I was born in Toledo, Ohio, then moved to Swanton, Ohio where my husband, John, and I have raised our two children and helped raise our seven grand children and now five great grandchildren. Attending Bowling Green University (B.S. in Ed), Indiana University (M Ed), and Winebrenner Seminary in Findlay, (M Div) has trained me for twenty-one years of public school teaching on both elementary and high school levels, and for working as a chaplain for Heartland Hospice for thirteen years. Upon retirement, I couldn't sit still, so I took up the hobby of painting, which has now grown into a small...more