Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.
A. I’m a seventh generation Texan, wife to a pastor and potter (from Montana) and mother to four—three sons and one daughter. I’ve traveled all over the country and lived in six states and now make my home in Washington.

Q: As a child or teenager, did you ever dream of being an author?
A. I was always an avid reader and loved to write even at a