I'm a happily married mother of 8 children, 6 boys and 2 girls, ages 5 to 16. I discovered my love for writing on my 7th birthday when my father gave me my very first journal. Since then I've been told countless times "you ought to write a book!" I love to read, write, draw, sew, make messes, and I frequently have about 10 projects going on at once. I am not a girlie girl and I prefer to have fun and get dirty instead. I'm creative and life is a treasure hunt to me. I'm always seeking out the beauty in everything and I've found it in places no one imagined I ever would. I'm an extrovert and try to be optimistic about life in general.