Books have been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. As a young girl, my favorite pastime was "playing library." This entailed loading every book I owned into my Radio Flyer wagon and trekking to the neighborhood park. Once there, I would carefully place each masterpiece onto a blanket. When my friends wanted to check-out a book, I would first tell them the synopsis of each story and why I loved it. Not much has changed since then. I'm obsessed with the art of what makes a great story, great. I can and have talked for hours about the fictional characters, scenarios, and plots found within the pages of my favorite tales. And at the age of 30, I decided it was time to share my own world of make-believe. I wrote my first novel, All for Anna, soon after that. I've been a wife to my hunk-of-a husband, Tim, for ten years, and a mother to my two crazy boys (Preston, 9 and Lincoln, 6). I'm a cherished daughter, an advice-giving big sister, and a very grateful friend. But first and foremost, I am a picture of redemption. My life has been transformed by grace. Though I no longer pull a red wagon, my stockpile of books has grown exponentially. I'm never far from my next read. And yes, I still push books on my friends every chance I get (along with my commentary). Old habits die hard. Thank you for reading a piece of my world, and for sharing in a piece of my heart. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.Psalms 73:26 (NIV)