: About Me

JoAnne came into the world with a pen in one hand and a notebook in the other. She landed her first writing job at the age of 12, writing a column for a local newspaper in New Mexico for the grand sum of seven cents an inch.

 She has sold articles to several national magazines and regional newspapers and contributed to several national and regional newsletters.  The most recent of these is a "Weeders Digest" marketplace article sale.

She  edited and produced two newsletters, one for a church and the other for ARC Children’s Services, an agency serving parents of handicapped preschoolers.  She contributed to several national newsletters.

She served as a parent member on the Committee for Special Education at her children's school for nine years and learned a lot about special needs children and different teaching methods.  She  raised six children with a variety of handicapping conditions, including an autistic, mentally challenged boy.

Presently, she serves as the Missions Coordinator of her church. She keeps track of various missionaries and learns about countries that they serve. From their emails and newsletters, she hears of conditions in the world not often reported, thereby  giving a unique slant to her writings.

My passion is ...

Writing about my faith.

My parents always told me ...

Get an education, no one can take it away from you.

My childhood ambition ...

I wanted to be a veterinarian.

Why I write ...

I write to try to make sense of it all. That has not happened yet, so I keep on writing.

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

non-fiction, novels, talk shows, talk radio.

My first job ...

babysitting at age 11. Wrote a column for a local newspaper at age 13

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Going to the beach to find inner peace

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Of all of the pleasures of life on this earth, a day on the beach trumps them all, a sanctuary of peace and serenity. It entices me, pulls me near, and grants refuge from civilization. It lets the spirit soar, return refreshed and renewed, and ready to take on the world and all its myriad problems once again. The vast expanses of sea and sand blend with the hugeness of the sky to remind one of God's greatness, the glory and peacefulness of his creation. The thundering waves like great music, the plaintive cries of the gulls, and the delicious tang of the salt air further remind us of the w...

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