My Story

I can’t say that I have always loved to read. But for as long as I can remember, I have loved to write. For some children, a new toy or game was the epitome of excitement. For me, it was a blank sheet of paper. And as I got older, it became clear to me and to others that I not only had an affinity for it, but also a talent. I was first told that I should become a writer by my tenth-grade lit teacher, something I have carried in my heart all these years.

 

I eventually figured out that I loved to read, but I had to discover it. I remember being so certain that I did not enjoy it, that I much preferred to be outside playing with other neighborhood children. My brother was the reader – he would stay up late into the night finishing an enormous book in an impossibly short amount of time. One day, I picked up one of those books – J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – and started reading where he had it bookmarked. I became so engrossed that I started from the beginning and have loved to read ever since.

 

As the years rolled by, each one quicker than the last, I began to lose myself in the various things that take over adult life. I stopped reading. I stopped writing. I became trapped in relationships that didn’t support these things. So much of the joy and pleasure I found in life dissipated right before my eyes. But God is faithful, and He never left my side.

 

I married and became a mother to two wonderful, amazing children whom I love with every part of me. They were and still are my biggest mission this side of Heaven. But not being content to just stay home with them, I became a real estate agent. This allowed me the flexibility to serve people and be home with my children as often as needed. Despite being good at my job and running a successful business, I was not fulfilled. So I prayed; I asked Him what I should do.

 

Suddenly all the times I had been told that I should become a writer came rushing back to mind with such veracity that it took me by surprise. At this point, I had already penned my first manuscript on a whim, and I loved every minute of it. It is still one of the most exhilarating experiences I have ever had. The path before me became clearer in the months that followed, bringing me to where I am now.

 

I seek to create so much more than a place to escape in my Christian fiction stories. I hope they encourage you to look around in your own life and find love wherever you are.