Jess is originally from small-town Nebraska, where she met Jesus at the age of 5. Since then she has lived in a couple other Midwest states, as well as the southeast and southwest. She and her family realized their dream of moving to Colorado in 2015, and don’t plan on going anywhere else. All the Colorado things make her happy – mountains, trees, hiking, snowboarding, camping, stand up paddle boarding. You get the idea. Her family began attending Cornerstone right away after moving to the front range. She signed up for Women’s Bible study that fall, which is where she found her community of girlfriends. She says, I get to do life with the best group of strong, amazing, women who love Jesus.
She and her husband, Ben, of 25 years have six children, three of whom are adopted. They range in age from college to elementary school. God planted a passion for adoption in their hearts years ago. Jess says, “We just opened up our hands, gave up easy, simple, and normal, and HE has written a beautiful story we never expected.
Jess is passionate about the Word of God and helping real women find real relationships with each other and with Jesus. She loves nothing better than a deep conversation with new or old friends while hiking. Over brunch works too!