About the Authors

Laurie and Mary first met in 1989 while teaching at St. Michael School in Olympia, Washington. They had a wonderful time team teaching and building what has become a dear friendship and prayer partnership. By 1993, Laurie and Mary both became pregnant within three months of each other and decided to trade in their teaching careers for motherhood. Little did they know that their greatest adventure had only begun!


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Laurie Robbins attended Saint Martin’s College in Lacey, Washington where she earned her B.A. in Elementary Education with a minor in English and Language Arts. She went on to earn her Masters Degree in the Creative Arts through Lesley University in  Cambridge, Massachusetts. Laurie taught fourth grade in the Seattle Archdiocese for three years. Laurie now resides in Centralia, Washington where she is the mother of seven.


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Mary Rogers attended Washington State University where she earned her B.A. in Elementary Education with a minor in Child and Family Studies. Mary taught the second, third, and fourth grades in the Seattle Archdiocese as well as Community Service at Bellarmine Preparatory High School. Mary now resides in Tacoma, Washington where she is the mother of three.