About The Karis Avenue

Hi, I’m Bertha~

I’m a Christian woman, a mother, and a trained GIA gemologist.

For over a decade, my work revolved around evaluating value:

examining gemstones, understanding quality, and learning how worth is revealed — not assumed.

What stayed with me wasn’t just technical knowledge.

It was the mindset.

In gemology, you don’t rush conclusions.

You observe, test, compare, and wait.

And I began to notice how rare this way of thinking had become — especially in life, work, and faith.

Like many women, I was surrounded by many options.

Good ideas.

Good advice.

Good opportunities.

But good doesn’t always mean right.

I realised that confusion wasn’t coming from a lack of capability — it came from not having a clear framework for discernment.

The Karis Avenue was created as a response to that gap.

Everything here is shaped by three convictions:

This is not about doing more.

It’s about choosing better.

Karis means grace — not as ease, but as unearned clarity and guidance.

This space reflects that kind of grace:

If you’re tired of noise, urgency, and shallow answers, and you want a quieter, wiser way to decide what belongs in your life…