My greatest strength as a writer is that I'm a storyteller. But, it was a long, hard struggle for me to make the transition from verbally telling stories to writing them. You'll note I don't dwell on descriptions in my writing, because I'm far more interested in telling the story. There are many better writers in this world, but you'd be hard pressed to find anyone more passionate about stories than I am.

Grandpa Patterson used to say: Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction.

The best way to get even is to forget.

I am a big popcorn fanatic. I love popcorn. In fact one year for my birthday, my husband bought me one of those big popcorn machines like they have in movie theaters.

People are funny. They want the front of the bus, the middle of the road and the back of the church. —Mrs. Miracle

Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.

I've always been a creative speller and never achieved good grades in school. I graduated from high school but didn't have the opportunity to attend college, so I did what young women my age did at the time - I married.