Howdy! I’m Liz -
Christian author and speaker who is passionate about helping God-seeking women overcome adversity, grow grit, and thrive in the purpose God created for them.
Nice to meet you!
My husband and I are both Air Force Academy graduates. He is a retired full-afterburner fighter pilot and I am an author, speaker, homeschool mom, and chaos coordinator on our ranch in Texas.
We have eight children that are totally amazing. I’m not biased at all! (I already know what questions are forming in your mind. To read my responses, click here.)
Hiding hurt never brings healing, so I make an effort to be real. It’s truth, not pretense, that sets us free. As we share our stories and embrace each other’s brokenness we find comfort in community. I’ve learned to be more open about my struggle with depression and anxiety to find that I am not alone and encourage others that they aren’t either.
Basically, I’m a mess, but wonderfully saved by grace.
My Story
It’s not the eight children I had that left me undone. It’s the one I lost.
My dark and lonely journey through depression and anxiety following the death of my son is what compels me to write. I want to share all I’ve learned and how I’ve grown so that when your world gets rocked, you’ll be equipped and able to stand strong through the storm.
You can read Timothy’s story here: Thy Will Be Done: My Story of Surrender
I share more stories and lessons learned in my Stand Strong book series. My second book, Undaunted in Darkness: Finding Your Path From Broken to Bold, contains my main resilience message and forms the framework for my Resilience Building Blueprint mentorship program.
(Hint: If you don’t want to read the whole book, get the shortcut here ➞)
A Full House - Our Big Family
If you want to learn more about our big, messy, awesome, loud, blessed family, start here:
Military Life
Being a military family is an adventure for sure. Frequent moves, future uncertainties, deployments, unique culture… it’s a lot to take in. But God has been faithful over our nearly 30 years of combined military service. And though we’ve retired, it’s still a big part of our attitudes and values.
A military family has challenges, joys, fears, and blessings that are often unknown and unnoticed by those not connected with the military.
Since I do not write about military life very often, I am pleasantly surprised that my all-time most popular post ever is still this little gem I wrote in my early days of blogging. It wasn’t even really a well-planned post. I just sat at my computer and typed what I was feeling.
I also had the pleasure of guest posting for Planting Roots, a great ministry and online community that supports all women connected with the military whether serving in uniform or as a family member.
Thanks for getting to know me!
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