I’m a freelance writer and author, with a pair of books and articles in a range of genres. My work has appeared in Good Housekeeping, Next Avenue, AARP, Fodor’s Travel, AAA publications, and alas, several magazines no longer in print, like Family Circle. Click on the Writing Vitae tab for a selected listing with links to the clips, or on the Clips tab to go right to the articles.
The second edition of my book, Life Lessons from the National Parks: Meeting God in America’s Most Glorious Places, updated from the original, launched for the National Park Service centennial, was published in 2023. Coming out in the fall of 2024 is its follow up, More Life Lessons from Our National Parks: God’s Still Present in America’s Most Glorious Places.
I also have a B.A. in Theatre and worked in radio. I was the original Artist in Residence at the Park Service’s Homestead National Historical Park. For my residency, I wrote and performed a one-woman show about a homesteader who meets Exodusters, formerly enslaved African Americans who headed north after Reconstruction ended in the South. I took that show on the road for several years.
Now, in addition to my freelancing, I offer four programs about the national parks, which I take to libraries, senior residences, and community groups. I’ve given these talks at over 150 venues—contact me if you’d like me to come to yours!
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Life Lessons from the National Parks: Meeting God in America’s Most Glorious Places chronicles remarkable lands, events, and people, reflecting the God who
superintends them all. It’s a four-season exploration of over forty different national parks, memorials, and historical sites, and includes tips for planning your own visits.
More Life Lessons from the National Parks: God’s Still Present in America’s Most Glorious Places—coming out in fall, 2024! The book surveys more of our country’s 400-plus parks, their histories and significant features, and how God’s attributes are seen in each one.