Janie JacksThe author considers herself an 'Accidental Scholar' who has reinvented herself numerous times. Married young, with five children, her husband, a Marine Corps fighter pilot, was deployed to the war in Vietnam to fly over one hundred missions. As a precaution, while he was gone, she got a degree in pre-med in case he did not come back, and she would have to support their family. Later, she received a master's in math education and taught at a college for twenty years. She is a public speaker for both religious and historical events. She is an expert at adaptation, having moved 26 times across the nation. She is an engaging storyteller who writes about the people and events of her life.