A Seat Prepared: Where a prepared seat reminds us we’re not alone.
A Seat Prepared is a space for honesty and faith. The name comes from the image of a chair pulled out, waiting—a quiet reminder that there is always room to come as you are. This blog is meant to be that kind of place: open, unhurried, and welcoming.
Here, I hope to share honestly about my experiences with the mix of joy and ache that life holds, hoping as you pause with me to “take a seat,” you’ll be reminded of God’s steady presence and the comfort of not walking the journey alone.
About Me. My Story.
I grew up in the kind of small Florida town where oak trees arched overhead, cows grazed in pastures, and the pace of life moved unhurried. I never could have imagined the places God would take me from there.​
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God has since written my story across many places. I’ve been so blessed to have called Alabama, Kentucky, Oregon, California, Montana, and now Colorado home, with travels around the world continuing to stretch my faith, deepen my love for people, and remind me of the beauty and vastness of God's creation.
"I never could have imagined the places God would take me from there.​"
Some of my earliest encounters with faith were through attending church with my grandparents, and by God’s grace, I came to know Jesus personally at the end of my eighth-grade year.
I wish I could say life was easy after that, but that’s not the story God writes for His children. What He does promise is His presence, that He will never leave or forsake us, and my life has been a continual reminder of that truth.
"He will never leave or forsake us, and my life has been a continual reminder of that truth."
“Sports gave me joy, but they also revealed my tendency to measure my worth by performance.”
One of the biggest parts of my story has always been sports. Growing up playing sports, I learned discipline, teamwork, and resilience. Sports gave me a place to push my limits and find joy, but they also revealed my tendency to measure my worth by performance, something God would later use to draw me closer to Him.
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​After high school, I chose to pursue running at the University of South Alabama. The transition to college and the demands of being a D1 student-athlete came with plenty of challenges and injuries, and it was during this season that I first began to battle depression. I found myself weighed down by the constant pressure to be “enough”...good enough, successful enough, even Christ-like enough. It wasn’t until I reached the end of my own striving that I began to understand that there was nothing I could do in my own power to be enough, and from that place is where I learned what it really meant to walk in a genuine relationship with Jesus.
​​​To this day, I’m grateful that God met me there. At my lowest, He showed me His love and grace in ways I had never experienced before. My sophomore year became a turning point, as my life and identity were reprioritized; not rooted in performance, but anchored in Christ. From that place, God gave me a heart to make much of His name through my weaknesses. He gave me a voice to share vulnerably, after years of hiding behind success and the illusion of having it all together​.
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I vowed then to let God use my brokenness for His glory, to stop shying away when He called me to be open about my struggles, difficulties, and the valleys He has walked me through. I try to live from a place of being broken first, because brokenness has a way of tearing down walls and inviting others to experience the same freedom in Jesus.
“My identity is no longer rooted in performance, but anchored in Christ.”
“Brokenness breaks down walls and invites others into freedom in Jesus.”
​Let’s be real though, I still fail at this often. I still wrestle with the pull to hide, to strive, to appear put together. But that’s part of the reason I feel so called to cultivate A Seat Prepared. This blog is a place of accountability, where I can practice showing up vulnerably and trusting that God can use even my faltering words to point to His steady goodness.
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My hope is that here you’ll find an open chair: a space of honesty, faith, and connection that reminds you that you’re not alone.