Song of Solomon 8:5 AMP “Who is this coming up from the wilderness Leaning upon her beloved?”
Me.
It’s me.
I cried the first time I realized this verse would one day describe my life—because someone, somewhere, would look at my wilderness, all the miles of it, and say, “Who is this… leaning on her Beloved?”
Why?
Because I am no longer recognizable as the person I once was.
Through trauma of many kinds, deep valleys, and battles that nearly took my life — He was there. He never abandoned me. Never considered me too far gone or too broken. At my worst, His arms were open. He gathered the pieces again and again — remaking, reshaping, restoring.
Today I can say with unshakeable certainty: I am His.
If you want to know who I am, those three words tell my whole story.
Forged in Scripture
In 1998—the year I was born again—God brought me to Isaiah 35, and something inside me came alive.
“Encourage the exhausted and strengthen the feeble. Say to those with anxious heart, ‘Take courage, fear not…’” (Isaiah 35:3–4)
Decades later, this still burns in me.
My daily prayer echoes Isaiah 50:4 “Lord, give me the tongue of a disciple, so that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Awaken me morning by morning…”
Through every season, He has repeated the same commission:
Encourage.
Equip.
Empower.
Call people into the complete freedom Christ purchased.
Teach them how to live sent.
“Complete freedom” isn’t just my name’s meaning—it has become both prophecy and purpose.
Who I Am
I’m an encourager with a heart to see people equipped and empowered to live the lives they were created to live.
I’ve spent my life doing this one thing, a hundred different ways and in just as many settings. From the workplace to the kitchen table, to midnight tear-drenched phone calls reminding people who they are — showing them they are loved and that their life matters.
I’ve walked with some people for years through darkness and terrifying wilderness. Others I’ve stood with for minutes — just long enough to see hope reignited and the seeds of transformation land in freshly softened soil.
I hold a bachelor’s degree in theology and ministerial studies with an emphasis on pastoral ministry. I’ve completed coaching certifications including Identity & Destiny®. But my deepest qualification is simply this — I have been in the wilderness. I know what it costs to lean. And I know what it means to come out the other side changed.
What I’ve Built – And Why
Everything I create — every book, every course, every resource — exists to help you know God, walk in truth, experience complete freedom, and live sent. Every day. Everywhere. On purpose.
I am not writing or teaching from a place of arrival. I am still on the journey — still learning, still growing, still walking things out with Him. But I am living proof that what He promises is real.
A psychiatrist once told me: “No one survives what you have been through. Whatever you were born to be is gone.”
Two weeks later, God showed up and proved otherwise.
He is God of the impossible. And because He is no respecter of persons — what He has done in my life, He will do in yours.
Let’s Walk This Out Together
Wherever you are on the journey — you are welcome here.
As you spend time here you’ll get to know the many facets of my world — the meaning of my name, my powerlifting adventures, the ongoing story of my health journey, Riley my service dog, and the lessons and testimonies the Holy Spirit has woven into my path.
There is much to share. And even more to walk out together.
With deep hope and joyful expectation,
Luke 1:49 The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is His name.