Writer

It wasn’t my plan to be a writer. Somehow I fell into a short-term devotional writing gig in 2021 for a widely read Instagram account. Friends urged me to keep writing. On a whim I joined an online writing critique group. Their gracious feedback encouraged me to set forth on my dream of writing Biblical fiction. I’m also working on a non-fiction book proposal.

There isn’t a target release date for either, but if you’re interested in my current scribblings, join me on Substack.

Background

I was raised as a Midwest farmer’s daughter, graduated from a state university with a BS degree in apparel design, moved to a big city, and married a software engineer.

I am creative by nature. I like to make things. I like adventures. I often ask too many questions. These characteristics often make life more difficult yet interesting.

At the age of fifty God led me to enroll in seminary. I thought I would fail, but God miraculously carried me through. I recently finished my MA degree in Biblical Studies Old Testament. I have no idea what is next on the path which God has placed me, but I do know that His wisdom and knowledge are far beyond my understanding.

Random Facts

My husband and I recently moved to 2 1/2 acres in the suburbs (Costco is two miles away) where we are delving into a homesteadish type of lifestyle. We must be crazy since most people our age are downsizing and moving to smaller houses.

In our free time we like to bicycle, kayak, and snowshoe.

We are renovating a 2017 Ford Transit van into a camper van. Roadtrip!

We walked a marathon once. It was a life-changing experience.

Knitting while watching tense action movies keeps me sane.

I worked in a quilt shop for many years. Some of my quilting patterns were published in major quilting magazines.

Rhubarb pie is my favorite!

Reading and napping in a hammock is my happy place.