Ellen Michaud's latest book Blessed: Living a Grateful Life was named the #1 Spiritual Inspiration Book of the Year by USA Book News. She and her husband, artist Wayne Michaud, live in a small cottage tucked away in the mountains of Vermont with their dogs and cat--regularly visited by assorted black bears, moose, deer, coyotes, owls, and even a bobcat who strolls through their gardens just before dawn.Ellen's work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Ladies Home Journal, Health Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Parents Magazine, Readers' Digest Magazine, and Prevention Magazine, where she was the editor-at-large for six years. She has served as the writer-in-residence at Earlham School of Religion, named one of the ten best schools of theology in the United States, and is at work on her next book, Writing for God. Visit her at www.theblessedblog.com and writingforgod.com.