I was born in California and grew up in the magnificent Eastern Sierra Mountains in the towns of June Lake and Bishop. Skiing, riding horses, friends, little league, and other activities with my family and friends are all part of my memories. In other words, I had one of those abnormally normal childhoods.For my ninth birthday, my mother gave me my first cat, a Siamese kitten that I named Pandi (I thought that she looked like a panda bear in reverse!). Since then, I've always had cats but there has also been cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, rabbits, chickens, and dogs. I even worked as a horse trainer for a while after I graduated from high school.Just before my 13th birthday, I was diagnosed… with Type 1 Diabetes. I can still remember my doctor telling me that if I stayed healthy for ten years, there would be a cure. That deadline has long since passed and I still hope to see the day when myself and millions of others can be free of this disease.I love to travel and some day, I want to get my private pilot's license as well as do a lot more traveling around North American and hopefully to Australia, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy, England and more.There has always been something creative going on in my life. I had a brief singing career with some success overseas but I have always written, whether it was stories for children in my life or a journal just for my own eyes. This book series is the manifestation of a feeling that I have had since I was very young, that I was meant to do something in my life that would reach beyond me.I was fortunate in my childhood and teen years to grow up in a wonderful area and to be one of those kids that was able to just sort of fit in everywhere. I had friends that were considered geeks, nerds, jocks, and more. Our school was a safe haven for us to simply grow up without bullying but with tons of support from teachers and friends. My mother died from cancer during my senior year of high school and I can still remember the overwhelming support that came from so many areas.