Linda Derby is an author, R. N., married, mother of three, and grand mother to seven. She has served in outreach ministries in her denomination for over 30 years and as a Christian educator for women of diverse cultures. Her articles have appeared in such publications as the denominational magazine, GEM, and the Rejoice Magazine. She is the author of His Story, a biography of a World War II Prisoner of War hero, and is the co-author of Bismarck: Hometown U.S.A., a history book about her hometown. Linda lives with her family in Owasso, Oklahoma.