To a certain extent, the most important thing you should know about me is that I am fairly simple: what you see is what you get.

I’m deeply passionate about the things I’m deeply passionate…and fairly ambivalent about everything else…though I’d readily admit that the former list is quite a bit longer than the latter.

But the easiest way to know me is that I am a package deal at this point in my life: me, Jesus, Lincoln and the orphan crisis.

So there’s me: an out of the box thinker who is discontent with easy answers or overly simple solutions. I’m eager to see the Kingdom of God displayed here on the earth. I love, love, love to learn (exhibit A: the multiple stacks of books throughout my apartment that I am, yes, reading at the moment). Ask me what I’m thinking about at any given moment and the answers will be vast. I’m also really silly…but only with people I feel pretty safe around…and kids. All bets are off when a kid enters the room. I really love my family and my friends. I am fiercely protective of my people and love long, deep meaningful conversations about important things.

Then there’s Jesus. Simply put, I am deeply compelled by the person and claims of Jesus. I believe Him. I’ve spent a lot of time looking at all the other ways to view the world and have found that none compare. He is the paradigm through which I view the world and personally my dearest and closest friend. He’s vividly present in all of my memories. I recognize that not all who land here will share my affinity for Him. And that’s okay. Just like I’d be eager to tell you all about my favorite coffee (oat milk latte with honey) or chocolate (hatch & dark from HEB)…you’ll find I’m eager to share about Jesus because He is my favorite. I wouldn’t be alive without Him, nor would I want to try.

Which brings us to Lincoln: she’s the silly one over there (the blonde one…the dog!). She’s my sweet ten year old goldendoodle who brings an enormous amount of joy and sass to my life. Next to Jesus, she is likely the most faithful witness to my life (other than my dearest friends). Oh the stories she could tell. Both of time wasted and nights up late wrestling over something….out on the living room floor crying out to the Lord for an answer. She’ll eventually rouse herself from sleep to come check on me, faithfully curling up beside me…but not without an enormous sigh just so I’m well aware of the inconvenience I’ve caused by disturbing her slumber.

Finally, the orphan crisis: a massive group of children separated from the love and protection of family spread across continents, villages, towns and communities. I’m determined to be a part of our world serving them better. I don’t really think we have the option to…not. I’m convinced to my core that we need them. Each one. A day does not go by without their faces filling my mind and my tear ducts. As such, you’ll find their stories throughout this community as they are vividly present in my mind, particularly as I wrestle and ponder what life is meant to be, and who we are meant to be to one another.

And you?

You are welcome here. Drop me a note. I’d love to get to know you. If there are ways I can serve you or think through something with you, don’t hesitate to let me know. I also love to pray. If I can pray with you about something, please reach out. It would be my joy.