I believe in God’s grace and the pursuit of beauty.

I’m an adoptive mom, a happy wife, a passionate cook, a devoted horse-girl, a country mouse, an Oregonian, a lover of live music, hot coffee, good wine and hearty laughter.

My essays and children’s book have won multiple awards, but I don’t write to win - I write to understand.

If you want to check out my kids’ book, BUZZ THE NOT-SO-BRAVE, click here. For a list of non-Substack published work, click here.

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“Had my credentials been in order I would never have become a writer. Had I been blessed with even limited access to my own mind there would have been no reason to write. I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means.”

- Joan Didion

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I write about adoption, horses, marriage, friendship and above all, the relentless nature of redemption.

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I write about adoption, horses, marriage, friendship, motherhood, food and wine. Above all, I consider the relentless nature of redemption.