I was born in Philadephia and grew up in the suburbs thereof.  As a child, I was into art and friends, sweets and shopping.  And I hated reading.  My grades were excellent, though teachers complained that I did not write complete sentences or explain my answers very well. As a teenager, my grades remained great, even though I had now also gained interest in sports, people-pleasing, God, and poetry.  Now I had softball and cheerleading, friends and youth group.  So any creativity I extended had to be brief. College was great, and a degree in elementary education made me read more.  The Freshmen Fifteen made me run more.  And though this was where I met my husband, Jeremy, we did not begin a relationship until I graduated.  So, graduation led to a teaching job (6th grade that first year) and a relationship led to a marriage in 1997.  A few years later, I moved to 2nd grade, and then down to kindergarten. What next? You guessed it.  Out of teaching to care for my own babies.  I now am the happy mama to Hannah, Christian, and Audrey.   The funniest thing started happening toward the end of my teaching career.  I began writing children's books.  I felt I had some great ideas and liked keeping it short.  Another way of keeping it short? Contributing short devotions to God Stories. (You'll find me in vol. 3-7 thus far.)  As my children grew taller, my writing grew longer.  And so did the time I spent running.  They go together.  Running for hours gives one a lot of time to think.  What else are you going to do?  So I listened.  What did God want me to write?  Well, start the Angelmen series, and you will find out!  Happy reading to you!