Welcome. Pull up a chair.

Hello, I’m Joy—an author, podcaster, spiritual director, mountain mama, recovering control freak, and a mentor of women.

I’ve spent a majority of my life following Jesus and putting into practice the principles outlined in the Bible. Often I have felt alone—or more romantically stated—I have felt God has called me to be a pioneer.

Along the way, I have searched for mentors—women deeply grounded in their walks with God who could challenge and lead me in my faith journey—but mentors of this caliber are hard to find. Similarly, as an avid reader and learner, I’ve sought books and podcasts that go deeper than basic spiritual principles and open my eyes to the next level God is calling me to in my faith, but those are also scarce.

🎙️ If you can’t find a mentor locally, I invite you to join this virtual table on my podcast The Mentor’s Table. At The Mentor’s Table, women gather and are challenged to practice the disciplines outlined in the Bible as they grow in their walks with God. Each table chat, inspired by trials and revelations from my own walk, provides an opportunity for like-minded women to listen and respond to invitations to deeper intimacy in their walks with God.

📕 I’m also writing a book about living a life of full surrender to God. Surrender is a spiritual muscle that must be constantly exercised to become strong enough to actually be able to let go to God in painful circumstances. As voices like John Mark Comer, Jon Tyson, and Pete Scazzero continue to disciple us to develop life rhythms filled with spiritual disciplines, my book fleshes out the direct connection between practicing spiritual disciplines as the necessary “exercise” to build spiritual muscle memory for surrender.

Surrender is not easy. It requires discipline. It demands obedience. And it promises to set you on the best life God has designed for you.

This isn’t a feel-good message. It’s a black-and-white call to put action to your faith by doing the hard work of spiritual disciplines in order to cultivate an intimate relationship with your Father God so that you can trust Him no matter how much your world is going up in flames around you.

🎧 I like to think of my audience as rolling stones—women who don’t need a big shove to get moving in their walk with God; they are already doing the hard work of discipleship and are on the move! If that describes you, pull up a chair, and hit play ▶️.