WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
I was born in a small town in Ohio and spent my early childhood living next door to my grandparents and their 88 acre farm. I loved spending days with my Grandma on the farm. We would pick fresh lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers from her garden and she often made me a salad with warm bacon dressing. Yum! 

HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR HUSBAND?
I met my husband when he was 24 and I was 19. I was attending Ohio State University and he was a restaurant manager who hired me as his hostess. I thought he took life much too serious and he didn’t think I was serious enough so we didn’t exactly get along at first. However, there must be something to “opposites attract” because we were married 2 years later and celebrated our 34th anniversary this coming March and I love him more every year!

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB?
My first job in high school was a summer job on a Muck Farm. It was hard labor! I had to pick green onions in the hot sun and wash carrots fresh from the fields, but it all seemed so worth it when I got my first pay check!

WHAT WAS THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE?
That is easy; the day Greyson was born and the day Julia was born. I will never forget seeing them for the first time and being completely in love and overwhelmed with gratitude for being entrusted with their little souls fresh from the Hand of God!

WHAT IS A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU?
A perfect day for me consist of starting off with a hot cup of coffee and doing a devotional and praying with my husband and then having my own quiet time with the Lord seeking Him in His Word. After my quiet time I love hiking in the summer and cross country skiing in the winter in beautiful Wyoming and then sitting around our large table filled with family and friends sharing a great meal and fellowship. 

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE "LIFE VERSE"?
That is a tough one because I have favorite verses for different needs in my life. When I recommitted my life to the Lord and my husband was not a believer my favorite verse was Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) 

“So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

This verse has continued to sustain me during difficult and trying times.
I also love to keep my attitude in check by reminding myself of Psalm 118:24 (NLT)

This is the day the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

My favorite verses when I can’t sleep are Psalm 23

They settle my anxieties and put my thoughts in perspective 
by quieting my heart with His care, presence and love.

And finally I love to close my prayers with Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV)

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, 
according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church 
and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.