When I was in 6th grade I declared I would be a writer, a stuntwoman or a stock-car driver when I grew up. After highschool, my dreams shifted to writer, spy, Russian Ambassador or Marine Biologist. God entered the picture, and writer, missionary, wife, mom and speaker took over.
Now a missionary-speaker-teacher for 27 years, wife for 25, mom for almost 23, I am excited to chase the dream that has haunted my heart since elementary school… WRITER.
With three partially-written novels hidden away, and many more ideas burning to get out, I decided it was time to put a subject I had been teaching in women’s conferences in Mexico and the US to paper. No Expectations won a Cascade Award for unpublished nonfiction at the 2017 Oregon Christian Writers Conference and then a First Timer’s Scholarship to the 2018 Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference.
Boy did I learn a lot at those conferences. I sat next to writing legend Frank Peretti, soaked in wisdom at workshops from writers like James Rubart, and heard inspiring lessons from bestselling ___ like Francine Rivers. I made amazing friends, like authors Christina Suzann Nelson and Tom Threadgill.
So, now I am working hard to finish and polish my manuscript, while querying agents and sending proposals to publishers. I have “no expectations,” and am leaving the rest in God’s hands to do as he sees fit.
Meanwhile, I am also keeping busy teaching, speaking and now writing a blog, which you can read here.