I am an adoptee, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a godmother, a friend, a colleague, a team leader. I am a healthcare and compliance professional; and in my spare time, a gardener, a lover of flowers and trees, and all things colorful. I am a photographer, in search of good light, and I am a keeper of words and memories. I continually strive to understand the importance of marking moments and time, and aim to live my life with both depth and width, although admittedly, am working on the width part. I am the top of the bottom third, 1 of 67 (#59), two rows from sunshine, and living in the waiting. I am growing. I am becoming. I am His.

A few of my favorite things: Lake Erie sunsets, harmony, art, Van Gogh, Calder mobiles, Andy Goldsworthy sculptures, photography, stone, creativity, colorful glass, my camera and all my lenses, warm spring winds, rainy Saturdays, The Lion and the Lamb, Pablo Neruda poetry, MK, MCC, starry nights and Perseid meteor showers, cups of tea with sisters, press cookies, Honeycrisp apples, ice cream, porch swings, roller coasters, baseball, a well-turned double play, stealing home, biking or running for miles on flat open roads, family, seven Florek sisters, friends, cousins, beautiful nieces, helpful nephews, children and teenagers, Camp Notre Dame, white butterflies, mourning doves, flower and botanical gardens, weeping willows, fall leaves, gently falling snow, hand-sewn quilts, independent film festivals, urban spelunking, travel:adventure:spontaneity, a glass of fine red, a sip of savored port, the hope of a shared sunrise, The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, stained glass windows, Phillippians 4:4-9, hand-written letters, the thoughtfulness of friends, the gift of insight, sincerity, compassion, integrity, servant leadership, fits of giggles, unbounded joy, a profound moment of grace, and faith:hope:love that grows daily.