Some have suggested that I have a Pollyanna attitude and perhaps I do.  I usually believe the best about people, possibilities, and circumstances until reality makes it impossible to do so.  Most of the time, I am not disappointed. I really believe that if we could see through the facade that many people wear like a protective amour, we would find a tender heart, sensitive feelings, and a longing for love and dignity in just about everybody.  Everybody, that is except for a few of Dean Koontz's heartless assassins or Ted Dekker's evil villains. Some of those characters defy even the slightest modicum of inherent human goodness. I wish I could write like them.  Dean Koontz and Ted Dekker, I mean. Maybe when I grow up...

I got my real estate license when I was nineteen years old.  I didn't like real estate then.  I didn't do much of anything then because I liked it, but strangely enough, I like it now. I buy multiple family apartment complexes (small ones) for a hobby, sort of.  My husband manages them... and I write. Talk about "having your cake and eating it, too."  :-)

Life has not always been easy, but then a life of ease isn't always the best...for anybody.  I don't think I am tough.  I don't always think I am strong.  However, I believe that every day I can be better, stronger, and bolder than I was the day before. And I still see the silver lining behind just about every cloud.