About Me
I call myself a fluid poet soul.
But you might want more details.
Crazy as it is,
I'm mostly known as the mother of
10 amazing teen & adult children.
My eight grandchildren also bring me great joy.
I am surrounded by an awesome cadre
of friends and relatives from all walks of life.
I'm always learning something new from them!
I graduated in May 2021
with an MA in Ministry from
Asbury Theological Seminary,
where I am a member of the
Theta Phi honor society.
As part of my academic program,
I did two independent research courses
on the topic of restorative Christian spirituality
for those who have experienced faith crisis.
I continue working for the seminary
assisting in classes as needed with.
research/writing training & assessment.
Speaking of research
and faith crisis,
for the past dozen years,
my "dark hobby" has been
studying authoritarian and/or aberrant,
religious movements,
spiritual abuse, and family dysfunction.
I suppose I should call it my
"darkness-to-light" hobby
since I do it to educate.
It's no fun getting sucked in.
Ask me how I know.
I work for a crisis hotline,
where I have learned to listen, reflect, and resource.
This is an extension of what I have always said of myself:
"I connect people with resources, ideas, and inspiration for success."
I also teach high school English
and middle school language arts
part-time for a local homeschool program
where my youngest teen is also a student.
Once upon a time, I wrote and self-published
three books on home education.
I love art, music, literature,
and historical architecture, particularly cathedrals.
Botanical gardens and other nature settings
are favorite outings for me,
and I have been known to fall off a waterfall.
I create my own art with photography, calligraphy,
woodwork, painting, and countless doodles.
And words. I live for words.
That's why I'm a poet, and
why I'm writing a book, again.
My favorite place to write is
my hand-dyed turquoise
tilted table with these words
burned into the bottom edge:
FILL YOUR SOUL
WITH ALL GOOD THINGS
AND LET THE BEAUTY
POUR FORTH.
That's my philosophy for life
and for writing.
Most of all,
despite my own periods
of crisis and cynicism,
I am a disciple
of Jesus Christ.
All good things!
I can't imagine
any other life for myself.
To God be the glory.