Published author, editor, illustrator, teacher, and National Art Award Recipient. Born with a birth defect (Arthrogryposis) and as a result is confined to a motorized wheel chair. She types all her manuscripts using a mouth-stick held between her teeth (29 cwam). Her art work is done by holding a pen in her teeth.
PhD candidate (Biblical Studies) at Northwestern Seminary. Honor graduate (Magna Cum Laude) of Northwestern Theological Seminary with a Masters degree in Theology, Graduate of Salisbury State University in Maryland with a Bachelors degree in Psychology, and an Associates degree in Religious Education from School of the Bible in California. Accounting diploma from Woodrow Wilson Business School in Virginia. Studied writing with Writer’s Digest School and attended a number of writer’s workshops and conferences.