I am an ordained FuturFaith Minister and I'm delighted to share with you how my journey to this point came about.As the first-born into a typical small-town Irish family in County Louth, my younger brothers and sisters would tell you I was the bossy one. I like to think I was always the responsible one!From an early age, I had a natural curiosity about people and their stories.This interest got stronger as I grew up, until in 1995 I married the love of my life, Keith McCarthy, and two years later we were gifted with the birth of our wonderful son Conor. While we would dearly have loved to add to our little family, fertility problems forbade it.The sadness these problems brought into my life, nevertheless, started me on a path of enquiry and discovery. I connected with others who had similar problems and found I had a natural instinct for listening with empathy and understanding.Then in 2010, I became critically ill and my faith and trust in my own nature, my health and my belief in the Almighty, was sorely tested again.On regaining my strength, I had a great desire to celebrate the good things in life. Indeed, I realised that there are many times in life that call for celebration, from the big occasions like weddings, new life and funerals, to the small every-day things like exam success or reaching a personal goal. Thus began the journey that finds me sharing my story here today.I studied for two years with the Irish Institute of Celebrants (IIOC) and became a Certified Family Celebrant.Next, I began to officiate at wedding ceremonies, naming days, vow renewal ceremonies, celebration of life lived ceremonies and funerals. The more ceremonies I officiated, the more I realised that there was a deeper spiritual side within me.I began to explore this and I remembered how the healing power of the Divine had taken me from the darkness of ill-health to the light of strength. I began to feel the energy within, calling me to pursue a deeper understanding of my spirituality. Then, a friend introduced me to the world of Ministry, and my life changed for the better.