It is from this painfully emotional experience, along with working with families that the idea for writing about remarriage evolved. The focal point: successful second marriages. As she so keenly knows, it is no easy task to maintain a second union, and those who stay in for the long haul deserve praise.
Along with her writing, Patricia volunteers with local tutorial groups in elementary schools, the USO, and Angels Arms, a group home for foster children. She and her husband, a wonderful third, are celebrating twenty years of marriage. Traveling and grandchildren are of high importance in their lives. Another book is in the process: Ordinary Women with Extraordinary Strength. This will be a book giving accolades to women who have impacted lives around them without any expectation of reward or acclaim.
Patricia is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri.