(I'm in the middle of my sister and mom)

     Originally from Lafayette, Louisiana,  I grew up in quite a few places.  I am the youngest of four kids.  When I was seven, we began touring the USA and ultimately ended up back here.  By ninth grade, I had attended eleven schools in Louisiana, Colorado and Florida.  I wouldn't trade the experiences and memories for the world.  I was lucky enough to get a volleyball scholarship to University of Louisiana (go Ragin' Cajuns!) and a degree in education.

     I met my husband, David in high school, but we led different lives and met back up as single parents in church.  We have been married since December of 2003, have been through a one and a half year deployment to Iraq, two close calls with cancer, and our two children are growing like weeds.  

     One of my passions is to travel.  I've been to a few European countries and would like to see many more places.  I currently teach middle school science and get a lot of relief by painting my graffiti-laden desks.  I haven't drawn any portraits since Hannah was a baby, and I hope to start that again soon.  I love quiet time for reading with a cup of coffee and sometimes, when I can't put my finger on it, I write poetry.  My poetry is pretty heavy because it is my vent to get out of the lows.  God always finds me there, ...thank goodness.

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