Look and Listen

Biography

I grew up in a small town in Southeastern Wisconsin, and spent most of my life in the Midwest. I moved to Minnesota as a young adult, married and settled down to raising a family of 2 girls and 2 boys. Volunteer work and weekends at the family cabin rounded out my life. My husband, who had rheumatoid arthritis, died when I was fifty,leaving me with 2 teen-aged boys, a college-aged daughter, and a grown daughter living on her own. My life changed radically. I returned to work full-time and began to journal. I now live in sunny Arizona, where I write, speak, and connect with as many people as I can.

Inspiration

I have thought of myself as a writer from the tender age of 10. I loved describing things in words - ideas,people, events, landscapes, and I especially liked to write tall tales. The journal I began after my husband died became No Time to Grieve.It is the guide book I needed to help solve the problems of early grief. Knowing that, if I put my mind to it, I could describe the steps necessary to move from mourning to new life, I read through my journal and began writing. I want my writing to be both informational and supportive, giving readers a well-rounded approach to wholeness and growth.