Personal Information

I grew up on a little farm in the country, in a small town in Northwest New Jersey. I was blessed to have parents and two sisters who loved me. I played piano, flute and clarinet while in school, but never really sang. As a child, I faithfully attended the Catholic Church, but always felt that there was something missing. I did not have that "peace that passes understanding" promised in the Bible. I was often anxious about whether or not I was doing all the "right things".

I went to an evangelistic crusade towards the end of high school, and for the first time heard "the Gospel" straight from the Bible. I heard that no one could possibly live a perfect life, and therefore we all have a problem called sin. I heard that God is holy and cannot have sin in His presence, and that indeed is bad news. But then came the Good News- God sent His Son Jesus to be born as a man, to live the perfect life we could never live, and to die on the cross as payment for the sin debt we all bear. All I had to do was put my faith and trust not in my own good works, but in the perfect work and life of Jesus.

I heard this message with my ears, but it took a long time for it to penetrate my heart. Although I did make a conscious decision to give my life to the Lord, the next few years were spiritually very difficult for me. I went away to college in Virginia to study biology, but through a series of events (divinely ordained, I see now) I was lead into the study of music. During this time I struggled with the guilt of leading an ungodly life, but was yet unwilling to give up certain sins I was cherishing. I see now that God was at work in those difficult times, allowing me to get to the end of myself so that He could be glorified in delivering me out of that deep valley. No one but God could have done it.

I did some auditions and ended up transferring to the Boston Conservatory. I got an excellent education and loved my experience there. Also at this time, I looked up an old friend whom I had met on a camping trip while still in high school. He lived in the area, and had been one of the first Christians I had met after that first time I had heard the Gospel.  Charlie Crane and I were married about two years later, and by God’s grace I was finally able to turn away from my old ways and follow the Lord whole-heartedly.

We now live in Central Massachusetts and have been blessed with five (5!) incredible children. Charlie is an engineer at Bose Corporation, and a musician/songwriter/recording engineer. We homeschool our kids and are depending on God’s grace, every day and every moment along the way. We attend a church that faithfully preaches God’s Word and is helping us grow in our daily relationship with our Savior, Bethlehem Bible Church.
 

My heart’s desire in writing all this is that perhaps you will be led to think about your own relationship with God. We will all meet Him face to face one day, either as Savior or Judge. Please pray and ask God to show you the Truth. He is faithful, and if you seek Him, He will reveal Himself to you.

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God, unto salvation, to everyone that believeth." (Romans 1:16)