Meet the Leaders
I love giving back! Seeing faces light up makes me feel truly happy and purposeful.
My passions and gifts:
I also love spending time with my fur baby coco, husband, and baking.
Why I serve a leadership role with Chicktime:
There was more than one ‘need’ to be fulfilled; the kids, the NBDT Chapter, and mine.
I had been long considering where I could make a difference locally.
I had no idea a children’s homeless shelter existed in my community until a neighbor asked for craft donations and volunteers one evening. In attending one workshop, I met kids that probably needed much more than I could give or fix, but we weren’t there to solve all of the problems. Instead, we were there to provide love, kindness, positive role models, maybe a new skill, motivation, and just some quality time. Small inputs can have significant outcomes in times of hardship. It’s not complex or difficult, desperately needed, and without leaders to coordinate and gather support, we wouldn’t have this opportunity to serve these deserving young people.
My hobbies and interests:
I enjoy a variety of things-
-Pretty much anything to do with water; beach, river, pool, kayaking, SUP boarding, slip n slides 😉, you name it!
-I love cooking and trying new recipes. I like to try to ‘healthily’ traditional recipes without my kids noticing. It works on occasion.
-Live music, especially the free kind
-Gardening. I love plants that volunteer (make more on their own) and I don’t mind yard work. It’s therapeutic and visually rewarding.
My passions and gifts:
-Resilience
-Spending time with my family and friends
-Sharing smiles and laughs. It makes me happy to make other happy
-Problem solving, organizing, and planning
-Seeing the good in people and situations through it all
-Helping others learn and grow, while acknowledging where I can too
When I was in high school many moons ago, there was a children’s shelter just a mile away. In my perfect teenage world, I often wondered why and how some of my classmates lived “up on the hill”. Little did I know that many years later, I would be walking alongside youth in the same situation — and loving every minute of it.
The teenage years were my favorite season of raising my own children. That experience gave me the foundation and desire to walk beside these youth through both the good times and the not-so-good.
Chicktime is designed to nourish not only these kids but also to nourish ourselves. . Through this ministry, I’ve experienced the love of Jesus in so many ways, often in moments I never saw coming. This has had a profound impact on me, and this is why I Chicktime!
My Hobbies and Interests
I love cooking and trying new recipes. With so much nutritional information available today, it’s fun to explore small, positive changes that can make a big difference in our overall health. I especially enjoy finding creative recipe ideas for my grown children who have food allergies — it’s a fun challenge that simplifies their busy lives in a healthy way.
I also love reading — both for pleasure and for purpose. For pleasure, I’m drawn to a good suspense novel. Reading with a purpose is not only to keep in touch with the news but also to gain further knowledge on arWhen something captures my curiosity, I dive in deep!
My Passions and Gifts
My love language is Acts of Service, which brings me great joy because giving of self feels like home. Through various volunteer opportunities — in the community, with family, and among friends — I find peace in serving others. I love bringing smiles and laughter, as they remind us to see the good in all situations, even when it’s hard to find.
