Kristy Dykes--wife to Rev. Milton Dykes, mother to two beautiful young women, grandmother, and native Floridian--was author of hundreds of articles, a weekly cooking column, short stories, and novels. She was also a public speaker whose favorite topic was on "How to Love Your Husband." Her goal in writing was to "make them laugh, make them cry, and make them wait" (a Charles Dickens's quote). She passed away from this life in 2008.
