She already knows she's getting old - grey hair is real.

She's been married 31 years to Jamie Gates, who teaches at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU).

She has 3 kids - Charisa (married to Jack and in medical school in NJ), Anthony (married to Jaime [yep - we have a Jamie Gates and a Jaime Gates!] and up in WA state), and Micaela (entering PLNU as a freshman this year). Actually, Charisa, Jack, and Anthony all graduated from PLNU, too.

She has a brand-new granddaughter, Joan, who is perfect in every way. 

She is from Pennsylvania, has lived in Boston, MA; Kansas City, MO; Pensacola and Gainesville, FL; and Cape Town, South Africa.

She is part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Choir of San Diego.