I am a writer. I have one novel published and a second book, this one non-fiction, under contract. My novel is classified as Christian Fiction with a more specific area of Suspense/Romance. My second book concerns a ministry group I spent some time with in India and is due to be released Spring 2008. I have four other projects that I am currently working on; a trilogy that will be Christian Science Fiction; a fantasy, and two more general novels.

My writing experience is rather broad; I have written articles for college and church newsletters, commercials for radio broadcast, news reports for radio broadcast, short stories, poems, essays, songs and novels. I even once had the task of rewriting an operations manual for the radio station where I worked.

Writing is not what I do, it is who I am. The rest of my life is centered around my husband of 19 years, my dog, my church and my family. I have two grown sons, both of whom also have the writing gene. I of course have to credit my Mom with my infection; she too writes and always encouraged my scribblings and ramblings.

I have a few other interests, which include reading, football, quilting, old movies, and I do mean old, good music of many different genres, and I admit to a weakness for mindless PC games.

As a child growing up in the 60's and 70's, I was privileged to see some amazing things: a man walked on the moon; a war ended; video games were born; computers got smaller than warehouses; vinyl records were replaced by 8-track tapes; 8-track tapes were replaced by cassettes; and gas lines were blocks long. By the time the 80's rolled around, I was a wife and mother and saw even more amazing things: computers got small enough to fit on your desk; telephones lost their cords, and then got small enough to fit in your pocket; cassettes were replaced by CD's and those are quickly being replaced by MP3 players; computers are getting small enough to fit in your pocket and you can wear your phone on your ear.

In the 4? years I have been allowed to roam freely upon the earth, so many things have changed. I used to think that my great-grandmother, whom I lost in 1977, saw incredible changes in her 90+ years, but the changes that have taken place in half that time are even more amazing. In some ways, though, I think we have lost a piece of ourselves. With all the technology that surrounds us, we have somehow lost touch with people. We don't just sit on the front porch anymore and wave at the neighbors, or play out in the yard with the kids. We don't take a walk just for the sake of taking a walk; we power-walk to keep in shape. Nothing is done at a leisurely pace, very little done just because. I miss that.

My passion is ...

Writing and India

My parents always told me ...

I know you didn't mean to, but you didn't mean not to either.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a published author

My favorite memory ...

Fishing with my daddy

Why I write ...

I can't not write

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

most of the time it's Christian radio, but I read lots of everything and I love to watch football and CSI (all three of them)

My first job ...

Waitress at the age of 14

My best moment ...

The births of my children

My inspiration ...

Mom

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Aging

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Western culture has reached a point where it seems to be a crime for women to get older. Women are supposed to do everything humanly and surgically possible to maintain an illusion, and it is an illusion, of youth. Why? What is wrong with getting older?

Some of the most beautiful women I have ever seen were over 60. These women have lived! And they are proud of those silver hairs and those laugh lines. They know they aren't as "firm" as they were once, but they don't care. Their beauty radiates about them like a halo. Their wisdom springs forth in clarity and gentleness that simply does ...

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