Well, if you are interested in having me officiate at your wedding ceremony, handfasting or other ritual, I think it's only fair that I tell you a little about myself.

I currently live in the Columbus, OH area and have lived in the central OH area since 1993. I'm originally from the Eastern Shore of Maryland and I must say that I truly miss the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. I am 38 years old and in my 2nd marriage (to my soulmate). I have 2 sons, a cat and a beautiful dog. I work full-time at the moment, but I also study Reiki and Sacred Sexuality, facilitate a Pagan Clergy program, and travel around the country doing various styles of presentations with my husband. I paint, write, x-stitch, make candles and am VERY social.

I started studying Pagan religions in 1995 when we connected with the internet. I had always been interested in my Cherokee background but could never get any information from the family about the heritage. I started devouring all information I could find on Native American beliefs.

Then I found Wicca and it felt like I had come home. Again, I went out and found everything I could find on it. I started in the public library, but any book that sounded interesting, couldn't be found on the shelves. They had all been stolen. That just made me more determined to find the books that I wanted. So, I started finding people online that would talk to me and I started meeting a few of them at bookstores in Columbus.

A few years later, I went through a really hard time where I had to do some work on myself and a lot of healing from my past. I found a womens group for childhood trauma survivors and she used Shamanic journeying to help us heal. This just verified in my head that I had found the right path. I've been working on this path slowly every since.

Then along came January of 2003 and I found Witchschool.com and the Correllian Tradition and my slow journey became a speeding train. I devoured all the information I could find on the site, became a lifetime member and took any and all classes that I could. I learned more from that school then I had in the years before of studying on my own. So, I worked hard and did the lessons and took the final exam to become a 1st degree Priestess of the Tradition. On 6-20-03 my application for clergy status was approved and I was sent my certificate. Two days later I mailed in my application to become a minister recognized by the State of Ohio so that I can solemnize marriages.

Recently, even though I've completed my 3rd degree studies, I've made the decision to move beyond the Correllian Tradition. I'm constantly wanting to learn more, but feel that I've learned what I can from that Tradition. After a lot of thought about my path and passions, I created Sacred Flame Temple. I wanted to be a minister of healing. A minister that embraces all styles of commintment ceremonies. A minister that could do a leather wedding and not have to worry about what a tradition would say about it. I wanted the freedom to preside over elopements. I wanted to offer people choices with their personal ceremonies. So, as of 1-4-05 I became licensened with the state through the the Temple. I'm also facilitating a clergy program so that other can live their dreams.

Now, I'm very excited. It's a dream come true to help pagans have pagan weddings. It should be a day filled with love, Spirit, beauty and joy!!! Not standing in line at a courthouse.