My Why

I started the year 2020 with the word “peace” as my theme. I intentionally set a theme every year, and I picked this word because I was living a life short on just that - peace. I was trying to keep it all together in the midst of balancing motherhood and a career I love and finding that at the end of the day, my family, my most precious assets, were definitely not getting the best of me. 

I was working long hours and coming home completely empty to my four littles who needed me. My work-life balance was off. My husband Jon was doing a wonderful job of picking up the pieces, but I knew deep in my heart that they needed me, more of me. The overwhelming pressure weighed on me daily, and I knew I needed to make a change for my family and for me. 

I quit my job of eight years with no plan of what was ahead. I needed more margin for those who I loved the most - my family, and it was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made. I love my career and care deeply about my patients, and I felt like I was letting them and my coworkers down. But I needed to listen to the whisper telling me to jump and trust that the details would work themselves out. 

That’s exactly what happened. 

As I was spending more time home with my kids and doing some soul searching, an opportunity presented itself. And opportunities kept coming. These opportunities were avenues that would allow me to be present in my home life and do the thing God has called me to do - help, lift, encourage and support clients who need me. 

I am now blessed to work part-time hours — hours I create around my family. I’m able to get my kids ready for every morning and pick them up from school. I get to hear the stories they’re telling me, because my mind is on them and not the one million other things I thought I needed to get done. In turn, I’m able to give more to my patients, too. I’m more focused on each individual need. 

Now, my family life and career are colliding in a healthy way. 

This photo is a perfect depiction of my “why.” During this photo shoot, my third child Raegan came along, and my photographer and friend captured this moment perfectly. Looking at this picture, I realize: I can be both. 

I can be a great mom and wife and be successful in my career, too. I simply needed to find the right balance. 

InspireLife was created to help me move from a life I was living just to get through the day to a life inspired, inspired to be the very best wife, mother and provider I can possibly be. And, I hope my story inspires my clients to know they can have the life they want, too.