: About Me

My family and I live in a small town in North Texas not far from DFW. I grew up in Amarillo, but my heart has always been in East Texas where my ancestors on both sides had settled. Living where I do is great because I can easily do day trips if I want to in order to further my family research.

I have always enjoyed writing; bringing words alive through creativity and imagination. It's one thing to have an idea in mind, but to see it through to fruition is nothing short of amazing.

When I was in college, I always looked forward to English research papers and the occasional Biology or Sociology paper. Any excuse to write was right up my alley.

Since being out of college, I haven't had much of an opportunity to write, and then I found Helium. I'm hoping to re-tap into my passion and really make something out of it.

I love history! My favorite areas are The War Between the States and the Medieval period. My main personal research focus is 1861-1865 for various CSA Units. I occasionally research the Medieval era, though its not my prime area of research.

I am mom to two boys and two girls, ranging in age from 15 to 22. In fact, two of my children write here at Helium!

My husband and I have been married for 10 years. He has always been very supportive of my writing ambitions, and has believed in me when I barely believed in myself at times.

It is my ambition to one day have something published. This has been a dream of mine for close to 20 years, sidelined by raising a family. I really enjoy writing for Helium and I feel it is giving me the opportunity to hone-in on my own writing style. I look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with Helium and other Helium writers.

My passion is ...

Writing, researching the unexplained, family history research, War Between the States

I know too much about ...

Hmmmm....never really thought about it!

My parents always told me ...

I can be whatever I want to be in life

My childhood ambition ...

To be rich and famous, ofcourse!

My favorite memory ...

Water skiing, boating at the lake, camping

Why I write ...

The act of bringing words to life is an awsome feeling.

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

Anything Clive Cussler has written! I was lucky to find several of his books at a recent sale at the library. I should be good for the Winter!

My first job ...

Argh! Taco Bell

My best moment ...

Having my children and marrying my husband

My inspiration ...

To write a book and see it published one day

Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor Humor: Delivery stories

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Don't Forget the Gloves, Doc! It was a beautiful day in May on the Texas Gulf Coast. The birds were singing, the sun was shining, and I was in hard labor with my first child. I swore to God Almighty that it would be my last. How do women do this? More precisely, what woman in her right mind would do this more than once? I had gone into labor at about 10:30 p.m. My mother and husband loaded me into the car and made a mad dash to the hospital. I wasn't dilated enough to be admitted at that point, so we returned home. None of us got any rest that night as I was forced to labor at home. Early ...

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