But, first and foremost, I’m God’s creation. This shapes all that I am and do. I would not have been able to live into this repurposed life without the One who loved me long before I ever gave Him a single thought.

I’m a survivor of child sexual abuse. And I spent most of my life trying to create a new me, apart from my past.

The true healing work began when I learned about Jesus at the age of 40. With him as my guide, I spent a decade or more tending to the buried stuff, not just the painful parts, but also the creative spaces that lay dormant, longing to be expressed.

It wasn’t until my 50’s that I began to fully live into the repurposed life waiting for me. My past became transformed into a passion project to serve other survivors.

Today, I am no longer involved in the daily operations of Mend, but, as founder, it is forever a part of me. It’s just been repurposed a bit. I’m still encouraging survivors, but now through writing and sharing my story.