Shirlene Roberts is a talented and gifted woman. She is passionate about Jesus. Her gift is to encourage others she does that daily. She enjoys helping at her local church and in her community. She is a teacher and now an author. Unfortunately, she has endured the pain and sudden loss of her beloved husband,

Victoria Snider is a longtime nurse who began to experiment with painting and poetry in 2017. Growing up with a painter/poet father, a talented seamstress mother and a younger sister who excelled as a miniaturist and at technical drawing was a bit intimidating. Thus, a wonderful and ongoing career as a nurse ensued. Sensing a growing

William “Mike” Howell was born in Geneva, Alabama. He attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa where he received his B.S., M.S., and PhD in education and biology. While there, he studied vertebrate zoology with a major emphasis on ichthyology. Subsequently, he taught biology for 37 years at Samford University and 2 years at Cornell

Karen Jones has had a passion for cooking since she was a young girl. During this time, she learned to cook easy, simple, delicious, home-cooked southern meals like her mother and grandmother did. Karen loves to cook, and she loves to share her meals with her family and friends. She hopes you enjoy the recipes