Effie-Alean Gross received her B.A. Cum Laude in education and M.A. in English from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. For a decade she taught composition and creative writing at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix. She has written on travel, family, and faith, with an emphasis on Messianic ministries. Her 200 published articles have appeared nationally. Contact her at www.EffieGross.com.