Hope Brews Here

Where a love of coffee, Christ, and cooking come together.

About Me:

I’m a registered nurse, wife, mother, and follower of Jesus Christ. Coffee is a love language for me. I think a cup of coffee fixes everything. I’ve been a RN since ’08 and specialize in wound care. I love to cook as you will see my favorites include Mediterranean, Southern, as I am from Louisiana, and a little of everything else. I like to play with recipes taking this out of one and something else from another and combining them into something you will only find in my kitchen. I also love sharing my food with family and friends. It’s my way of showing I care.

I’ve also struggled, like so many of us do, with mental health issues, specifically anxiety and depression. I was raised by an undiagnosed narcissistic mother and alcoholic father. My father ironically was the nurturing one of the two. My mother has always struggled to find herself and instead picked up the qualities of those she wanted to emulate at that moment. She and my dad got divorced when I was a teenager and, after a string of failed relationships, she a thousand miles away for another man when I was 15. I stayed with my dad to finish highschool.

I started dating my husband 2 months before my mom moved away. He was my rock and best friend from the very start. He has shown me what unconditional love really means over the course of our relationship. I never got that from my mother and his love was one of the first clues that my relationship with her was anything but healthy.

Nursing school exacerbated my mental health issues culminating in ER trips due to panic attacks. I’ve spent the years since learning what my triggers are and how to cope with emotions as those were not allowed growing up. I’ve learned a lot about cluster B personality traits and that my family is chalked full of them.

Join me as I grow in faith, learn to take better care of my mental health, cook amazing things, and of course drink lots of coffee.

About me

I’m a registered nurse, wife, mother, and follower of Jesus Christ. Coffee is a love language for me. I think a cup of coffee fixes everything. I’ve been a RN since ’08 and specialize in wound care. I love to cook as you will see my favorites include Mediterranean, Southern, as I am from Louisiana, and a little bit of everything else. I like to customize recipes taking something out of one and something else from another and combining it into something unique to my kitchen. I also love sharing my food with family and friends. It’s my way of showing I care.


I’ve also struggled, like so many of us do, with mental health issues, specifically anxiety and depression. I was raised by an undiagnosed narcissistic mother and alcoholic father. My father ironically, was the nurturing one of the two. My mother has always struggled to find herself and instead of focusing on that she pickes up the qualities of those she wants to emulate at that moment. She and my dad got divorced when I was a teenager and, after a string of failed relationships, she moved over a thousand miles away for another man when I was 15. I stayed with my dad to finish highschool.

I started dating my husband 2 months before my mom moved away. He was my rock and best friend from the very start. He has shown me what unconditional love really means over the course of our relationship. I never got that from my mother, and his love was one of the first clues that my relationship with her was anything but healthy.

Nursing school exacerbated my mental health issues culminating in ER trips due to panic attacks. I’ve spent the years since learning what my triggers are and how to cope with emotions as those were not allowed growing up. I’ve learned a lot about cluster B personality traits and that my family is chalked full of them.

I like to explore new things whether it’s ways to help my mental health or a type of cuisine I’ve never had I’m always on the hunt for something new. Join me as I grow in faith, learn to take better care of my mental health, cook amazing things, and of course drink lots of coffee.