Here is a little glimpse into who I am.

I am a wife and a mother first and foremost!  My husband Michael and I have been married almost 30 years and are very very blessed to have a place to call home and family surrounding us to make our home heaven on earth. We have 4 beautiful children that we love with all our heart. We have been able to raise our kiddos and cows right here in Sublette County, Michael being born and raised here and me a "mail order bride" sorta-speak.... and we love every minute of it, 9 months of winter and all!

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I don't remember a time in my life that books

were not a huge part of my world …

My mom and dad were both avid readers, in fact we had

a library right in our home and I loved to be in that room

and look at all the books, floor to ceiling!

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One of my favorite childhood memories is

being read to. My mom always took time to sit

with us and read our favorite children's stories

while my dad would lay on our beds at night and

read the old classics to us (I think they hoped it

would put us to sleep ... which it never did!) 

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As a child growing up my family owned a Bindery, where books are put together bit by bit.  I just loved it when we got to go to work with Dad and see the huge machines turn out brand new books. I stood there for hours just watching the amazing process and then if we were lucky my dad would pick up a finished book and hand it to us to take home. What a treasure that was.

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It wasn't until my 5th-grade teacher, Mrs. Nelson, that I truly found that stories could be so stirring to my soul! She would read to us every afternoon from Hans Christian Anderson and she would let us draw while we listened and the stories magically came to life for me like never before. His fairy tales are still my favorites.

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In my teenage years my older sister introduced me to historical romances and that was the end of life as I knew it. I was hooked! Never again could I be found without a book in my hand and a "dashing knight in shining armor" in my heart.

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That is until in college when I was given "Gone with the Wind" by another older sister. I read it beginning to end in one fell swoop. I loved it so much and still to this day I reread it every couple of years. My poor knights had to share my heart with the dashing Rhett Butler!

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As a young mother of 3 beautiful children I found an even deeper joy in sharing my love of books and reading with them. Just as my own mom and dad read to me I loved passing down this gift to my sweet kiddos. I never missed an opportunity to snuggle them on my lap or cuddle them in bed and read to them from one of their favorite books.  They each had several favorites and could recite them word for word! These are treasured memories that I keep in my heart and while I don't get to snuggle them on my lap anymore I luckily am still able to share stories with them.

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Lastly, as an adult, I have come to have a deep love for the written word and have my own treasured collection in every room of my home. I can't imagine life without books! I love the smell of a brand new book and the sound of it crackling as I open it for the first time not to mention the comfort I feel having a book in my hands. My soul delights in a brand new story and I am truly  sorrowful when I come to the end of the story. My favorite thing though is to curl up in a cozy chair and find my old friends in the pages of a well-loved book.

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So many wonderful memories involving books and reading that I could go

on and on, obviously! Hopefully you understand just a bit about me and my passion for books!