Hi, I’m Wendy, wife to Daren, my wonderful husband, and mom to Abby and TJ, my two amazing adult kids! Our family is made complete with our two Goldendoodle fur babies.
I love exhilarating exercise and competition. Strangely enough, huffing and puffing up a mountain or on the pickleball court, calms my soul. It reminds me that God is in complete control of my life, even the air that I breathe.
Most of my passions involve the outdoors, hiking up rugged terrain, kayaking in serene waters, and exploring God’s creation along the way. God’s canvas of color through His sunrises and sunsets inspire me to write.
I was empty inside for a long time, looking for anything but God to fill the gaping hole in my heart. God never stopped pursuing me until I was His. I know now I could never make it through this life’s sorrows without Him.
God has blessed me with a beautiful church community. I have the privilege to be a Women’s Bible study coordinator and speaker as well as opportunities to serve in other ministries. I love deep conversations with women, hearing their stories, and cultivating our love for God together.
The Caper
I was fascinated when I heard the story of the determined, little caper plant and how it thrives throughout Israel. When a part of the caper plant is broken, it becomes stronger and grows back more quickly. Difficult to uproot or kill, this tenacious, rugged plant not only clings to life but produces a bountiful harvest of capers.
Like the caper bush, God calls us to be tenacious by clinging to Him in a season of adversity. When life is broken, we can become stronger and bloom again.
The Book
After my husband’s accident and resulting traumatic brain injury, I came face-to-face with the reality of my insecure heart. I tried to control everything as I struggled to understand the loss of the “normal” life I knew and loved.
In the year before Daren fell, I journaled, “What does intimacy with you look like, Lord?” Never did I dream God would use this tragedy to transform my family and me.
In my book, you will read the journey of chaos to dependence on God, perspective in suffering, and developing the grit to walk through life with God’s strength, even in change, tragedy, or sorrow.
I am excited for you to join me as I share my deep, heartfelt cries to God from my prayers and journals. Drawing from the lives of Ruth and Naomi as they navigated hardship and pain, you will learn about the redemptive, all-knowing God in the Book of Ruth. Resting in the Lord is our strength!
The Caper
I was fascinated when I heard the story of the determined, little caper plant and how it thrives throughout Israel. When a part of the caper plant is broken, it becomes stronger and grows back more quickly. Difficult to uproot or kill, this tenacious, rugged plant not only clings to life but produces a bountiful harvest of capers.
Like the caper bush, God calls us to be tenacious by clinging to Him in a season of adversity. When life is broken, we can become stronger and bloom again.