Hello!! I’m Paige.

Just simple. Unadorned. Paige.

By nature, child of shadows and fears. By rebirth, daughter of light.

From a young age my soul reached for eternity. For the God Who inhabited its forever chasm with robes of Light. Mesmerized by the beauty I found in Christ and washed in the wonder of His presence in my everyday reality, I pushed into life full of hope.

But deep within me lurked a vault of darkness…fears that I refused to form into words…threatening my joy and peace. I kept the black box buried, locked. Averted my eyes from its contaminating presence.

As I grew into adulthood, I grappled with the hard question of who I am. Who He is. And how the synergistic dynamic between us works in this adventure called “life.” As a counselor, my mind was constantly engaged in finding a safe way through every possible scenario. Not just for myself, but for everyone around me.

And then one day, there were no safe scenarios. I descended into a valley of loss and pain and suffering…where the security I clung to so tightly was stripped from my hands and hidden in a mist so dense I couldn’t find it again.

In that forgotten place…broken down to just the ragged soul of me…a mom with her life ticking out faster than her babies were growing and a husband desperate to hold on to her…I emptied myself out to the God I love. Outside my bedroom window I caught sight of a solitary sunflower in the grip of a single ray of sunshine. I marveled at how she embraced the light, and the light, her. ’Twas her nature to always lift her head to follow the sun. And just as clearly the Good Shepherd whispered to my sick body and weary soul, “do not fear the path. I will not leave you. Keep looking to Me.”

That was seven years ago, and I’d not trade a step of this tear-filled, world-shifting journey for all the comfort and security I lost. Why? Because Christ went with me and turned even my darkest night into light about me and showed me that I do not need to fear the dark. I’ve come to know that His overwhelming goodness insisted He lead me on this wild, amazing journey to free me from the torment of my fear.

Now I’m a shadow walker. The shadowlands are simply another place in need of Light. I’m not that light…but I’m here to bear witness of the True Light.

I’m not saying I’m perfect, or I have all the answers, or I never quake in my shoes (or bare feet as the real story goes…), but I am a little sunflower, reaching for the Son. This is my passion in writing, to always turn our hearts toward the Healer of our wounds and the Hero of our stories.

I know you have a story too. A story that’s as real and raw as the flesh and bones that hold you to this earth. I’d love to talk with you about your journey, maybe we can even help each other over some of the roughest stretches. And together—we can celebrate the God of Light in ALL our places.