Hello!

My name is Veronica.  I lived most of my life in the Pacific Northwest.  I was raised, along with my eight siblings, in an immigrant family.  Fifteen years ago, I married Slavic, the man with whom I have become best friends and have five beautiful children.  Slavic has been a youth pastor for as long as we have been married.  I am honored to be by his side and am eternally grateful for the privilege of being called his helper.

Supporting my husband in every-day life, in his business, in his vision for our family, and in his calling has been more than enough for me.  It has been a challenge for growth, yet has become a safe place where I have become comfortable.  He had the public platform and handled it so well.  I was content to fulfill my duties as a wife and mother and was glad to hide behind him.

In the past few years, however, I began to feel a tug on my heart to reach out to young ladies, wives, and mothers.  My natural response was to open my home to build relationships.  I have enjoyed the time of fellowship with the ladies I have had in my home or met with for a cup of coffee. I look forward to many more face-to-face, in-person conversations about the deep things, the funny moments, the mistakes we’ve made, and the goals we’ve reached.  

It was in these conversations that I have been asked, on more than one occasion, to share from my heart on a public platform.  At first, these were requests from ladies that lived too far away to meet up with for a cup of coffee.  Then the requests came from girls who lived nearby, but wanted me to share my daily life and thoughts.  I resisted for quite some time because I prefer the safety of staying away from the public platform.  By the end of 2018, staying in safe hiding was no longer a place of comfort.

After praying and inner searching, I gave in to the tug at my heart and took a step of faith way out of my comfort zone.  Here is the perfect place for a disclaimer.  I am not an expert in any field.  All I am offering on this blog is my genuine perspective on my personal experiences as a woman of faith, a wife, and mother.

I hope you have an idea of who I am and why I am blogging.  Please send me your thoughts, comments, and questions.  I will end this post with a question for you: what challenges did you face in 2018?  And how did you overcome them?

I will post my challenges and testimony in my next post. I look forward to many meaningful discussions. Check back in soon!

Veronica