I’m the queen of waiting seasons and a believer that we are called to steward our mind, body and soul for God’s glory. Coaching through mentorship and podcasting is my favorite way to spread the light of God’s sweet goodness.
I couldn't have written my story even if I tried.
And trust me, I tried several times to let God know how it should go ;)
But it seems God loves to use waiting seasons most to refine me and shape me.
I’m a wife new mama in Maui, Hawaii, and I’m just trying to impact the world!
Hi Friend!
Meet Courtney
Until I got a follow request on Instagram from a random overseas professional basketball player who loved God.
I remember God finally speaking over my heart when I was scrolling his page, this is your husband. I laughed. But God!
One year later, I had moved to Australia, we planned a wedding & got married, then headed around the world for a life of overseas basketball.
We lived all over the world for the first 5 years of our marriage. We lived in Bulgaria, Hungary, Argentina, Uruguay, New Zealand (twice!), Australia, and Japan.
All my friends had gotten married at that point. But I was just waiting.
in the waiting
But I graduated single, and headed off to China for a year of adventure around Asia.
I then expected to go through grad school and meet my husband there. But then I dropped out after the first semester, moved home, began working for my church in children's ministry - and that’s when I surrendered planning for my husband.
I expected to get married right out of college just like my parents did.
7 represents completeness in the Bible, and wouldn’t you believe God’s timing–always better than ours–we were pregnant for the first time!
When we settled into our time in Hawaii, everyone hoped and prayed with us that this would be our season for parenting. God would open my womb and we would conceive. Except as always, His plan is always different from my expectations ;)
It wasn’t until our second year living here, and our 7th year trying to conceive that God finally said, NOW is the time. 7 years to the date of Josh and I meeting in person for the first time in the Amsterdam airport, we sat in a clinic in Honolulu transferring our one and only miracle embryo from our IVF cycle.
When we finally planted roots, I became very aware of how much damage had been done to my heart & faith after going through something as heartbreaking as infertility for so long with no community, family or friends with us because of our lifestyle overseas. I was at the time clinically diagnosed with depression, but I believed that planting roots would transform this, so I personally chose to not try out any medication.
Hawaii!
It was in our second year in Japan, and 5th year overseas / trying to conceive when God threw us a huge curveball at the peak of Josh’s career and his personal best season ever…an opportunity to retire early to take a position leading & expanding a non-profit sports ministry in a dream location:
our ohana adventure
We are now parents to a thriving and hilarious precious 1-year-old baby girl, raising her on an island in the middle of the Pacific, where my parents just relocated to last year, surrounded by the best community and family. We couldn’t have planned or written our story any better.
Because even the pain, the heartache, the not yet, just waits, taught us something about our God, brought us closer to Him, and ultimately were worth the timing He had planned along.
God's providence
I’m a coach through and through! I love helping women find freedom,
overcome obstacles, get healthy, and most importantly, know how truly
loved they are by pointing them to the fact that they’re made in the
image of their Creator, God. Because of this, I’m extremely passionate
about helping women steward their lives according to Scripture.
I believe that physical, mental, and spiritual health are all paramount to
effectively carrying out the calling God’s placed on your life. If you are
struggling with any of these areas, I would love to support and coach
you using the toolbox that I’ve developed over the last 7 years. I offer
online health + fitness coaching, as well as Christian mentoring for
those who are seeking to grow, heal, and navigate their TTC journey
with a mentor who gets it and has walked the same path.
healing?
Where do you need the most
healing?
Connect with Courtney
“Many are the plans in a man's heart but it’s the Lord's will that prevails.” Proverbs 19:21
Because of all the ways God has used our fertility story to refine my faith and understanding of who He is, I felt it was my responsibility & gift to be for others what I so desperately needed - a person of encouragement; a creator of a waiting space that was enriching, not exhausting. That’s why I created The Waiting Well… a podcast where we apply God’s word to our TTC, fertility stories.
growing in faith Through
Infertility,
TTC
+
Motherhood
The Waiting Well Podcast
Sunset beach walks
Baking chocolate chip cookies
Building sandcastles with my baby girl
Time alone to read, write & recharge
Mentoring others
A closet full of athleisure
After 6 years of infertility, every kind of test, treatment, and IVF, we finally got pregnant with our one miracle embryo baby in our 7th year of trying. Walking a similar road, and want to connect with someone who understands? This virtual "well" is a place where we can come together, meet with Jesus, and refill our cups to overflowing. Here, you will find encouragement rooted in Scripture and nourishment for every area of your life - body, mind & soul. Let’s dive in.
Here's what's waiting for you.
