After colorful years spent in four continents and 16 cities, working as a cook, chambermaid, waitress, fisher-woman, missionary, speaker/teacher, tutor, and academic writing editor, I now live in British Columbia with my super-supportive husband and two attention-seeking cats. We have two grown kids and a beloved grandchild, all living too far away.

Besides my favorite activities–writing and dreaming– I enjoy hiking, cycling, blogging,  playing word games, watching documentaries, having deep talks, and reading other people’s memoirs. My poetry and nonfiction have appeared in The Lyric, Storyteller, The Eastern Iowa Review, The English Bay Review, Brevity Blog, and Longreads.

Lately I’ve become a serial memoirist, with two published memoirs and two more in the works. My unconventional life has been full of adventure and challenges, and I’d be a fool not to share what I’ve learned (usually the hard way) with whoever will listen. My relationship with God is my greatest treasure.  Whatever wisdom I might share comes from Him.