Operation Santa and the Ministry of Showing Up: Loving People Quietly, Boldly, and Without a Stage
A Ministry That Began with a Simple Need Years ago, I was volunteering at FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville, Illinois when I noticed something that tugged at my heart. The holidays were approaching, and families were already stretched thin—some unable to afford food, let alone gifts for their children. I saw the stress in their […]
When Faith and Rejection Collide: Trusting God After the 50th No
The Dream, the Drive… and the Silence When I made the decision to return to acting later in life, I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. I had taken time off to raise my children, to work, to serve. I had done the right things, the faithful things, the necessary things. But deep down, […]
Beauty, Strength, and Second Acts: Embracing Fitness, Faith, and Fulfillment at 50+
Aging Isn’t a Decline—It’s a Reawakening If someone had told me in my twenties that I’d feel stronger, more confident, and more me in my fifties, I probably would’ve laughed. Back then, getting older felt like something to dread. A slow fade. A loss of beauty. A shrinking of possibility. But now, at 50+, I […]
How to Reignite a Dream: Returning to Your Passion After Motherhood
A Dream on Pause, Not Forgotten When I first fell in love with acting, I was all in. I trained at respected studios in Chicago, studied scripts, went to auditions—I was building something real. But then life changed. I became a single mom, and suddenly the spotlight shifted to diapers, doctor’s appointments, and figuring out […]