From people I have worked with:

• “Anne Marie creates a space that is both very safe and free from judgment and also full of expectancy that God will meet us — this combination of safety and anticipation was wonderful.”

• “Spiritual direction was an intentional time of getting present and being heard in a really wonderful way. I feel like God used spiritual direction to soften some of my rough edges towards others and myself, and look/listen to the Holy Spirit more readily. Spiritual direction helped me see and speak out loud something God was clearly starting a fire for in my heart.”

• “I came into the beginning of the sessions with some misconceptions/wrong beliefs about God and myself. Through verbally processing those thoughts, being redirected in those thoughts, and Anne Marie offering specific Scriptures and ways to pray, I feel that now (9 months later) I have a more truthful vision of God’s heart and His thoughts towards me. I feel more freedom and believe I have some new tools to use should similar thoughts and wrong beliefs creep up again in the future. Having to speak my thoughts aloud and talk through their implications in a safe environment forced me to confront those thoughts instead of just shutting them down.”

• “Through spiritual direction, I’ve learned to be more honest with God in my prayers. I thought I was before, but I’ve since recognized times where I’m trying too hard to say the right thing or think the right thought instead of just being honest with Him. This has been really valuable.”