Like everyone else on this beautiful earth, I have many roles. First and foremost I am a devoted follower of Jesus. I am a wife, a mother of two boys – one with hemophilia, and a step-mom to three; I am a sister, a daughter, a friend. I am a martial artist. I am a singer, songwriter and trumpet player. I am a snowboarder and a coffee drinker.
When I started this blog I was trying to find a balance in my life between work and play, family and friends, dreams and responsibilities. I was trying to find a balance between my faith as a Christian and my professional life as a marketer. I was trying to find a way to be authentic but still be taken seriously. I’ve come to learn, however, that balancing the elements of a simple life is far more fulfilling than balancing the hundreds of balls the world tells us we need to hold on to.
Widowed in March 2010 when Dave Evans, my husband and the father of my two boys, was killed in a motorcycle accident, I was taken on a journey deep into my faith in God and into my own heart. Through the turmoil of that experience I felt more upheld by grace than at any other time in my life; it altered my very soul. It has brought about a change so profound that I can no longer grieve but be grateful. In stripping away everything I relied on in this lifetime, God has shaped my heart to love… to love Him and others like I’ve never loved before. He has taught me to trust in His plan and His purpose. He has softened my heart and has changed my perspective. Life is not what I thought it was; it’s not what I thought it should be. It’s far better than I could have ever imagined.
I once said, “If I could just be a wife and a mother and worship God, that would be perfect.” And through a bittersweet twist of events I am now in a position to do just that. In April 2011 I left my job of 12 years, my home church and worship ministry, my hometown, my family and friends to begin a new life. I found myself deeply in love with an amazing Godly father of three who is everything I could have ever dreamed of finding in a partner and more than I could ever have hoped to find in a dad for my boys. We are now married and I am learning, by God’s grace, to care for a household of seven.
From this point onward I am giving my life to God to do His will. I offer myself as a living sacrifice… I want to honour him in my character, in my marriage, in my parenting, in my home and in my ministry. I long to be the woman God created me to be, the wife that I was made to be, the mother my children need and someone who makes a difference to the lives of the people around me.
My hope is that you’ll find something here on my blog that encourages your heart towards seeking out in earnest the life you were created for too.