I’m a follower of Christ, wife and mother. Those are my priorities, in that order.
I live on the family farm, in a house built by my great-great-grandfather. My children are the sixth generation of my family to live on this land. That’s a pretty amazing thing in today’s culture.
I do not belong to any religion. Religion is a man-made institution that I wholly reject. I imagine that many would label me a “Christian” but that term has very little meaning today. I am a follower of Christ. I believe that the Bible is 100% true, and does not require “scholarly” interpretation. My faith touches and transforms every area of my life.
I have no political affiliation, because I believe that we are remiss by not heeding George Washington’s warning against partisanship in his farewell address. I advocate a return to our roots in the Bible and the Constitution. Some might classify me as libertarian in my views, but contrary to the popular libertarian view, I embrace the belief of many of our founders, in that all rights come from our Creator God. As such, they may never be regulated nor repressed by any man. Godly government was something that a relatively small group of men aspired to over two-hundred years ago. Things have come full-circle.
I’m an avid reader. I’ll read about almost any subject, and my ambition is to establish a personal library filled to the brim with literary classics, and well-written books on every topic. I prefer Webster’s 1828 dictionary, because it was the last accurate dictionary published.
I’m the author of many poems, several short stories and a few articles. None of it has been published to date. I have a couple of novels in progress, and ideas for two non-fiction books that I would very much like to work on at some point. I still aspire to publication.
My Mom taught me how to sew and quilt many years ago, and it is a skill that I use to this day. I do not have time to do as much of it as I would like, but I still greatly enjoy the time that I do devote to it.
I refer to knitting as my latest obsession. I enjoy the process, but more than that, I enjoy gifting my friends and family with something useful and pretty that I made especially for them. I am rarely without my knitting, and nearly every time I’m sitting still I’m knitting. I’m an aspiring spinner, and will start spinning my own yarn as soon as I figure out how to use the beautiful great wheel that my friends and family gave me for my birthday! The wheel works perfectly, it’s the operator who needs some help!
I have a husband of ten years, the three best kids on the planet, and a very large and furry German Shepherd, who spends her winters napping in front of our coal stove.
