Born and raised in Chicago, currently living in Rockford with my husband Kevin and our three dogs. Between us we have six grown children and nine grandchildren. I am a religious education teacher. My hobby is videography for the last 30 plus years. 

My vision is to help educate others to see each individual person and not their disability. My mission in life is to bring joy to others. To make people feel special, wanted, needed, appreciated and loved for the beautiful person they are. That each person is unique and has something to share with others. Together we can make a difference in the world, one smile at a time. After all, the smile is the Universal language of kindness.v

A quote from my favorite female Saint of our time, Mother Teresa, “The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love.”