About Me

I have been writing for whatever format was available since representing my high school to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat’s Spotlight On Youth section. My first article traced the ruins of Oakland Manor, on the grounds of Oakland Park Cemetery.  The cemetery was next to my childhood neighborhood. Our curiosity as kids caused us to snoop around the old mansion and boat creek. But my nosiness went further.

I was inspired to know the property’s history and discovered that the owner, Henry Benoist, was close friends with Henry Shaw, a philanthropic pillar of St. Louis whose land donations became the Missouri Botanical Garden and Tower Grove Park. My article caused a stir among residents and leaders in St. Louis, prompting the St. Louis Historical Society to purchase the property from the Benoist family for it to become a historical landmark. 

Following that, I wrote for whatever medium was available – entertainment reviews in major papers, promos for public TV and commercial spots for a radio station in St. Louis, Missouri, for which I also sold air time. In 1980, I relocated to Dallas and started a career writing and producing for faith based television. I’ve had the privilege of working with many major and minor on-air ministries.

I am a passionate proponent of pet rescues and adoptions. I have adopted several felines but even more canines…all rescues! My experience has been with senior pets, mostly because they have all lived to be senior pets.  But my deepest interest is witnessing the transformation all forms of life undertake due to the conditions, circumstances and situations they encounter. 

And I want to invite you, as a reader, to send your story of ways you overcame or adapted to challenges in your life.