Annette Bridges is a chick lit and children's author hoping to empower, encourage, and entertain through the written word. She has published three nonfiction books for women, one coloring storybook for children, and now one youth cookbook. Before writing books, this former public school and home-school educator spend a decade writing inspirational and light-hearted columns for Texas newspapers, parenting magazines, and spirituality websites. Annette lives on a Texas cattle ranch with her husband John, mini-dachshund Lady, and lots of cows. Her grown up daughter Jennifer and her mini-dachshund