My hubby & I have been married for 36 years, we have raised 4 kids in Florida, & we have been homeschooling for the last 18 years. I am also a teacher, & I have taught in the public school system & in homeschool groups, particularly literature classes because of my passion for teaching children to love reading good books. Immersing myself in a really good book makes my heart jump!

Two of our kids have severe, life-threatening food allergies, and when I started having kids 30 years ago, the food allergy world was very different than it is now. There were no food allergy warning labels. Y’all, there was no internet! There was no way to quickly get information on how to handle these allergies. Many people in our lives didn’t take food allergies seriously, and we had two very close calls with our son being given food he was allergic to and having to run to the ER. Thanks be to God, he was okay, but that was too much for my mama heart! Besides the scary situations, when he would go to birthday parties, he couldn’t eat most of the food, especially the birthday cake, which made him feel so left out. Again, my mama heart was hurting. I made it my purpose to create many of my own meals and desserts that my kids could eat safely, that were healthy, and while still providing food that tastes scrumptious.

I grew up in the South, and I am blessed that my two beloved grannies handed down their sass, their love of baking, & their treasured Southern recipes to me. I LOVE baking, cooking, eating, & sharing nutritious, delicious meals & desserts with our family & friends. I have spent almost 4 decades doing so, & it truly does my heart good to help y’all serve your family, friends, & coworkers my fresh, homemade, scrumptious baked goodies!