​ I was born and raised in Provence, France, and later transplanted to England, Scotland, and finally the American Midwest. A retired French teacher, homeschooler, and certified botanic artist, I seek to live as a “liturgist of the everyday,” using my gifts to cultivate whatever and whoever happens to be growing in and around my locale – home, classroom, church, neighborhood, even literal garden – as a way to welcome Christ in my place. I presently focus my attention on my writing and botanical art, partly inspired by the places in which I have lived.