Purring Perfectly

Come! Walk along with me and imagine what it would be like to be abandoned, wandering through unfamiliar territory seeking a permanent, secure home, and especially someone who would provide companionship, loving care, and nourishing food Read these true cat stories. There are several valuable medical tips to inform you how to prevent diseases of cats.


If you are a young child, live alone, are an elderly person, feel lonely, and long for comfort and encouragement then this book will be a real source of enjoyment and encouragement for all ages.


College graduations in elementary education: B.A. from Goshen College; M.A. and Ed.D. with reading and special education cognates from Ball State University; outstanding citation of dissertation: "A Study of Factors Related to the Reading Ability of Kindergarten Children."


As an elementary teacher: taught children in grades two to four, those with reading difficulties in the government Title I program, and college students; workshops for teachers and Title I parents; reading consultant and coordinator; chairman of the Language Arts Division of South Bend Teachers' Institute; organized speakers, displays, and workshops; tested students' reading skills for a national organization (NAEP); science and reading demonstrations for Parent-Teacher Association; and tutoring students from preschool through college.


Publications: STEPS ALONG MY PATH, a book about my life; assisted with the publication of THE JOURNEY OF A LIFTIME; requested topics for NATURE FRIEND magazine; and other short stories or articles for INDIANA READING QUARTERLY, TURNING AROUND BOOKLET, and STORY FRIENDS.


Church experiences: teaching classes; workshops for teachers; summer voluntary service; mission trip; involved in a ladies' quartet, hand chimes players, women's choral group, and organist for churches. Travels: Europe, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, and United States.