MARY ANN WEAKLEY was born and raised in rural Central llinois. Her story is written from the authority of her twenty years lived as a Benedictine nun. She received a BA in Education at Marycrest Co...view moreMARY ANN WEAKLEY was born and raised in rural Central llinois. Her story is written from the authority of her twenty years lived as a Benedictine nun. She received a BA in Education at Marycrest College, Davenport, Iowa, and earned her M.Ed. in Business at the University of Illinois, Urbana. Weakley writes from The Villages in central Florida, where she lives with her cat, Sammie.view less