My Story
My Story
Below I included a brief overview of the pivotal parts of my story and the spiritual transformation I have experienced from walking with Jesus. I have also included some of my life verses that carry so much weight and meaning to me. God has been faithful in every season. I learned that as you live through each season you are being prepared for the next! Here are a few seasons of life that lead me to where I am now. It has been a journey my friend!
The first 17 years of my life I grew up in a Christian home . I knew about God, I knew he was there but we only talked sometimes. I wanted to know him more because I knew He was good and that’s about it. But high school Vee, did not know how quickly the enemy was working to steal my heart. I didn’t know what it looked like to have a real relationship with God.
Below I included a brief overview of the pivotal parts of my story and the spiritual transformation I have experienced from walking with Jesus. I have also included some of my life verses that carry so much weight and meaning to me. God has been faithful in every season. I learned that as you live through each season you are being prepared for the next! Here are a few seasons of life that lead me to where I am now. It has been a journey my friend!
The first 17 years of my life I grew up in a Christian home . I knew about God, I knew he was there but we only talked sometimes. I wanted to know him more because I knew He was good and that’s about it. But high school Vee, did not know how quickly the enemy was working to steal my heart. I didn’t know what it looked like to have a real relationship with God.
John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
I graduated high school in 2017. In this season, I stepped onto a path of sin that included patterns of satisfying my desires and chasing after what the world considered “good”. I entered into an unhealthy relationship and found myself struggling with immense guilt and festering anxiety. In my struggle, I started to crave the presence of God because it was the only thing to put my mind to rest and my heart at peace. Even if I only experienced a church service or bible study temporarily God was up to something that was going to last an eternity.
James 4:8 “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.”
I played volleyball all throughout high school and college, it is my favorite sport! Halfway through my college experience my heart was shattered from the unhealthy relationship I got myself caught up in. In my brokenness, I fully surrendered my life to God, knowing that he was the only one who could ever satisfy, take my sin, forgive me, and he began to pick up my broken pieces. He was always good, but even surrendered I would catch myself giving temptation attention until eventually the cycles broke.
Psalm 34:18 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
As life moved into 2020…I had lots of time. I got water baptized. I found myself continually seeking after the Lord. He was gracious to me. He pulled me out of the pit, set my feet on solid ground, and taught me how to walk with in real relationship with Him. Righteousness. I found my identity in Him. I wanted everything that had to do with Him. I had confidence again because of Him.
Proverbs 11:28 “...the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.”
I graduated Penn State Altoona with a degree in Business Marketing, Management, and Entrepreneurship in 2021. After years of back and forth the relationship was behind me, it was completely over. Now I could fully walk into the fullness God had for me, what he wanted for me for so long that I was blind to see. I was fully free, not looking back, keeping my eyes fixed on what was a head. Thanking Jesus multiple times a day for what He saved me from.
Isaiah 43:19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
I worked in project management for two years (2022-2023) but God revealed my calling into ministry in some capacity, I am still discovering this today! When the timing was right, I quit my job, moved to Pittsburgh, PA, attended Allison Park Leadership Academy ministry school, and published Prepared For Him. 2023 was big faith! Secure in who Jesus made me to be. Grateful for grace. After a big leap of faith, I started taking one small step at a time into the calling He has placed on my life for young women who experienced brokenness like me. In each small step I found a greater dependency on Him. I enjoy walking with him.
James 4:8 “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.”
In 2024 I am currently serving up coffee at Convive and serving in Young Adults at Allison Park Church. I am amazed by God’s faithfulness and falling more in love with the one who is love everyday. I recognize there is so much more work to be done, but wow, I am thankful for where I was, where I am at, and what is ahead!
John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
I graduated high school in 2017. In this season, I stepped onto a path of sin that included patterns of satisfying my desires and chasing after what the world considered “good”. I entered into an unhealthy relationship and found myself struggling with immense guilt and festering anxiety. In my struggle, I started to crave the presence of God because it was the only thing to put my mind to rest and my heart at peace. Even if I only experienced a church service or bible study temporarily God was up to something that was going to last an eternity.
James 4:8 “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.”
I played volleyball all throughout high school and college, it is my favorite sport! Halfway through my college experience my heart was shattered from the unhealthy relationship I got myself caught up in. In my brokenness, I fully surrendered my life to God, knowing that he was the only one who could ever satisfy, take my sin, forgive me, and he began to pick up my broken pieces. He was always good, but even surrendered I would catch myself giving temptation attention until eventually the cycles broke.
Psalm 34:18 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
As life moved into 2020…I had lots of time. I got water baptized. I found myself continually seeking after the Lord. He was gracious to me. He pulled me out of the pit, set my feet on solid ground, and taught me how to walk with in real relationship with Him. Righteousness. I found my identity in Him. I wanted everything that had to do with Him. I had confidence again because of Him.
Proverbs 11:28 “...the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.”
I graduated Penn State Altoona with a degree in Business Marketing, Management, and Entrepreneurship in 2021. After years of back and forth the relationship was behind me, it was completely over. Now I could fully walk into the fullness God had for me, what he wanted for me for so long that I was blind to see. I was fully free, not looking back, keeping my eyes fixed on what was a head. Thanking Jesus multiple times a day for what He saved me from.
Isaiah 43:19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
I worked in project management for two years (2022-2023) but God revealed my calling into ministry in some capacity, I am still discovering this today! When the timing was right, I quit my job, moved to Pittsburgh, PA, attended Allison Park Leadership Academy ministry school, and published Prepared For Him. 2023 was big faith! Secure in who Jesus made me to be. Grateful for grace. After a big leap of faith, I started taking one small step at a time into the calling He has placed on my life for young women who experienced brokenness like me. In each small step I found a greater dependency on Him. I enjoy walking with him.
James 4:8 “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.”
In 2024 I am currently serving up coffee at Convive and serving in Young Adults at Allison Park Church. I am amazed by God’s faithfulness and falling more in love with the one who is love everyday. I recognize there is so much more work to be done, but wow, I am thankful for where I was, where I am at, and what is ahead!