Let me tell you a little about myself.

I've enjoyed writing since I learned to wield a pencil in elementary school. In grammar school my stories revolved around giants and other fanciful topics. Now I use my interest in weaving tales to tell the true stories of others and highlight the marvelous work of God demonstrated by the anecdote. The stories hidden in people's lives demonstrate the mercy and grace that God continually pours out on His creatures. Perhaps you have a story to share with me.

Born in Indiana, I attended Duke University in North Carolina where I majored in English and minored in History and prayed I'd find the husband God wanted for me. I fell madly in love and married Roger Tatem, an electrical engineer. After graduation, we lived in Florida and Texas while he served in the Navy as a pilot. Now our location in Newport News, Virginia, is close to Historical Williamsburg which feeds my love for history.

Blessed with parents who took me to church regularly as a child, it took the pressures of raising children in an imperfect world to propel me to ask Jesus Christ, my Savior, to also become my Lord. Serving Him in my church brings the additional blessing of friends, a joy to a sometimes lonely only child . Experiences and possessions fade in importance to the rewards of satisfying relationships with people. Encouraging people is my passion and my call.

I stayed home to raise our three boys and a girl. With fifteen grandchildren, my life is rich with tea parties, games, hugs and kisses. In between pushing words around on my computer, I ply a needle with the ambition to hand make a quilt for each grandchild. This hobby lead to my book, The Quilt of Life.