Meet our Team

I was raised in a Christian home, attended church, Sunday school, Bible studies, and sang in the choir. Yet, I didn’t know Jesus. I would have said that I was happy, until some very hard things happened in my life. Death of a child, a bad divorce and excessive alcohol drove me down a path of pain and sorrow. BUT GOD, in His perfect love and perfect timing called me out of the darkness and brought me into his marvelous light. 

The Lord blessed me with a husband that loves the Lord and whose desire is to follow him and love others. We knew first-hand the transforming power of Jesus and our desire was to serve others struggling with addiction. That’s when we attended our first Hope For Addiction meeting.  After that very first meeting we were so blown away by the honesty and grace offered there, we returned and never left. We are so thankful for the opportunity that we now have to share the wonderful gospel of Jesus on a weekly basis.

I have watched God work out details in my life and I stand in awe of His mighty hand that has enabled me to be a part of this amazing team.  I can truly say that my journey has been worth it as I surrender to the Lord daily and walk alongside those that are hurting and broken. I cannot fully express my gratitude to the God who has called me, restored me, and given me this beautiful ministry. There is HOPE, and his name is Jesus.​​​​​

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I was raised in a Christian home, but from a young age I was aware that I was intrinsically sinful, wanting my own desires more than God's. I remember praying that God would put a desire in my heart to want to "be good", but I didn't understand that following Christ was more than just being good. As I got older I felt there was no hope for me to be loved by God, that my sinful heart could not be changed, and that I was always trying to fit a mold I never could. I longed for what I thought was freedom.

At 18 I left home, severing ties with anyone who loved me, and began living a very selfish, destructive life. A few years later, my daughter was born with a severe birth defect which required many surgeries, prolonged hospitalization, and nearly took her life.  That was the first time I thought about my choices affecting someone else, the first small step toward seeing my need for God. When my daughter was two, I started taking her to church. I began to understand the Gospel, and God's mercy, grace and love. It took awhile to believe that God's forgiveness wasn't just for other people, but incredibly, it was available to a person like me. After years of chasing what I thought was freedom, but was actually self-destruction, I humbled myself to God and surrendered my life and my will to him.  In doing so I came to know true freedom. Freedom from my sin and selfishness, freedom to live a life pleasing to God, through the power of his Holy Spirit.

I have experienced God's extravagant grace in every part of my life and there is nothing I want more than to share what I have been given with others. I can't believe I get to serve in this incredible ministry. I love the women I serve alongside, and the women we get to serve. It is the greatest blessing to see up-close and personal how God is changing and saving lives, and I pray that I can be as much of a blessing to the ladies we serve as they have been to me. 

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In March 2021, God brought me to the end of myself. I found myself in another state with nowhere to go, no hope and in utter despair. But by God's grace and mercy He provided a way out. 

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He pulled me from the muck and the mire and started me on a path that I could have never imagined. 

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I started attending Recovering Hope meetings which led me to move into Freedom House where I was able to see God is the only way to lasting change. After completing the program, I became live in staff at Liberty House when it opened in April 2023. God has used all parts of this amazing ministry to transform my life. 

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It is amazing to now have the privilege to walk alongside others as God changes their lives and to serve with those who served me. I am so grateful for this ministry and to my Lord and Savior for the work being done to change lives. 

My life verse...

"But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."  - Romans 5:8

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I serve as staff at Liberty House -but before I ever worked here, I was a resident in this program. I struggled with patterns of sin and I know firsthand what it means to feel trapped, hopeless, and unable to break free from addiction. And I also know the transforming power of God’s grace.

For years, I lived in darkness, caught in a cycle I couldn’t find an escape from on my own. But God met me in one of the most unexpected and intimate ways, through someone I didn’t even know, through a simple prayer request. That moment led to an invitation to their church, and soon after brought me to Liberty house. Looking back, I can see how God was already setting everything into motion. 

At Liberty House, God began to rebuild my life from the inside out. I was surrounded by women who spoke truth, showed love, and walked with me every step of the way. Through His Word, mentorship, and support, I learned how to live in freedom, how to be a mother, and how to build a life rooted in faith and stability.

During my time in the program, I gave birth to a healthy baby boy, and over the course of two years, God completely changed the direction of my life. Today, I live independently with my son, remain rooted in my church, and have the honor of serving and walking alongside the women at Liberty house.

It is my joy to get to serve and encourage women who are where I once was, reminding them that their story isn’t over. That there is hope. That there is freedom. And that God is able to redeem even the darkest places. My life is a testimony that transformation is real, and that through Christ, nothing is beyond restoration.

Although I did not grow up in a Christian home, I was very blessed when my parents were swept into the Jesus Movement during my High School years in the 1970s (yes, I am THAT OLD!). Although I was reluctant and resisting at first, by the time I reached college, the Lord was working on my heart and drawing me toward Himself. However, being a last-born people-pleaser always made it difficult to discern the motivation behind the things I was doing. I “achieved” a stable, cookie-cutter suburban life: a wonderful Christian wife, four beautiful daughters and active service (even leadership) in a Bible-believing gospel-centered church (30+ years!). But inside, I often struggled with both doubts and besetting sins. I felt stuck. By God’s grace, I was unwilling to go backward (i.e., renouncing my faith). But I was also unable to move forward into assurance and joy in my salvation. 

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Fast-forwarding, the Lord was able to use the very isolating period of COVID to draw me out of this mediocre faith, bringing me to a place where I confessed these things to faithful brothers. By His grace, he miraculously enabled me to accept His gift of grace as truly having nothing to do with my performance. This changed EVERYTHING, filling me with the assurance that had always eluded me. I saw that my standing with Him depended entirely on Jesus, not on me and my power to obey. And to put my confidence in that, and that alone, gave Him the exclusive glory that belongs to Him. I learned from the prostitute who washed Jesus’ feet with her tears (Luke 7) that he who is forgiven much, loves much. He revealed the true wickedness of my heart to me, which continues to fill me with gratitude and love for my Savior.

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A big part of my “recovery” from chasing a “righteousness of my own” (Philippians 3:9) was attending the Recovering Hope meetings at our church, starting in 2021.  A weekly dose of the teachings on grace was just what my thirsty soul needed. In time I came to lead the Hope for Addiction ministry at our church, and now as director of Restoration House, it is my privilege and joy to share with other men how the power of surrendering to the absolute and total “freeness” of the gospel empowers us to overcome ANY sin and live a God-glorifying life.

Coming soon....