: About Me

My day job is serving elementary school students as a guidance counselor. My greatest knowledge and experience is in the area of education, counseling topics, and cooking.

Educational background:

BS degree in Business Education from Florida Atlantic University

Masters in Psychology/Education from Palm Beach Atlantic College

Creative writing course at Palm Beach Community College

NRI writing course

Writers' Digest "Focus on Writing Nonfiction For Children" course

Writing experience:

Poems published by Amherst Society, Anderie Poetry Press

Articles accepted by Christian Standard, Techniques magazine, City + Country Pets, Kingdom Ambassadors, and the Proverbs 31 Ministry, Mature Living, NW Christian Authors, Secret Place Devotional and other periodicals.

My passion is ...

learning. I could be a professional student.

I know too much about ...

the reality many school children live. I'm a school counselor.

My parents always told me ...

If in doubt, don't.

My childhood ambition ...

be a nurse in grade school...a writer in middle-school...a wife in high school.

My favorite memory ...

love at first sight of my handsome husband.

Why I write ...

for the joy of putting words together in a pleasing manner.

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

reality shows, preparing for retirement books,

My first job ...

playground director

My best moment ...

bridesmaid at my 85 year old mother's wedding.

My inspiration ...

Jeremiah 29:11 I know my plans for you. Plans for good, not evil. to give you a future and a hope.

Pets & Animals > Reptiles & Amphibians Do turtles make good pets?

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Ponds and lakes of my childhood provided countless hours of watching and feeding turtles. Baby boomers probably remember the brightly painted little turtles sold at the five and dime store that every child wanted. My fascination for turtles continues to this day, as the proud owner of Thea, a Russian Tortoise. She's been an excellent pet choice: quiet, responsive, and small-compared to her larger cousin, the Galapagos Tortoise. Russian Tortoise's only grow about eight to ten inches in length. Tortoises and turtles are both reptiles, but tortoises live most their life on dry land, unlike tu...

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Writing:

• Creative Writing Bronze
• Teacher
• School Counselor
• Marketplace Approved Writer
• 1Marketplace Articles Sold
• Helium Charter Member