1969 – Began piano lessons; practiced one hour daily for eight years. Mastered Malagueña, Saber Dance, and Mozart’s Concerto in C.

1971–1972 – Walked 20 miles twice to raise money for the March of Dimes.

1973 – Served as church primary accompanist at age 12.

1976–1980 – Concert choir, gymnastics, and musical theater.

1980 – Named Most Outstanding Female Student and Regional Gymnastics Champion.

1981–1985 – Sewed her own wedding dress (won sweepstakes at Utah County Fair).

1983–1984 – Graduated from cosmetology school, earned license, and started a home salon while raising her first son.

1988 – Welcomed second son, David.

1991–1993 – Moved to Cache Valley, built dream home, began motivational speaking career, and welcomed daughter Heather.

1998–2001 – Completed multiple century rides and the Lotoja bike race (the longest one-day bike race in America).

2002–2003 – Survived a head-on car collision, divorce, and later became a licensed massage therapist.

2005–2008 – Ran marathons, captained Ragnar teams, won biathlons, and published motivational CDs.

2010 – Keynote speaker at Health and Wellness Conference.

2012 – Began rock climbing, ice climbing, and canyoneering; summited Mount Rainier.

2014 – Published Jesus is Here, Come Join the Feast.

2015–2018 – Summited Grand Teton and Mount Shasta; completed 50-mile backpacking trips; took up backcountry skiing.

2019 – Said goodbye to both parents; still summited the Grand Teton again with her son.

2020 – Led and guided a women’s climbing group to the summit of the Grand Teton.

2023 – Solo summit of Mount Nebo.

2024–2025 – Reprinted her book’s 10-year anniversary edition and released it on Kindle.

Invited as guest speaker on Latter-day Miracles podcast.