“I am the vine; you are the branches.  If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5.  This is my life verse.  Though I try desperately to live each day in Christ, I find it is easy to be swayed, and the next thing I know I’m trying to do everything on my own.  My hope and prayer is that through this Intersection we will discover how to live each day to the fullest in Christ.

I have learned over the years (through many experiences) that life is made up of moments; some moments are beautiful, some are tragic, and some moments are unknown as to how they are going to turn out.  I truly believe that it is in these moments that God imparts truth into our lives and teaches us through scripture, prayer, and fellowship with others how we are to do this thing called life.  Thank you for stopping at the Intersection and going on this journey with me.

A while back (okay a long while), I was born in Portland, Oregon.  I had the privilege of being raised in a Christian home.  From a very young age I was exposed to “church life” as I like to call it.  My father was a pastor at a local church.  Looking back there were times I felt as if I lived in a glass house with the church community peering through the windows, but thankfully my parents protected us from the expectations that can come from a life in ministry.

I never really desired to work in ministry after being raised in that setting, but its funny how God has his own agenda for our lives.  After graduating from Cal State University, with a degree in Communications, I went and worked for several years at a Christian university.  Just when I thought I had enough of the “college ministry setting,” I found myself on staff at a large church in Southern California in their Student Ministries Department.  I must say this was probably one of the joys of my B.C. life (before children).

So that leads me to the family–my greatest joy and fulfillment.  I am married to Matthew Keane, a Jamaican born, software engineer, guitar playing, music writer, golf and tennis pro.  Let me just say life is never dull at my house.  I actually wish things would get boring for a while.  We have two beautiful girls, Madeline, who is six, and Isabelle, who is four.

Besides being a full time wife and mother, I enjoy writing and I’m currently tinkering with writing a Christian suspense novel.  My hobbies include, but are not limited to, rubber stamping and card making, reading, knitting (on occasion), tennis, long walks, playing with my kids.  I love a cold fountain drink and bag of plain M&M’s too.