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The Basics<\/h2>\n

Thank you for strolling down our gravel road for a visit. Sorry about the pot holes and the bumps. After living along this gravel road for over 20 years, I’ve fallen in love with it. Maybe that’s why I like to blog so much. To share its beauty and to keep you up-to-date on writing projects, what’s good to read and watch, and new recipe experiments. Sometimes, I muse on current events, reflect on old memories, share a recent church newsletter column, or write about our most recent family adventure.<\/p>\n

A Little Bit About Me<\/h2>\n

In 2003 I left teaching after 25 years as a classroom teacher to pursue a career as a writer and speaker. It was a risk, but God made his will so clear, it would have been a bigger risk not to follow it. For four years, I split my time between writing newspaper and magazine articles and working as Director of Discipleship and Assimilation at our church<\/a>. During those years I landed an agent. We met at a writing conferences. Those conferences were a way to meet people in the publishing industry. Much better than waiting for them to find our little gravel road.<\/p>\n

In September of 2009, Discovery House Publishers released my first book, A Different Dream for My Child: Meditations for Parents of Children with Critical or Chronic Illness<\/a><\/em>. In November of 2011, the same publisher released Different Dream Parenting: A Practical Guide to Raising a Child with Special Needs<\/em><\/a>. Since then, I’ve published three more books:<\/p>\n

The Caregiver’s Notebook<\/em><\/a> (Discovery House, 2014)
\nEvery Child Welcome: A Ministry Handbook for Including Kids with Special Needs<\/em><\/a> (Kregel, 2015), co-authored with Katie Wetherbee
\nDoes My Child Have PTSD? What to Do When Your Child Is Hurting from the Inside Out<\/em><\/a> (Familius, 2015)<\/p>\n

My agent is also pitching my first mystery novel, See Jane Run!<\/em> to select publishers, also. The big YAHOO!<\/em> you’ll hear when you least expect it will let you know a contract’s been offered.<\/p>\n

Family Matters<\/h2>\n

Writing is so fulfilling, sometimes it’s hard to put family first. But my patient husband, Hiram, supported my move from teaching to writing. So I try to stop writing at a decent time each day to fix supper – I like to cook as much as he likes to eat – and work on projects together around the house.<\/p>\n

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Our kids are out on their own and have given us 3 grandchildren so far. Weekend trips to visit them keeps us busy, and seeing life through their young eyes is delightful.<\/p>\n

Make Life Easier<\/h2>\n

Instead of slogging down the gravel road every day, make your life easier by subscribing to the RSS Feed and receive each day’s post in your email inbox. I post every weekday, so subscribing will make your life easier. Unless you need the exercise, in which case, I hope you enjoy your daily walks down our road as much as I do.<\/p>\n

Keep In Touch<\/h2>\n

I love to keep in touch with readers by email<\/a> and through your comments on daily blog posts. You can also find me on Facebook<\/a>,<\/a> Twitter<\/a>, and LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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