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.

Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Living a simple life

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Many profess a desire for living a simple life. However when it comes down to actually doing it, few are willing to let go of the unnecessary things which complicate their life. Everything in life involves some give and take.If you think it doesn't, try to think of any change in your life where you did not both lose and gain something. Sometimes it is only wisdom we gain, but wisdom is priceless. It is what tells us how to use the knowledge we have gained.I was once a member of the rat race. I lived in the fast lane burning my candle at both ends. I allowed the system to dictate how I behav...

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