Welcome!

My name is Alice Matagora. I am a wife to RJ, mother to Regi and Clementine, and the Pretty Pup to our Daisy dog. I work in full-time ministry with The Navigators as Director of Leader Development and released my first book, How to Save the World: Disciplemaking Made Simple, featuring original research from The Barna Group, in August 2022. I am also a licensed marriage and family therapist.

To be honest, I don’t really have a “thing.” I love to eat, but I’m not a foodie by any means. Cooking and baking can be fun, but really, RJ is the cook in our family (I could eat Costco pizza every single day). Can sleep be a thing? Maybe sleep is my thing. I do enjoy dabbling in new trends, but I am for sure not a trendsetter. I enjoy my fair share of nerdery, but there are way more dedicated fans out there. I strive to live holistically, in mind, body, spirit, and soul but I don’t have the bandwidth these days to be a content creator or thought leader.  

But…if I did have a thing, it’d be Jesus in real life for real people. Jesus in my real life - from the highest of heights to the deepest dark valleys. Boy do I love Jesus. I love sharing what he is speaking to me in my everyday life with others - in marriage, parenting, relationships, ministry, identity, mental health, grief and loss, healing from trauma and shame, and finding wonder in the mundane and beauty in the broken. And I love testifying about the goodness of God in my life. As such, these are many of the things that I write (and speak) about - with a good sprinkling of random side quests, quirkiness, and sass.

Again, welcome! I’m glad you’re here.