I accepted Christ at age 10 and have been in church all my life. I am married with two teenage children living in a rural community in northwest Kansas where we attend a small spirit filled church. I am currently employed as a paraprofessional in our elementary school where I work primarily with 3rd and 4th grade students. I have had a life long love of the printed word, most notably, The Word, but enjoy many different genres on a variety of subjects. I credit my grandmother, in large part, for my fascination with words as she was a crossword enthusiast. One of my fondest memories of her is sitting beside her as she worked and taught me new words. The last few years that love of words (and of my Savior) has found expression in an annual writing or poem for our church's Christmas celebration. Based on the feedback from my church family and their encouragment, I decided to find a forum which would afford a greater audience and perhaps an open road...