Our Story

It all started in a small town about 30 minutes north of Phoenix, Arizona called Cave Creek. Bones and I (Michelle) met at a western themed saloon called The Longbranch where we played Texas hold’em poker, tournament style, for months developing our friendship. Almost an entire year after the tournament ended, our relationship began. Our first child, Deral, came quickly and less then two years later, our second child, Morgan. Then, five years later, Creek was born. Our family was complete.

We spent the first ten years of our marriage living in southeastern New Mexico where Bones was raised and most of his family still lived. I was a stay-at-home mom when I wasn’t working in the cosmetology field. Bones worked hard in the oil field and eventually worked his way into management at a heavy equipment rental company which provided our family a transfer back to the state in which we met, Arizona in 2016.

In August 2018 the unthinkable happened to our family, We lost our sweet oldest son, Deral in an accident in our home. The days following the accident were unimaginable at best. Yet, through the horrendous pain and confusion we felt the undeniable presence of God. The months following the accident has brought us pain beyond any we could have imagined and hope beyond any we could have dreamed.

We love Jesus fiercely. We spend our days searching for hope in the hard things and shining light in the dark places.