I am an Ex-Mennonite girl. My childhood home was filled with love, but stepping into the classroom was a very different story. Dyslexia made learning difficult, and instead of being understood, I was punished and isolated. I began to believe I wasn’t smart enough, gifted enough, or worthy of being myself.

Everything shifted in 1999, when I encountered the Holy Spirit in my living room. In that moment, I realized I wasn’t broken — I was brilliant, uniquely designed to think, process, and create differently. That encounter began a lifelong journey of healing, self-leadership, and faith.

Over the years, I homeschooled my five children for 20 years, built a sports program from the ground up that helped young athletes thrive, launched businesses before trends caught on, and even went back to graduate from Bible college at 50. Life has also carried its share of hardship — losing loved ones in accidents, walking through financial collapse, and navigating the pain of tragedy. But in every fire God held me, and every loss was an oppertunity to find deeper truth and reveal my true identity in Christ.

Now, after 32 years of marriage and raising a family that has grown into grandchildren I adore, I’ve come to see my story as a message for others: you are not broken, you are brilliant. What once felt like disqualification has become my greatest qualification to mentor others.

I’m here to empower housewives — women who may feel unseen, stuck, or silenced — to rise, create, and prosper from home. Because if my story proves anything, it’s that ordinary women carry extraordinary purpose.