My Story

MY PEOPLE
These four humans continually astound me, ground me and push me to be and do more.

NATE
This is my hard-working, kind-talking, Jesus-loving, love of my life, other half.
We've been partners in ministry, business, parenting & fun for over 26 years. He is humble, kind, and the VERY BEST listener! Nate's leadership capacity is unparalleled. His gift of communication combined with his ability to cast vision all while modeling that family and a personal faith MUST be the priority has resulted in our BEST life. He is a servant leader with BIG dreams and BIG goals. God definitely designed this one just for me!
ADRIANA & KADEN
Oh Adriana is an answer to our prayers. She is bold, kind & sold out for Jesus. She lives with passion and joy, and brings the best out of everyone around her. Kaden excels at every turn and does it with a kind heart and a soft-spoken spirit. He is disciplined in all aspects of life including his efforts to grow closer to Jesus. They currently serve their community & reside in Zionsville, IN. Adriana works as a youth pastor with Youth for Christ and Kaden works for Indiana Farmers Insurance as an actuary.
CARDER
Carder is a seven on the enneagram, and he entertains everyone he meets. His heart is to give more than he has. Serving others runs through his veins and this old soul is sold out to Jesus. Carder is a world-changer. He is currently serving as a youth ministry intern while he takes his last semester of classes to complete his Christian Ministry degree at Lincoln Christian University.
MY STORY

My name is Rachelle. I am a midwestern gal. I grew up in southern Illinois, upon meeting my prince charming in college, I moved to northern Illinois and spent the first decade of my adult life as K/1 teacher, new mama and wife to a youth minister.

During the next decade, I built a successful marketing business, raised two boys, and ...

In that second decade of our adult lives, along with raising a family, moving to a new town and starting a new career, Nate and I birthed and raised another baby: an itty-bitty church. We planted a church! It grew. We grew.

Have you ever thought about...If you could go back and have a baby after you have already raised a child, you know how you would just want to do some things differently? Like you would know what NOT to worry about, and what TO focus on?

It is by far the BEST and the HARDEST thing we could have ever agreed to do. I look back and cannot believe it. Was that me? Was that us?

No, it was God. He knew where he was taking our family. He knew what skills he needed to draw out and develop in me. He saw all of my weaknesses, and because I was willing, he started to work on them.

IT. WAS. PAINFUL.

I learned what it REALLY meant to be willing to fail daily, and what it means to fully trust in Him.
As clearly as he drew me to that business, to our church, just as clearly, I knew he was telling me to expand beyond it. However, I am not 30 anymore. I wasn’t ready to give up my security or what I was good at doing.

So I fought Him. I knew he was pulling me towards something else. I just didn’t know what it was.

So, just like I did 17 years ago, I am dipping my toes back into life and saying, “Here I am Lord, take me.”

I feel God whispering, "What about those dreams?" "You know the ones where you are using your gift of speaking and teaching? The dreams of helping of speaking belief and truth into others?"

The reality is, I don’t understand much. I do know, without a doubt, I am where God designed me to be; and the only thing I know for sure is... it is going to be an adventure.

MY PEOPLE

These four humans continually astound me, ground me and push me to be and do more.

NATE

ADRIANA & KADEN

CARDER

My name is Rachelle. I am a midwestern gal. I grew up in southern Illinois, upon meeting my prince charming in college, I moved to northern Illinois and spent the first decade of my adult life as K/1 teacher, new mama and wife to a youth minister.

During the next decade, I built a successful marketing business, raised two boys, and ...

In that second decade of our adult lives, along with raising a family, moving to a new town and starting a new career, Nate and I birthed and raised another baby: an itty-bitty church. We planted a church! It grew. We grew.

Have you ever thought about...If you could go back and have a baby after you have already raised a child, you know how you would just want to do some things differently? Like you would know what NOT to worry about, and what TO focus on?

It is by far the BEST and the HARDEST thing we could have ever agreed to do. I look back and cannot believe it. Was that me? Was that us?

No, it was God. He knew where he was taking our family. He knew what skills he needed to draw out and develop in me. He saw all of my weaknesses, and because I was willing, he started to work on them.

IT. WAS. PAINFUL.

I learned what it REALLY meant to be willing to fail daily, and what it means to fully trust in Him.

As clearly as he drew me to that business, to our church, just as clearly, I knew he was telling me to expand beyond it. However, I am not 30 anymore. I wasn’t ready to give up my security or what I was good at doing.

So I fought Him. I knew he was pulling me towards something else. I just didn’t know what it was.

So, just like I did 17 years ago, I am dipping my toes back into life and saying, “Here I am Lord, take me.”

I feel God whispering, "What about those dreams?" "You know the ones where you are using your gift of speaking and teaching? The dreams of helping of speaking belief and truth into others?"

The reality is, I don’t understand much. I do know, without a doubt, I am where God designed me to be; and the only thing I know for sure is... it is going to be an adventure.