Debbie Widhalm personally knows deep pain, abuse, rejection, abandonment, the feeling of being unloved and unwanted, grief, and loss so well. She has channeled those feelings and made a choice to love on purpose in life, thus creating deep empathy for all mankind and creatures. Her career as a Burn Nurse for 20 years gave her plenty of opportunity to express this empathy. She continues to be a student in the study of death and dying and the afterlife. She holds a certificate as a Grief Recovery Specialist. She loves to create beauty from ashes and has spent the last four years in her backyard digging in the dirt, creating a Zen oasis where you can feel God walking. During this time, as she walked through a time of unimaginable loss, Debbie planted bushes, trees, and flowers as well as built structures, while watering the beauty with her tears of grief. Her writings express her emotions well! If you would like to read more of her writings, Debbie will have a children's book out in the Spring of 2025, called The Story of Tops the Chinese Goose. It's a wonderful story that teaches inclusion, love, and grief. Be on the lookout as this author shares her work!