About

You know those tests kids take in the first grade? It’s the first time they have to fill in a sheet of paper covered in little dots. Well, when one of my twins took that test, we found out this: Lewis. Can’t. Read.

So along with a fellow parent and coworker—Paul McCusker—I dove into the world of historical fiction for kids. I wanted to create some stories that had action and adventure but were easy to read. And one last thing—they needed lasting value. So we put in Christian history and some good role models.

Since I’d been a professional writer and editor at Focus on the Family for more than a decade, I had a good idea how to start The Imagination Station book series. Paul McCusker was a producer and script writer for Adventures in Odyssey, so he had a pretty good idea about how the Imagination Station should work.

I live in Colorado, which is a beautiful place. That beauty makes it difficult for me to stay inside. But I stay inside to write books for you and your family.

My family now consists of two cats a dog and my husband. One son, Taylor, still lives with us. He wants to become an artist. And Lewis? Well, he’s in college now learning to be a chemical engineer. He still likes numbers better than letters. But . . . he can read!