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I’m a coach and educator exploring faith, Scripture, and personal development. Through two newsletters (9 Lumens & Illuminate), I tell the stories of women and Scripture and hold space for the kind of thinking that leads to meaningful change for women, pastors, and leaders.
February 2026 Reader. In my opinion, there’s no better place for Women's History Month than with the most ancient stories of women, found in Scripture. Take Exodus, for example. Before Moses ever stands before Pharaoh, two women are given a terrible command. Pharaoh orders the Hebrew midwives to destroy the Hebrew baby boys. Instead, Shiphrah and Puah refuse—an act that becomes the first resistance in the Exodus story and the beginning of Israel’s deliverance. This month feels like the...
January 2026 Insights Insights from the work: what clients are navigating, what I’m learning, and ways to keep growing. Reader, What you will find in this email: A 9 Lumens Alumni free quarterly check-in (in the p.s.) A simple but honest question: How are you really? A framework to assess whether you’re flourishing, functional, or fractured It’s the last day of February. So let me ask you: How are you… really? January had its way with us. February flew by. And now we’re turning our face...
January 2026 Insights Insights from the work: what clients are navigating, what I’m learning, and ways to keep growing. Reader, Got questions about the Enneagram? Good. So do I. Iit’s been eight years since I first read The Road Back to You. I remember being on a plane, nearly throwing the book across the aisle because it named things I’d been seeing in myself and my family but never had the language for. Back then, I was full of questions—especially about my type. I originally tested as a...