I was born in Painesville, Ohio and shortly after my fifth birthday, my family moved to New Castle, Pennsylvania. I grew up with my mom, dad, and brother and we began attending New Life Church in New Wilmington, PA where I truly fell in love with kids ministry and feel like I began training for this kids director role.
My mom worked as the preschool director at our church in Ohio, then the kids pastor’s assistant at our church in New Wilmington, and just a few years ago took over as their kids director. I was always at the church, and although I am not a pastor’s kid, I always felt like an “honorary PK” because of how much time I spent in the church. From a very early age I began helping in kids’ ministry and I never stopped. It became a huge passion of mine and I loved getting to watch all the kids grow more and more in their faith each and every year.
I never had a “falling-out” with God, and I honestly cannot remember the exact moment that it all clicked for me. I had always had a love for God and wanted to do everything I could to honor Him, but one day it all changed, and I had a deeper understanding of who He was and what He had done in my life. I asked Him into my heart and decided to get baptized when I was eleven years old. Since then, I have fully been on God’s team and strive to give Him my all in everything I do.