Lisa is a full-time school social worker, spending her days working to help her students understand that though life isn't always easy, the challenges make us strong, and that if we look for it, we will find good. When not writing, napping, or trying to prevent teenagers from doing something they might live to regret, Lisa can be found running. As a life-long runner, she has passed the 60,000-mile mark. Two cats graciously permit Lisa, her husband, and her two daughters to reside with them in Gifford, Illinois.