experience freedom. Will the Real Personal Please Stand Up: Rising Above the Fear of Rejection is helping women tear down their defenses, stop believing the lies of the enemy, and step into freedom.
I have a passion to help others let go of their fear because I know that only then can they become their authentic self. I wrote a companion book to show people what their life could look like on the path of freedom. Living on the Path of Freedom: Leaving Fear of Rejection Behind tells the heartbreaking yet redemptive stories of ten real-life people who lived in bondage but are now walking on the path of freedom. I'm thrilled that this book received two finalist awards and also became the winner in the nonfiction-spiritual growth category of a third contest.
Writing devotionals and short stories has also become an enjoyable journey. My story about my grandmother that's entitled "The Sound of Lullabies," won first place in a writing contest and was published in the Mature Living magazine.
In my personal life, I relish my role as aunt to my nieces and nephews and enjoy my involvement in the ballroom dance community in Orlando, Florida.