I am a wife, a mother of 4 humans, and a servant to one Beagle named Luna. I am a grandmother of Sara and retired Oregon Teacher of the Year 2010. After my award, I was blessed to marry my life partner Ryan Van Deurzen. Together we share four amazing children and we are raising our beautiful granddaughter Sara. We love to travel to all kinds of places. Now that I am retired my goal is to paint the world, or at least paint our travels. Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to “like” the paintings that speak to your artistic soul.