Gwen’s life experiences emerge from a variety of venues and vocations, all of which have added tremendous insight and background to her role as a wife, a mom, an author, and a speaker. Her first nine years were filled with the excitement of being raised as a missionary kid in Nigeria, West Africa. The next nine years of her life were spent adapting to life in the United States and seeking to understand the faith she had been raised to accept.

While attending the University of Pennsylvania, she chose to abandon that faith. But God, in His great love and timing, sent a brand new believer into her life whose enthusiasm and joy led her back to the Lord. (Ed and Gwen have now been married for thirty-two years!)

After graduation from college, Gwen spent several years working in the medical profession while she honed her writing skills and began her career as a mom. For many years she authored a weekly newspaper column focusing on humorous family issues and incidents that took place as she and Ed raised their four active sons. The popularity of her writing quickly led to many feature articles in magazines and the publication of five books.

The primary focus of Gwen’s writing and speaking is to help others find hope and help and humor in the pages of Scripture. She is adamant about the fact that God meant for us to enjoy life despite the circumstances we find ourselves in, and that we are to boldly share the Source of that joy with the people God brings into our lives.