“I was a mom of three young girls, working full-time, and busy in every way. At 35, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. We did it all—chemo, surgery, radiation, reconstruction. But just before my final surgery, a scan revealed it had spread. I was now Stage 4. That changed everything. I went into 10 weeks of absolute despair. I cleaned out closets. I made legacy rings for my daughters. I tried to die well. But one day, God intervened. I was stuck—physically stuck—on the side of my bed, and He gave me a vision of a tornado. I realized: If I keep spiraling downward, I will lose myself in darkness. But if I turn toward the light, there is still life. I had to start believing something different. Not based on data or scans, but on what God was saying about me.”

“That shift in mindset—what I now call irrational optimism—changed everything. It means choosing to believe that good is everywhere, because God is everywhere. Even in an MRI. Even in pain.

I met a man in the airport wearing a silly hat. Turns out he was a Christian and had been praying that morning for God to use him. He helped me start my nonprofit, paid for everything, and set it up faster than anyone thought possible.

God has given me visions, opened doors, and led me to national platforms I never imagined. But more than that—He taught me how to live again.”

Romans 12:2: “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind…”

Psalm 23:6: “Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life.”

“Romans 12:2 has been my life verse—even my first email address at 13 was romans12two. It’s about testing what you believe. If fear is the loudest voice in your mind, it’s time to replace it with truth. I really believe that if we could cling to just one truth with our whole heart, it would change everything.”

“My relationship with God is very still. The world tells us to do—God tells us to wait. I spend hours in silence, in wonder, in prayer. I sit on the couch and watch birds and talk to God. And I listen.

I journal like crazy—not to document my day, but to talk to God. I pour out my fears, my questions, my hopes. I write prayers and psalms and praise. I find my identity in Him, again and again.

I read the Psalms constantly. David reminds me that even when everything feels awful, God is still good. That’s the rhythm of faith.”

“Don’t let the fear of tomorrow steal your today. I lost 10 weeks of my life to fear. Don’t do that. Live this day. Find what God has said about you—and make that the truest thing you believe. What the scan says today will change tomorrow. What God says is eternal. You can tell yourself a story based on fear, or a story based on hope. So why not choose the hope story?

And remember: Your worst-case scenario is not God’s worst-case scenario. The thing that felt like death for me—Stage 4 cancer—became the beginning of something amazing. He makes beauty from ashes. You can trust Him with your story.”