Meet Marci

A Fellow Traveler
on the Garden Path

I’m not here because I have all the answers.

I’m here because I know the One who does.

It would be my joy to walk beside you as we both follow Jesus…

One faithful step at a time.

Marci Nettles sitting on a garden bench in warm morning light, holding an open Bible, with a flower-lined garden path behind her

There was a time in my life when I believed my brokenness would always define me.

Like many women, I carried wounds, questions, grief, fear, and the quiet ache of wondering if God could truly redeem every part of my story.

But Jesus met me there.

Not after I had everything figured out.

Not once I had become “good enough.”

He met me in the middle of my brokenness.

One faithful step at a time, He began restoring what I never could.

As I learned to trust Him more deeply, I discovered that restoration isn’t about becoming someone new.

It’s about becoming the woman God lovingly created me to be all along.

Today, I have the privilege of walking beside other women as they discover that same hope.

Not because I have all the answers.

But because I know the One who does.

Everything you’ll find here—the Restoration Garden, the Letters Beyond the Garden, the R³ Restoration Pathway, biblical counseling, speaking, and every resource I create—exists for one purpose:

To help women know Jesus more deeply, discover their identity in Him, and continue taking one faithful step at a time.

If our paths cross for a season, it would be my joy to walk beside you.

But my greatest prayer is that every step ultimately draws you closer to Christ.

Because He has always been the true Gardener.

A Little More About Me

  • Wife to my best friend, Dondee
  • Mom
  • Grandma
  • Biblical Counselor
  • Author of Broken to Belonging – Setting the Captive Free
  • Speaker
  • Health & Wellness Advocate

Most importantly…

I am a daughter of God who is still learning every day what it means to faithfully walk with Jesus.

Education & Training

These years of study and experience simply serve the calling. They were never the point.

Master's Degree in Biblical Counseling
Victorious Christian Life Institute
Chaplain to the Business Mountain
Workplace ministry
Former Law Enforcement Officer
Years spent walking with people in crisis
Author & Podcast Host
The Toxic Truth · Broken to Belonging

Thank you for spending a few moments getting to know my heart.

My prayer is that every resource you discover here points you more deeply toward Jesus.

You are never walking this path alone.

The Garden Gate is always open.

God Can and He Will.

With love,

Marci

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