Professional Bio
What Qualifies Me to Be A Coach?
Bluntly, because I am every client. Because I am a ordinary woman just like you with an extraordinary dream - to in.spire others to pursue their creativity by pursuing mine.
Professional Training
I have been professionally trained and certified through the Professional Christian Coaching Institute and I abide by the ICF Code of Ethics. This training, coupled with being able to call upon my own business and life experiences, enables me to serve my clients thoroughly and effectively.
Business Experience
In addition to my coaching practice of Here to There, my husband and I envisioned, designed, built and operated Le Jardin Bed and Breakfast in Natchez, Mississippi, which we owned and operated for a number of years, until relocating to Brandon, Mississippi in 2015.
Both businesses have given me the opportunity to gain practical hands-on business experience; and both businesses were a direct outcome of living life creatively!
Life Experience
I was happily married to the Rev. William Gassett and served together with him in the ministry for over 30 years until he retired keeping his Pastor Emeritus status while simultaneously entering the
nursing field as a full-time RN.
He served in a large metropolitan hospital from 2015 until
he passed away in that same hospital on April 16, 2020 from Covid 19; just a little over a week before what would have been our 34th wedding anniversary.
Bill and I raised three beautiful children, all adults now, two with children of their own - one daughter, and one set of twin daughters; making us the proud grandparents we were. They all were dearly loved by their “Papa”, and are still dearly loved by me.
Nothing prepared either of us for Bill’s sudden death, nor me for the grief that ensued.
You can read that part of our story entitled “The Promise” here and the poem I wrote to Bill shortly after his death entitled “We Missed Spring” here.
Since Bill’s passing in 2020, I have travelled a long and difficult road, and faced many more unexpected losses.
The journey has been and still is torturous at times, leaving me feeling lost and alone, almost bereft of hope. There are days when I don’t think I will make it - and other days when I am sure I won’t.
Grief has brought me to my knees again and again, seeking answers I don’t get. Instead, I find myself running into Jesus, who Himself IS the answer, all the while cultivating a deeper relationship with Him than I’ve ever known before.
I have held tightly onto two beliefs no matter how I feel as I walk this path I did not choose - regardless of how I felt:
The first is: “God is Good.”
The second is: No matter how deep our grief is, God’s Grace is deeper still.
I begged God to allow me to experience that Grace which He tells us in His Word is sufficient.
He has. It was. It is.
Grief is a lonely journey, but you don’t want to travel it alone.
God has provided Himself, and His people to help you.
God has never left my side, and He has blessed me with beautiful people who have come alongside me and held me up when I could not longer stand. They walked with me, and beside me, and often wiped my tears away.
God also provided tools which has helped me give voice to your story.
One of the ways I have learned to give voice to my story is by tapping into the creativity that is a part of us all. I express myself through the gifts of writing, painting, music, and design. You may have some of these same gifts, or you may possess entirely different ones.
Your story matters. Giving voice to it in ways that are safe and comfortable for you, can help bring healing for you, and to those you share your story with.
In the sharing you find you are not alone. There are others who are experiencing similar emotions and struggling with similar issues.
It would be my privilege to come alongside you as you explore different ways to give voice to YOUR Story, letting the Master Creator both lead and guide you.
During this season of shattered dreams, I am learning the value of surrendering both myself and the shards of broken dreams over to God's redemptive power and to wait expectantly for him to bring “Beauty from Ashes.”
He wants to do this for you too.
Because He loves you so!
Contact me here to schedule a complimentary discovery call to find out more.
