I am a wife to my wonderful husband Steven and mother to my two amazing, active, curious boys and a beautiful, super social, creative little girl. The most important title that I hold is that I am a daughter of the King. But I didn’t always feel this way. I came to know Jesus as my savior at a very young age. I was led to Christ by my beautiful Sunday school teacher. I was raised in a Christian home but by the time I had accepted the Lord as my savior, the enemy had already sown many lies in my heart about who God was and who I was. As I grew I spent my time and energy trying to win the approval of others through my talents. As my responsibilities increased so did my anxiety and fear. Perfectionism and self-hatred overwhelmed me when I couldn’t perform perfectly in all areas of my life. I began to view the entire world through the lens of rejection. Ultimately, I believed that I was rejected by God and unworthy of love. This caused me to keep my guard up in relationships and also kept me from pursuing the things that God was calling me to do. I struggled through out high school and college with depression and suicidal thoughts. Through the ministry of GRH I have been able to uproot the lies about who I am and what God’s character truly is. God is love and I am loved by Him. Through the power of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice for me, I can stand in authority over the lies and rejoice in the truth. My passion is to work with middle school girls to help them recognize how ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’ they are. This season of growing up is such an important one. It is also a season when lies from peers, media, and various others can take root. It brings me joy to help them learn to seek the Lord for wisdom to navigate these messages and hold fast to the truth.