About Me.
I’m Monica. I’m from Ontario, or New Brunswick, depending on how you look at it. I’ve been passionately pursuing Jesus, engaged in life changing relationship with him, since 2019.
I’m currently enrolled in Kingswood University for January 2025. I’ll either do a 2 year Associates Degree, or a 4 year Bachelors Degree. We will see.
Previous to this, I have spent the last few years volunteering at my church, as a youth leader along side my brother, the youth pastor at our childhood church. I am the kids church director, and I lead inner healing groups with the celebrate recovery curriculum, as well as facilitate a women’s meeting monthly, and morning prayer twice weekly. it will be interesting to see what life is like without all these responsibilities.
I’m more than 5 years sober from a pretty hefty cocaine addiction. I’m most recently entirely set free from a lifetime of shame that controlled every idea, choice, and relationship. God is currently bringing me into financial freedom and a strengthened self control with budgeting.
I have (by the grace of God) a whole family of Christians. My parents are still happily married. My eldest brother and my dad are best friends. My middle brother has a wife and 3 year old daughter. Theres no person in the world who gets a “yes” from me faster than “little baby”.
I have a few health issues. I’m working on solidifying both EDS and POTS diagnoses. But for now, the main things that have an impact on my life are: ADHD, post concussion syndrome, chronic joint pain, digestive slowness, fainting, and poor sleep patterns.
I’m big into listening to audio books and podcasts. I have had a lot of people in my life tell me I’m a decent writer. So maybe I’ll really get into this and it will become something cool.
I’m barefoot 97% of the year. I’m a minimalist by nature. I love loud music and long drives. I’m obsessed with sunset, but even more so sunrise. I love the ocean. I love waterfalls and forests and climbing trees. I love veggies and green juice. I love my dog.
90%
wild
I’m usually up to something that most people would drop their jaw at.
For example: trekking all over the world barefoot, building a tiny house on wheels with no training, or starting university at 33 with no future plans.
10%
grown
He is building me. Giving me patience and self control and wisdom and grace.
100%
Redeemed by God’s Grace
Practicing renewing my mind, dying to my human ideals, and becoming more and more myself by His design.
Possible Topics of Discussion
01
Journaling and Crafting
I have been really into bible journaling/scrapbooking lately. So ill likely share some of my favourite thoughts here.
02
School stuff
I’ll share school tours and updates on my classes, favourite assignments and the things that are the hardest or most frustrating for me.
03
Shopping Ban
I have a serious spending addiction. im actively pursuing freedom is this area. cutting down debt and learning self control is saving. ill be reporting each month with an itemized list of every single thing I’ve purchased. I have a list of “approved purchases. If it isnt on that list, it will have to wait until 2027.
04
Zula
Zula, my service dog, will be moving into the dorms with me. ill be updating y’all on training skills, and her diet maintenance (hopefully its settled before we go to school in January)
05
Wesley’s staples
Ill update you with: How’s my week, How’s my soul, How’s my relationship with God, what’s God teaching me. And I hope you’ll do the same in return
06
Travel
I’ll keep you posted with a photo journal of any trips I take and how nature continues to leave me in awe of God.