ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ronda Blevins Hastings is a wife, mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother to four delightful granddaughters. Ronda grew up near Hume, Missouri, and Fort Scott, Kansas. Sheltered among family and friends, where she was taught to appreciate and love the land that was so cherished by these small farming communities. While attending Fort Scott Community College, Ronda's teacher, Mrs. Lucile James introduced her to the art of writing, a craft that would be put on the back burner as Ronda's life branched out into a different direction. In 1982, God opened the door for the Hastings fa...