I’m a total word nerd. When I was considering my own domain and my own blog, I spent some significant time and prayer in what to name it. My story is deep and it is long, but the shortened version – I’ve had some dreadful storms, like d.r.e.a.d.f.u.l. …and I’ve also had some incredible adventures on the open waters of my life. The most recent storm, advanced stage breast cancer, is what is currently my most transformative. The swells of the waves around me almost causing my demise and the moments of unknown, likened to a wind-less stall-out in the middle of no where, are what give me practice at adjusting my sails.

For a hot minute, I couldn’t decide between “The Intentional Sailor” and “The Purposed Sailor” …and to be completely transparent, I don’t have the slightest clue of what it actually means to sail (I can’t even get on a boat without getting seasick), but the metaphors are many and they are so completely accurate and everything about the visual spoke directly to and from my soul, so I went with it. But I still had to choose the *word*…what *kind* of sailor am I?… But it really didn’t take me long to pick “purposed.” I did have a couple of my closest word-nerd friends offer their opinions to help me confirm my gut and even though I do love the word ‘intentional,’ (so much so that it’s tattooed on my foot), it just didn’t quite do it for me. My soul loved ‘purposed’ from the very beginning of this process and I’m even more convinced now as I take each next [purposeful] step in this website/blog/future business process (see what I did there?).

So, I invite you to journey with me. I LOVE STORY and I am humbly and courageously stepping out in faith that it’s time to tell mine. My hope is that in my sharing, people can find courage to connect to their own stories, trust the process they are in by experiencing a glimpse into my own, know they are not alone, know that their stories are valuable and maybe find words to help them tell it. We all always have something to learn and in sharing together, we can learn together.