I am a woman reclaimed by Christ, a grateful daughter of the Catholic Church, a wife, mom, student of the interior life, writer and speaker.

Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I received a degree in Theology - and a husband! - from Franciscan University of Steubenville and transplanted to the desert of Phoenix, where I live with my husband and the five of our six kids still at home. Our oldest is about to be married, so I look forward to entering a new season of motherhood.

I work as Marketing Manager of the Avila Foundation and as editor and contributor of its primary website, Spiritualdirection.com.