: About Me

I've co-authored a book with my brother-God, Why Don't You Hear Their Prayer? It's available at amazon.com or hope4kidsinternational.org

I'm married to Robert, my biggest fan.

I have one daughter, Lisa and a granddaughter, Jordan.

I'm the resident writer and director of women's concerns for Hope4kids International. I've been to Uganda ten times and work with the widows of Uganda-starting them in businesses and working to bring them dignity.I also work with the Karmajong children who have been forging for food in garbage pits-we now feed 420 of these children daily.

As an author I travel and speak around the country to churches, civic groups, organizations and schools.

My passion is ...

working with the widows and children of Uganda and writing!

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

wash your hands before you eat and say your prayers

My childhood ambition ...

to write a book

My favorite memory ...

remembering my childhood Christmas times

Why I write ...

I love to create

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

I'm reading the Yada Yada Prayer group series

My first job ...

pulling weeds out of the bean field

My best moment ...

watching the birth of my granddaughter-having my book published

My inspiration ...

is Jesus. I want to be like Him

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Self reflection

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Today is my 53rd birthday. How did I get to be 53? While growing up, every birthday my dad would tell me about the year they tried to skip my birthday. He said one year they figured I was too young to know what birthdays were all about so although I did know it was my birthday they didn't celebrate it. Back then I didn't talk much so I quietly went through the day. About ten o'clock that night when Dad was doing his nightly rounds of checking on us he was surprised to see me sitting in the middle of the bed with my eyes wide open. "Rachel, why aren't you asleep?" I looked at him expectantl...

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