Hi, I'm Jessica, a wife, mom, former Army Officer, and the founder of A Thriving Catholic.
I've had a lifelong passion for excellence and high-achievement--desires that drove me to graduate first in my branch from The United States Military Academy at West Point and go on to earn Officer of the Year accolades during my time on active duty service and through two combat deployments to Iraq.
But after years of relying on my own strength, talents, and abilities to achieve a worldly standard of success--I hit a wall. I realized that I was working for a perishable crown and chasing the wrong goal.
When I turned to God and asked him to show me his plan for me, he revealed how every desire for excellence I've ever had can be more than fulfilled in service to him. I could offer him all of my gifts, talents, and skills, and he would multiply and magnify them beyond my wildest dreams--and use them to fulfill a purpose that he uniquely created me for.
Since then, it's been my mission to lead other Catholics on this path of excellence and service. It's my goal to create an army of faithful Catholics who have the energy, strength, focus, and fortitude to do the important work that God has created them for.