Elizabeth is a native Texan whose childhood found her spending time in Mississippi and Florida before her family again settled in Texas. She is a twin and she and her sister have many precious memories of growing up as 2 of 2. She received her bachelor of business administration degree from Baylor University and spent some time working in information technology for Southwest Airlines. She then headed back to school and received her master’s degree in Deaf studies from Gallaudet University and went on to work in Deaf education and as a professional sign language interpreter. She and her husband, Josh, have been married 11 years this summer and serve together in Deaf ministry. They are a homeschooling family and have 3 living children, Jacob (6.5), Ruth Evelyn (4.5) and Rebekah (2.5). The thrill of learning they were pregnant with their 4th child in 2016 quickly turned to heartache when they lost their Jordan/BB4 at 5 weeks 5 days on October 8, 2016. The Lord lead them to Hope Mommies a week later, where Elizabeth found a kinship with likeminded bereaved moms. God created a connection that He knew she needed… and would continue to need. She quickly found herself pregnant again and she and her husband and children rejoiced. Tragedy struck again when their much-loved son, Jonathan Patrick (BB5) was born still at 16 weeks on February 5, 2017. Elizabeth again turned to Hope Mommies with her grief and was able to attend the retreat just a month after Jonathan passed. The time there created connections with other grieving mothers who also were seeking meaning in Jesus and HIS hope. This gave her such direction for her sorrow – to look to her God who is GOOD and know He has an inheritance for each of His children that is also GOOD. Elizabeth has a passion for serving those who are hurting or alone and seeing people connect authentic community as they journey through life. She is convinced that Hope Mommies is a unique ministry for bereaved mothers and is so grateful for the chance to honor her babies in Heaven by serving other moms walking this unthinkable road.
