About

Then

A few years ago, I should have been happy with my life--great husband, good kids, successful career--and yet I wasn't. Whenever I became still, the underlying unrest surfaced.

There is a thirst for connection, purpose, and meaning hardwired into human beings.

Through suffering and loss, pain and joy, love and mercy, I discovered that until the soul is satisfied, we will find little satisfaction in success of any kind.

"We rise by lifting others." Albert Ingersoll

I've also discovered that I'm not the only one engaging in this journey. I'm willing to share what I've learned and walk alongside others as we discover together how to satisfy our soul's thirst.


Now

I'm Tammy Hicks Jackson, and I'm pursuing passionate peace in the opportunities every day provides here in the southern US, and sharing my thoughts with you along the journey. [You can see my credentials at the bottom of this page.]

On a beautiful September day in 1992, my best friend and high school sweetheart became my husband. Joseph and I have now spent more of our lives together than apart.
We have two amazing young adult sons, Andrew and Ryan, and a delightful daughter-in-law, Bethanie.
The things I love are:
  • reading,
  • talking (that sound is coming from my friends saying, "yass, lawd, does she like to talk!"),
  • mountain biking,
  • road biking, and
  • occasionally moving faster than walking (that's my attempt at not insulting runners by calling myself one).
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    I am a Christian, but that might not mean what you think it does. I"m not the jerky kind.

    Perhaps best of all, I know that I am a person of infinite sacred worth created by the Divine with something to contribute in making this world a better place . . . and so are you!


    Credentials
    I am an ordained elder in the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church, where I serve as Vice Chair of the Board of Ordained Ministry.
    I hold a Bachelor of Arts (psychology/counseling), Samford University, 1992; a Master of Divinity, Asbury Theological Seminary, 2011; have taken doctoral-level courses in Discipleship and Spiritual Formation.
    I successfully completed the Pastoral Care Specialist program as part of my ordination process.
    I am currently serving as the Senior Pastor of Anniston First United Methodist Church, Anniston, Alabama.