Why I Started Writing:

I began writing when my university poetry professor told me I should change my major to English and Writing. I loved poetry, was always writing for fun, and hearing that affirmation from someone I respected was all it took for me to change career tracks. For years, I continued writing but never publishing anything until my coauthor convinced me to write Hello, Beautiful! with her.

Authors Who Have Influenced Me:

• King David, the psalmist

• C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters and The Chronicles of Narnia series

• Robert Fulghum, author of Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and It Was On Fire When I Lay Down on It

• Charles Swindoll, Come Before Winter

Books I Have Written:

• Hello, Beautiful! (with Jeanette Levellie)

• Yes, You Can! Overcome Crises with God’s Help (with Jeanette Levellie)

What I'm Working On Now:

• A devotional book for farm wives with my farm-wife friend and professional magazine article writer, Susan Hayhurst.

• An early reader children’s book, Beautiful Girl (working title)