For most of the last 35 years I have been coaching, counseling, pastoring, mentoring and teaching from the wholistic spiritual perspective. By wholistic, I mean seeking God's will inwardly, outwardly, emotionally, physically, relationally, vocationally...God cares about our whole lives - not just our inward thoughts and feelings.

My life experience consists of several years of working in churches, 10 years of post-secondary education, including a Master of Divinity Degree and Doctorate of Ministry Degree focused on Spiritual Formation. I lived in intentional Christian Community for several years where we practiced spiritual disciplines together, especially silence, prayer and meditation. During those years, I offered Spiritual Direction while being a facilitator/teacher for a Spiritual Direction Training Program.

Far from giving me all the answers, all these experiences and education gave me more of an appreciation for how little we all know about the incredibly vast mysteries of God. God's love, grace and wisdom is so deep and wide, it's impossible for any of us to fully grasp it, though many of us desperately seek God's will for our lives.

My approach to life is one of grace; life offers us multiple second chances, giving us many opportunities to change course with new attitudes and perspectives. My approach to faith is ecumenical, meaning that God has revealed Himself to His children in countless ways over thousands of years of human history. He spoke on the other side of the world thousands of years ago as much as He's speaking to our neighbor down the street today. His Word is eternal and His Truth is universal. That gives us a lot of depth to learn from and lean on.

A decade ago, my life took a turn I tried avoiding for decades. 10 years ago, I came out as gay which, as one might imagine, disrupted and transformed my relationships with my family, friends, the Church and God. Rather than causing the end of my faith, this life u-turn presented an opportunity for me to explore God's amazing grace more than ever before.

If you or someone you know has and inward or outward journey that is atypical, I can speak from experience as to how God desires to join His children wherever they are at. And even if your spiritual journey is more typical, we can seek God's will together as you seek a deeper spiritual connection and experience. Ultimately, God's children are all equally in need of spiritual care and focus, regardless of particular circumstances, labels and challenges.

I currently live in Cochrane with my husband and our 2 sons. We also have a 4 year old granddaughter who brings us lots of meaning and joy.