The Journey In Creating The Serenity Spa Cottage

Some of life’s most meaningful callings are born through both inspiration and adversity. As a teenager, I watched my father, a devoted nutritionist, pour his heart into caring for others. His compassion, faith, and unwavering commitment to helping people live healthier lives left a lasting impression on me. Those lessons became the foundation of my own purpose: to create a space where people feel seen, supported, and cared for on their wellness journey.

My wellness journey started with Reflexology certification in 1999, and I entered the spa industry in 2008. Over the years, I earned my license, owned and operated Med L’abri Medical Spa, and was deeply honored to receive the Upcoming Influential Woman of the Year Award in Northwest Indiana in 2015. This recognition filled me with immense gratitude and reflected my commitment to helping others achieve wellness and balance.

Life brought unexpected challenges, including several years of health struggles that required me to step away from the work I loved. During that season, I focused on healing, growing, and rediscovering what truly mattered.

In 2025, Serenity Spa Cottage was born from a simple vision: to create a peaceful, welcoming space where clients receive personalized care, genuine compassion, and treatments designed to support their wellness journey.

Today, I combine more than 25 years of experience with services such as therapeutic massage, hot stone therapy, red light therapy, infrared therapy, lymphatic drainage, body contouring, and post-surgical care. Every treatment is tailored to your individual needs in a relaxing cottage setting where healing and self-care come first.

At Serenity Spa Cottage, you’re more than a client—you’re welcomed with the same care, respect, and compassion I would offer my own family. Having experienced both the joy of helping others and the challenges of my own healing journey, I understand how important it is to feel safe, supported, and truly heard. My greatest hope is that each visit leaves you feeling renewed, restored, and cared for in a meaningful way. Whenever you’re ready to take a moment for yourself, I would be honored to welcome you into the cottage and be part of your wellness journey.



To the people who saw something in me when I couldn’t always see it in myself…Thank you 

 

As I reflect on my life, I realize there is no way I would be where I am today without the people who invested their love, time, encouragement, and prayers into me.

The first person who comes to mind is my father. He taught me lessons that continue to shape who I am today. He showed me what it means to have a generous heart, to love people even when it’s difficult, to pray blessings over others, to offer forgiveness, and to give freely whether he had little or much. His life was a beautiful example of compassion, faith, and selflessness. My prayer is that I continue carrying those qualities forward in my own life.

There are so many others who have poured into me over the years. Some encouraged me when I was struggling. Some stood by me when I was making mistakes. Some loved me through seasons when I wasn’t easy to love. You know who you are.

I want you to know that I have never forgotten your kindness. I carry a deep sense of gratitude for every person who chose to believe in me, encourage me, pray for me, mentor me, or simply stay when it would have been easier to walk away.

Thank you for not giving up on me. Thank you for loving me through the highs and lows. Thank you for extending grace when I didn’t deserve it and kindness when I needed it most.

My list of names would be far too long to write, but please know this: every one of you helped shape the person I am today. From the deepest part of my heart, thank you.

❤️ Forever grateful.
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