I'm a generally joyful person working to add beauty to the world through creative acts such as music making, bread baking, writing, and parenting. My husband, two daughters, and I enjoy sailing on the Columbia River and in the Puget Sound aboard our 21-foot weekender "Nissa," and we dream of longer trips and bigger boats. I love teaching piano and working in worship ministries at my church, both part time, and utterly delight in homeschooling my two girls as we think, ask, and learn together.