Joined Gateway Staff: August 2005

Areas of Ministry: Unity (Gateway Married Life)

Family: Married to Dick Wilson since 1974. Dick has been involved as a Deacon Captain since early 2001. I have two married adult sons. The oldest has our three grandsons and one granddaughter! We also have two Westie dogs.

Saved: I was in the Baptist church from 3 weeks old on. I accepted Christ at age 6, heard His call to ministry at age 10 and then as an adult recommitted to the Lord and was filled with the Spirit at Trinity Fellowship in Amarillo, Texas, when I was 27.

Education: Masters of Science in Social Work

Previous Lines of Work: Private Practice Counseling, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: God’s grace and that He would use me to help advance His kingdom and trust me with hurting people.

FAVORITE
Book: The Joy of Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
Food: Mexican
Snack Food: Popcorn
Movie: Sgt. York
TV Show: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Musical Artist: Phillips, Craig & Dean
Actor: Gary Cooper
Time of Day: Evening
Season: Winter
Place in the World: My back porch, with Dick, watching the sunset
Place to Pray: My study at home
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Playing with my grandkids
Scripture: Anything in Isaiah
Sports Team: Cowboys!
Sport: Pro Football

LEAST FAVORITE
Food: Sushi
Snack Food: Store-bought cookies
Time of Day: Early Morning
Season: Summer, especially August
Place in the World: Anywhere there is bad traffic
Sports Team: Anything NASCAR

Best Thing Someone Said to You: I’ve tried to abide by what I learned from my Aunt Helen: “Savor every moment of your life, it goes quickly.”
Life Motto: Love always adds and multiplies and does not divide or subtract. Love is simple math.

People I’d Like to Meet: Billy Graham; my great, great, great-grandparents and Adam & Eve

My Heroes: Dr. James Dobson and clients that face hard things and go through it with the Lord until transformation takes place

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: When I was crying out for Him to change someone else, he gave me a mirror to show me how I needed to change myself instead. Then He gave me the tools to do it and loved me through it.

Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I was the “wild child” and married a “goody-two-shoes,” and God made it work!