Karla received a Master of Divinity degree from Providence Theological Seminary in 2012. Since then she has completed the two-year Renovaré Institute for Spiritual Formation and a two-year certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Christos Centre for Spiritual Formation in Minneapolis.

In addition to being active in her church, Karla has written a children’s book series for David C. Cook, devotions for Zondervan’s NIV Women’s Devotional Bible, and is currently partnering with her daughter to write a second set of Advent devotions.

Karla is a mother of three grown children and lives with her husband, Randy, and their golden retriever on an acreage near Morden. She is pleased to offer spiritual direction in the Pembina Valley area and is passionate about contemplative prayer and helping others see God at work in their story.