: About Me

Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains is a small town I call home. There must be magic in this place for though I've done my share of traveling, Georgia always calls me back.

I've been writing since childhood and have sold poems and articles in both online and hardcopy magazines as well as a front page newspaper article about Battered Women.

Always captured by any form of creativity, I find myself spending my retirement as a freelance writer with three books almost ready for publication. I enjoy serving as the Travel Channel Sub-Steward for the Southeast United States at Helium.com and writing articles about travel, health issues, gardening and family.

My style is down home, full of laughter and often plain old common sense. I have a wide range of interest from gardening and wildlife to the plight of the homeless and where this country is heading. My friends and family are your everyday run-of-the-mill, humble, down to earth, hard working, fun loving, and God-fearing people.

I believe it is important to give back to the world in meaningful ways. I have served on a committee to create a Battered Women's Shelter, taught Sunday School, served on the board of a day care center, worked in food drives for the needy, taken in homeless children, given monthly to Feed My Starving Children and sponsored a child in Ethiopia through Christian Children's Fund.

I am the same everytime you see me; what you see is what you get because life is too short to bother pretending you are anything other than what you are. I've never met anyone better than me or anyone I was better than.

My passion is ...

Helping others find peace in the midst of a troubled world, Expressing myself through writing. Miniature crafts

I know too much about ...

the road less traveled

My parents always told me ...

you don't listen

My childhood ambition ...

was to join the Army, be a writer, or marry a farmer and have 12 children.

My favorite memory ...

is my Mother putting shoes on me. She would rub her hand over the sock on my foot to be sure there were no wrinkles, if she was this careful with such a small task, think how sheltered my life was.

Why I write ...

is the joy and freedom of expressing myself.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Net Bible, The Man Who Would Not Shut Up

My first job ...

was helping my Dad in his sheet metal shop

My best moment ...

was when I realized that Jesus Christ was real.

My inspiration ...

is Corrie ten Boom and the woman at the well. What a difference they made! I learned from them and Jesus that "just one" can make a difference.

Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Time-saving tips for cooking at home

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With more women working outside the home, it’s often stressful finding time to cook for our families. Precooked meals, which are big business, line the aisles and freezers of supermarkets. However, we cannot totally rely on these because of the high cost. In addition, we must ask if we are trading good taste and nutrition for fast and easy, because of time constraints. With a little planning, it doesn't have to be this way. Here are some time saving tips for cooking.   *Plan And Prepare   Good planning means making a menu and using it to make a shopping list. Do your planni...

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• Marketplace Premier Writer
• Creative Writing Bronze
• 1Citizen Journalism Awards
• 25Writing Contest Winner
• Marketplace Approved Writer
• 2Marketplace Articles Sold
• Channel Manager United States
• Helium Charter Member