My Story
I am the third child out of nine siblings. My dad, who was a pastor, eventually moved our family from Orlando, Florida to Tampa, Florida, in which he pastored a church for approximately 20 years.
Upon moving to Tampa, our family had faced many challenges. One in particular was my father's poor health. But despite the odds that we constantly faced on a frequent basis, both he (even up until his passing in November 2008) and my mother never failed to model before me and my siblings what it meant to have 'unwavering' faith.
I started teaching Sunday School at 11 years old, and that eventually led to the birth of a young girl’s discipleship ministry, which I had led for many years. And glory to God, many of these ladies are faithfully serving the Lord today with their own families they’ve been called to steward!
Fast forward, years later, on an unforgettable Saturday afternoon on October 26, 2002, I experienced my ‘defining moment’ in my faith journey, in which I was involved in a near-fatal car accident that had almost claimed my life and three other people, including my younger sister.
But God had other plans.
Meet My Family
I have been married to my childhood sweetheart, Mike, for about 17+ years now and together we are raising three precious babies (They hate it when I call them that!)— Ariana, PJ, and Faith. So, believe me, every day is an adventure!
Some Fun Facts about Myself
- Traveling is my love language.
- I don’t know how to ride a bike.
- If I could travel back in time to meet one person, apart from Jesus, it would have to be the Apostle Paul.
- So far, I've watched The Sound of Music approximately 100 times (maybe more).
- I am a huge fan of C.S. Lewis & J. R. R. Tolkien books.
- At the age of 8, Wet N' Wild theme park was forced to shut down one of its water slide attractions all because I had refused to slide down the "Big Beach Ball."
- When I was 12 years old, while heading back from a family vacation, my parents accidentally left me behind at a gas station, out in the middle of nowhere, approximately 2 hours away from our home!