About

All you need to know: I was born in the south and raised (”reared”) by southerners, giving me a Dixieland perspective

I’m happily settled now at the foot of the Rockies in Colorado

I’ve been married to Pete since 1992, and we have two great kids

I believe the Bible’s true so I try to live my life accordingly, trusting in God’s promises and following His ways

I am happiest when I’m writing–short stories, articles, or novel-length fiction (one novel is complete and being shopped around; the other’s embryonic)

I teach high school literature to tenth graders and simply cannot believe my good fortune. Hey, I get paid for reading books and talking about books with precocious, wonderful teenagers! What a great gig.

My hope for this site is that it will encourage and challenge readers to take responsibility for making their marriages last — and flourish.

(Oh–and in the interest of truth-in-advertising, this is what I really look like):

(photos by the obviously hilarious Sandi Evans)