2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Talk to me about spiritual direction and my series of cards featuring seven different Verdant Practices. It’s my gift to you here at FFW. I’ll have a few cards with me in the sessions I attend, or you can stop by the Redbud Writers Guild table in Prince Conference Center to choose your card.

Choose from…
01. WELCOMING PRESENCE: For the Prayerful & Pondering
02. FORAGING FOR GREEN: For the Mind on Information Overload
03. TAKE THESE HANDS: For the Creative
04. SCRIBBLE LABYRINTH: For the Neurodivergent
05. DO YOU SEE?: For the Contemplative Activist
06. ALIGHTING IN SHADOW: For the Grieving
07. FACE LIKE FLINT: For the One Braving Church Hurt

As a writer and trauma-informed spiritual director, I offer a soft place to land for creatives, advocates, those living through grief or injustice, and anyone seeking to be more receptive to the Spirit’s movement in everyday life.

Drawing from nature, the arts, Scripture, and culture, my work encourages a contemplative life that fosters shalom in our communities. In that spirit, I’ve co-written two books on cultural transformation and contributed to The Message Women’s Devotional Bible. Through my Substack, Verdant, I share essays and practices that renew and empower.

As Spiritual Life Director for Redbud Writers Guild, I tend the deeper parts of writing life through prayer, co-work sessions, and creativity cohorts.

Find more at Verdant, or reach out to explore the peaceful, supportive space of a spiritual direction session.