About Me.

I’m a 50-ish “retired” military spouse, mom of two boys, and an ordained Baptist minister. When I finished seminary in 2001, I felt called to a vocation of preaching and creative worship… so I was shocked to discover that moving-around military life made tradition. We’ve had 9 hometowns since then, and I’ve found unexpected ways to serve: writing Sunday School curricula and online devotionals and worship materials, pulpit-supplying, donating handmades to church fundraisers. I’ve loved volunteering for organizations that help folks to be at home, like an ESL program and Habitat for Humanity.

I learned to knit in 2011 when we moved from San Diego to San Antonio, just to have something to do on the 4-day drive. I didn’t expect it to stick! By 2018, I needed to use my stash faster, so I learned to weave and started making clergy stoles. In 2023, I joined an online MFA program in creative writing, following my lifelong love of poetry and story–a whole different kind of moving “yarn.”

These are a few of my favorite things: Lego building, The Love Boat, Elvis movies, Tex-Mex, traditional hymns, vintage vinyl, PG Wodehouse, Kermit and Big Bird, Mister Rogers, child’s pose, snail mail, morning coffee, afternoon tea, Mini Coopers, minor league baseball.