I was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1951 and grew up in a suburb of Metro Nashville in a white Cape Cod.  I was the youngest of 3 children and the most precocious.  I always had a great imagination and still like to think that I do now.  I wrote and edited a literary page for the High School Newspaper and did some articles for a short time during college.  I have 3 children myself, and 3 grandchildren.  My oldest daughter is in Christian Ministry and Seminary with her husband, my middle daughter is a great mom and lives in the country, and my youngest daughter is getting married this summer.  I have lived in 5 states and am blessed with many wonderful friends.  I also have a "real" best friend who the Lord gave me when she and I were forced to go through divorces.   We held each other, laughed and cried, as we both went through the hardest time in both of our lives.  My husband is retired AF/State of Idaho.  I am pursuing the writing of a possible novel, although I enjoy short stories, articles and a variety of writing.  I wrote poetry for over 40 years. I love Red Geraniums and look forward to every spring having them on my back deck; I am also enjoying some crafts and experimenting with expressions of Art.  Although I am on Disability for Degenerative Disc Disease, I am a child at heart and work hard at keeping active.  I received the Lord at 7 years old, but rededicated my life at the age of 23.  I have participated in Women's Ministry, SS, and church sponsored community missions.

Contact Mary at: heartbeatthemagazine@hotmail.com