I’ve been writing for twenty-five years.  I started in the late 1970s writing because I wanted to see if I could put a whole story down on paper.  That book is still in the drawer and will never see the light of day.  But I was able to finish a book which was my goal.  I decided after that to get some help and joined a writer’s round table where I met once a week with some writers and went over each other’s work.  I sold her first book in the early 1980s and have been selling ever since.

I love to tell a story.  Ever since I was a little girl, I made up stories while playing with my dolls.  On long trips with my family I would weave a story about the surrounding countryside.  From those early beginnings grew a love of entertaining people with a story.

When I went away to college, I met my husband, Mike, who I’ve  been married to for over thirty-five years.  He is my support and my best friend.  I’ve always felt I was the luckiest woman the day I bump into him on campus.

When we married, we moved to Oklahoma where I finished my degree in Special Education and began teaching.  I still teach today and love working with students with special needs.  They help me remember what is important in life.  I also participates in Special Olympics as a coach with my students.

Upon discovering the burgeoning inspirational fiction market, I’ve enjoyed weaving an extra element into my books--faith.  I now specialize in telling tales centered on Christian principles, showing my readers through a wealth of warmhearted everyday characters how important God can be in sustaining us when life gets rough.

Besides teaching and writing, I’m a mother of one, a son named Shaun.  My son loves animals and there have been times we could have our own zoo at our house. The most interesting pet he has is a leopard tortoise which could outlive my son.

When I’m not working, I love to read, travel and go to lunch and a movie with a friend.  I’ve been to many countries in the world and love to meet new people.  My favorite place is Tahiti (Bora Bora).  It is as beautiful as all the pictures portray it. One day I hope to return.

In my travels I’ve found myself in some interesting situations.  Once in London I got caught in the middle of a protest that later turned into a riot over poll taxes.  In the rain forest of Costa Rica, I was covered from head to toe in mud and ruined a perfectly good outfit.  I should have remembered it was going to be wet since it was called the rain forest. 

In Rio a friend and I were left with no means to get back to the hotel on the other side of the city.  Neither one of us spoke Portuguese and there wasn’t a cab in sight.  Thankfully one finally pull up to the curb at the museum because I couldn’t see us hiking across Rio to get back to the hotel.

I am with you always,

to the very end of the age. 

Matthew 28:20

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