Gender	Female
Occupation	certified rehabilitation counselor; former English and drama teacher
Location	Florida, United States
Introduction	I love to write but dislike numbers immensely. Other things I love: Jesus, husband and family, my dogs, old school, and second chances. Forever grateful that the Lord gave me my life back after years of suffering with trigeminal neuralgia. Want credentials? Please visit my website. Passions: prison ministry, friends who have lasted for decades, and cooking dinner for my husband. Author, With Great Mercy.
Interests	Writing, Prison ministry, social isolation, Architecture, Southern literature, Disability issues, Trigeminal neuralgia, toy fox terriors, cranial nerve disorders, TMJ, or TMD, quilting
Favorite movies	The Blind Side, The Hurricane, Seven Pounds, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Time Traveler's Wife, Facing the Giants, Remember the Titans, P.S. I Love You, Lorenzo's Oil, Hitch, The Lake House, Say Anything, My Dog Skip, The Passion of the Christ, Something the Lord Made, Cast Away, The Shipping News, Dog Day Afternoon, Old Gringo, A Beautiful Mind, The Insider, Grey Gardens.
Favorite music	Van Morrison, Annie Lennox, Dwight Yoakum, Jessy Dixon, Mercy Me, Russ Taff, Bill Gaither, Bart Milllard, The Staple Singers, The Pretenders, Allison Kraus, Selah, Norah Jones, The Temptations.
Favorite books	The Shack, The Cape Ann, With Great Mercy, Ellen Foster, A Man Called Dave, The House of Mirth, Redeeming Love, She Flew the Coop, Before Women Had Wings, The Bluest Eye, To Kill A Mockingbird, Before Women Had Wings, East of Eden, Where the Heart Is, The Testament.

The wicked backspin caught you off guard. How will you play it off without losing your footing?

By relying on God. He holds me upright with His precious right hand.