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About the Author
Welcome to all readers!
I’m a writer of 21 books and counting. I’m a mother of four, a wife of one, a mother-in law of two, and a grandmother of the cutest baby girl on the planet (aside from everyone else’s grandchildren, of course). I wear hats when my hair is dirty and would spend all year in a sweater if the weather would cooperate. Right now, it isn’t.
![Amy on outdoor staircase](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5ed93_c76164d8727c4f2cb57ded694901273a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_236,h_336,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/amy%20full%20body%202_edited_edited.jpg)
![Amy with Wrigley](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5ed93_8a001f8e789b4bf8851cceccf4e5347c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_256,h_366,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/amy%20headshot%204_edited.jpg)
![Words to remember, Hidden in a closet](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5ed93_85046125e8c0451685d549d9a19edf53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_163,h_187,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/amy%20world%20builder%201_edited.jpg)
It’s my belief that we all need to be known by someone, because we all have something to give that someone else needs.I’m not much of a talker, but I write loudly. My written words are my way of trying to understand humanity—each hopeful heart, hurting soul, wounded body, and neglected spirit. More than anything, I strive to understand. And books will forever be my attempt to do it.If you read them, I hope you’ll find parts of yourselves somewhere in the pages. I hope you’ll feel understood, at least a little bit.
I see you, I care, and I’m glad you’re here. <3
![Amy on the bridge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5ed93_96d4ae750d7c422fb5e2bb1b34297164~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_246,h_367,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/amy%20full%20body%20img%201_edited.jpg)
![Amy behind the leaves](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5ed93_4b729c9a48614e36951c4e6715edce64~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_265,h_348,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/amy%20headshot%203_edited.png)
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I’m a former apologizer of taking up space and still struggle with it at times, even when I try hard not to. But books are the one area in my life where I won’t apologize. I write what I want, how I want, when I want, on whatever subject matter I want. When I die and other than my children, these books are what I’ll leave behind. Writing is how I process life, how I learn about myself and others. Someone once asked me if anyone really knew the real me. I’m a guarded person, so at the time I wasn’t sure how to answer. Now I am sure. I’m inside all the pages you see here. If you read them, you’ll read me. If you crack one open, you’ll crack a part of me open, too. Vulnerability is tough for me, except here.
![Amy hides from the cold](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5ed93_b000cdf05de34d1f9d3c5f8ef183e3de~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_254,h_267,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/amy%20headshot%205_edited.png)
![Amy relaxing during the holidays](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5ed93_1fad397457474cee83a7bd8d6887601c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_299,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/amy%20full%20body%203_edited.jpg)
![Amy on the porch](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5ed93_6e74628cffa741029cc4fcb48c0a1975~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_204,h_258,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/amy%20fullbody%204_edited.png)