Welcome!
I bet you are wondering how to pronounce my name. It's "Tree'-na." I was named after my great-grandmother Trine who was from the Scandinavian country of Norway. (I am writing a book about her.) The rest of me comes from a large Italian family. I hope to visit Italy and Norway some day.
My reason for writing is to touch children, young and old, with God's Spirit of love, empowerment, truth, and encouragement through my stories, articles, and poems.
I was a homeschooling mom and have taught elementary school students for many years. My kids and my students teach me much more than I ever will ever them. I am so proud of them. I save many of their stories, poems, and art projects which I use as examples in my classes and peruse often for inspiration. I am confident we will see some of their names in print one day.
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I am the oldest of six children in my family. We grew up in Illinois with lots of relatives and friends around us. From them I have a great many story ideas. My favorite place in my hometown is the library. It is a large beautiful building of brick and stone that was built around 1905. I spent as much time there as I could and I still take a trip to it when I visit Illinois.
I now live in North Idaho with my husband and close to family. When I am not writing stories for children, I'm reading them! I love to spend time outdoors, watch the sky, follow the moon, and hike around this beautiful part of our country.