Hello! I am a writer and communications leader who explores themes of faith, motherhood and resilience. For more than three decades, I have directed communications at a national nonprofit advancing educational equity, drawing on my belief that stories can inspire understanding and change.

My essays and talks often weave together lived experience and professional insight, from infertility and premature birth to faith and community life. A national award-winning writer, I have been featured in Christian Social Action, Interpreter and other publications, and I have appeared on Texas Public Radio and national podcasts.

I am a member of the College of Fellows in the Public Relations Society of America and an accredited practitioner recognized for career excellence and ethical leadership. I have taught, mentored and presented widely on writing, communication and storytelling with purpose.

Based in San Antonio, I am active in several writing communities and maternal-health advocacy networks. In addition to my professional and creative work, I have served as a Girl Scout troop leader and mentor, guiding girls in community service and media literacy. I continue to find joy in being a mom and encouraging young people to discover their own voices.

About My Book: Someone to Call Me Mommy

My memoir, Someone to Call Me Mommy, supports coping with infertility and traumatic birth by connecting ancient spiritual stories to my own when people around me had an awful choice: Save the baby or save me, the baby carrier.

530 needle pricks, multiple IVFs and countless prayers on my quest to finally have a baby, and I missed it. I had tried just about everything to get pregnant: the weekend getaways, fertility drugs, crazy tests, inseminations, bank account raids, and doctor after doctor giving up. For solace, I conjured up the spirits of Sarah, Rachel, Hannah and other biblical heroines who also struggled to have children. Some succeeded, others did not live to see their children grow.

With my first positive blood test in five years, I set out to be the best mommy-to-be ever. But today, something had gone terribly wrong. Everyone around me was celebratory: “You survived!” But I couldn’t see them – literally; I couldn’t even sit up. And, worst of all, I couldn’t reach for my child. Supposedly, she was 13 miles away on life support. Not even God could convince me she was anything other than a phantom.

With a Julie & Julia twist, my book reveals my modern-day story, woven with those of biblical women who walk beside us, from infertility, pregnancy loss, and early births to the pitter-patter of tiny feet (two mighty daughters for me). This book is a source of connection and inspiration for anyone facing the formidable struggle to become a mom.

My book is written and ready for an agent!