Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in southern California but primarily raised in the Atlanta area as one of four children. At a young age I heard the Gospel in a Baptist Sunday school class and responded by placing my trust in Jesus Christ for salvation. At 8 years old I felt the call of God to reach the lost with the good news of Jesus Christ and had the unique privilege of spending my teenage summers on the mission field. Experiencing so many different cultures (13 different countries) provided a wealth of experiences at a young age. The desire to see people come to saving faith in Jesus Christ never abated, but the realities of life prevented full-time service.
While attending Bryan College, a Christian liberal arts college in Dayton, Tennessee, I met and married Seth, my husband now of 25 years. Before the birth of our son, we moved to the Orlando, Florida area to be near family and have continued to reside there. Although I graduated from Bryan with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a minor in Bible, I chose to be a homemaker and homeschool my only child, Caleb, through the 7th grade. I then taught Latin part time and then 3rd grade full time at my son’s classical Christian school.
In spite of always feeling God’s hand on my life and desiring to please Him, I struggled with depression and trusting that God loved me personally due to many years of plaguing health problems. As a type A, driven person I continued pushing myself to my physical limits, always striving to be perfect in everything in order to win the approval of the Lord. It wasn’t until God allowed me to become bedridden that I was forced to deal with my misconceptions about God and His deep, unfailing love for me. As the merciful Savior brought healing to my heart and mind through Scripture, He also brought complete physical healing.
Since my son, Caleb left home in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree at Bryan College, I have continued in the noble pursuits of homemaking and being my husband’s helpmate, as well as serving in teaching ministries with women and children as God allows. I also enjoy traveling and exploring the beautiful areas of God’s amazing creation with her family, running, gardening, and studying God’s Word. Although acutely aware of the sanctifying work that God still needs to accomplish in me, I long to inspire others with a passion for God’s Word and a love for her Savior.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I started writing, When You Can’t Trust His Heart–Discovering the Limitless Love of God, when I was an invalid due to multiple chronic illnesses and 2 herniated discs. With nothing but time on my hands, I decided to seek out a Christian counselor to help me work through a traumatic event that I’d never really dealt with. As a result of her challenge I began to study passages of the Bible that spoke of God’s love for me. As I did, God began to radically change my broken heart. The book tells my story combined with a study of Scripture about the love of God.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write while sitting with my laptop in a comfy recliner by a big window and pray that God will direct my thoughts.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love to learn about a variety of topics or just read a good novel. Non-fiction author Malcolm Gladwell and Norman Doidge have written fascinating non-fiction books that manage to grab hold of my attention with the way they weave learning with stories of people.
What are you working on now?
I am currently working on my 2nd book, which is called Life to the Body–Biblical Principles for Health and Healing. Because of spending almost 2 decades sick and in constant pain, I have a particular interest in what the Bible says on this topic. I also carry the burden of so many others who, like I once did, suffer physically. I desire to share what I’ve learned so that others might get well as I have.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still new to this myself and learning all the time.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
To choose to trust God’s Word when it says that He loves me, even when I don’t feel it.
What are you reading now?
Norman Doidge’s The Brain’s Way of Healing, and I’m enthralled.
What’s next for you as a writer?
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
My Bible, of course, and oddly enough, a hymnal. Other than that give me a big, fat novel and a one non-fiction book.
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