Education

• National Board Certified Teacher in English Language Arts/Young Adolescence

• Master's Degree in Education with coach certification in reading/writing from Georgetown College

• Bachelor's Degree in middle school ELA & Math Education from University of Kentucky

Personal Information

• Married with 3 daughters, 3 sons-in-law, and 5 grandchildren

• Author of 25 novels + multiple shorter texts with a variety of publishers including Barbour, Harlequin, Guideposts, and more

Note to my Families and Students

• I enjoy so many things about ELA and math. Demonstrative reading of a particularly interesting text. Finding patterns in writing. Figuring percentages off items faster than my calculator. Diving into new information that surprises me. Beating Wordle every day. However, my very favorite thing is my preteens and teens. I love to love them during their craziest time of growth. Being a middle schooler or raising one sure isn't for the weak, and I cherish the opportunity to love kids when they are sometimes unlovable. Families/students, you'll get through this, and I hope to help you laugh and learn along the way.