I am a Spencer native and Hope Youth alum! I attended South Dakota State University (GO JACKS!) to pursue Early Childhood and Elementary Education, then taught middle school in Sioux Falls, SD and kindergarten in North Liberty, IA before moving home to Spencer where God opened the door for me to step into ministry here at Hope! I love how God has allowed me to use my "teacher skills" to now teach our Hope Kids about the greatest news ever -- The Gospel! My husband, Cam, and I have two amazing kiddos, Remington and Beckett, and the "goodest" Golden Retriever, Rhett. We are passionate about living out God's call in James 1:27 "to love the orphan" through foster care. We also just love to be outside enjoying God's creation. Isaiah 55:8-9 has been a passage that The Lord has proven to be true throughout my life, and are words I continue to cling to when I don't understand things earth-side. God is sovereign and He always knows what is best!