I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, spent seven years in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to Durham in 2023.

In terms of belonging, I’ll rely on the words of Parker Palmer. He said, “The ancient human question "Who am l?" leads inevitably to the equally important question "Whose am l?" — for there is no selfhood outside of relationship.” Indeed, I am not my own but belong wholly to God, whose love I’ve known as far as my memory serves.

I am married to Micah; we met in 2021 and married nine months later. We walked into Blacknall about a month after we moved to Durham and recognized it to be a place of sincere worship of the Lord and love for neighbors. Now, we’re delighted to host a small group at our home every week, and I have loved teaching in young adult Sunday school and hanging out with our youth on Sunday nights, too.

Currently, I am a student at Duke Divinity and have a background in nursing. I love to road cycle, read, and make tasty food in my spare time. I love the Catholic church and desire to serve it, so it is an honor to stand as a Deacon for a year term and to answer God’s kindness to me in this small way.