Birth Date: June 1969

Number of Children: 4

One Fun Fact About You: “I drove an RV with three other girls down the east coast of Australia on a three week vacation the year before I got married.”

Your Favorite Book: “In the School of the Holy Spirit” by Jacques Philippe

What piece of advice has helped you most as a mother?

“My mother would always tell me ‘this too shall pass’ and ‘there’s nothing a good night’s rest and a prayer can’t help’.”

Your Favorite Scripture: “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.” -1 Corinthians 13:13

“I try to refer to this when I think of how I should handle a situation.  When done with love, it will all work out.”

What is your favorite thing one of your children has said to you?

“Come over here and sit by me so I can love on you.”

Finish this statement “Motherhood is a mighty calling because…”

“Motherhood is a mighty calling because not only do we give birth from our very own wombs but as Christian mothers we must nurture, rear, and teach our children the ways in which Jesus wants the human race to live.  It is our responsibility to teach the Catholic traditions so they can continue from generation to generation.”

Finish this statement “I am most thankful for my kids when…”

“I am most thankful for my kids when I can sit with them, along with my husband, at church, receive the body of Christ with them, then go to our favorite restaurant after church to eat a meal together, always saying grace holding hands before we eat.”