About the author

Verna Francis

<p>Verna Francis grew up on a farm in central Oklahoma.&nbsp; She is married and has three grown children and five grandchildren.&nbsp; She and her husband live in the country across the pasture from their daughter and her family.&nbsp; She loves animals and currently has four dogs, two of which were rescued from shelters.</p> <p>Verna owns&nbsp;Snowflake Photography which she&nbsp;operates out of her home.&nbsp; It is a family business and she enjoys working with her children very much. &nbsp;She enjoys all types of photography and has been the official Santa photographer for the Chickasha Festival of Light for the past six years.</p> <p>Verna has published articles in&nbsp; Christian Woman and Bereavement magazines, written several articles for U.S. Observer newspaper, and has two stories in the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.</p> <p>She used to wonder how she would handle it when life starting knocking her to her knees.&nbsp; Then one day it began and didn&rsquo;t let up for almost twenty years.&nbsp; She experienced illness, separation, death, disaster, and heartache.&nbsp; During these difficult times she found a lot of comfort in reading about others who had been in similar circumstances.&nbsp; Their stories of faith, perseverance, courage, and victory lifted her up and encouraged her.&nbsp; By sharing her story she hopes to lighten the load of someone who is dealing with similar issues.</p>