At age fifteen, Jennifer was diagnosed with a rare, degenerative eye disease that would eventually steal her sight. Her dreams of becoming a commercial artist and cartoonist faded. Words and music have replaced her canvas and palette for more than 25 years.

Jennifer is best known as an author and speaker, and her writing ministry began right here at womensministry.net when she began writing columns for our e-newsletter. Her life work has expanded greatly in the last few years, and now Jennifer takes her message of encouragement across the country speaking at national and regional gatherings of busy professionals, dedicated volunteers and overwhelmed moms and dads.  Jennifer has been a featured speaker for the nation's largest conference for women, Women of Faith, and has teamed up with Beth Moore and others to lead national women's conferences. Thousands have come away with a new vision for their work, their family, and their future.