on her own and experienced many issues common to single mothers: financial crisis, emotional trauma in children, pursuit
of education, isolation from church, feelings of guilt/shame, consequences of fatherlessness, and the challenges of relationships
and remarriage. Her message has been forged in her own journey as a single mom and has deepened through her years of mentoring
single moms and launching ministries geared to them in the local church. She founded the Arise Ministry for Single Moms
at her local church in Colorado Springs and this ministry is being considered by other area churches. She is a sought-after
speaker at women's events, Bible studies, and writer's conferences.