Robert Frost, Helen Steiner Rice, Dr. Seuss, and many others have influenced my writing. Les Brown inspired me to dare to dream. I've been compared to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Walt Whitman. I'm motivated by my desire to make a difference, and inspired daily by my five beautiful children. I have been blessed to adopt a baby boy with Down syndrome, two holes in his heart and coloboma who reminds me to be thankful for the little things in life, but most importantly laugh at everything. When you are facing heart surgery, e more...
