I live with my husband Bill in Edmond, Oklahoma. After twenty-three years of teaching high school English and coaching girls tennis, I'm enjoying retirement and wondering why it took me so long to find my true calling. 😉 But that doesn't mean I'm taking it easy. In 2011, I published my award-winning YA novel,
Beyond the Farthest Star. In 2017, I published my inspirational novel
Some Form of Grace. My latest effort is a children's chapter book,
Ron Finds His Courage, inspired by my grandson's pet bearded dragon! When I'm not writing, I'm filling my days with the things I love: traveling between Oregon and Nashville to visit family (which includes two adorable grandsons), taking lots of vacations, reading, exercising, and volunteering at my church.
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My "grand lizard" Ron! Doesn't he look noble and courageous? I'll bet you can see why I was inspired to write a book about him. |