Judith P. Foard is a native of Missouri, a retired teacher and social worker, a mother of two, and a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Connectic...view moreJudith P. Foard is a native of Missouri, a retired teacher and social worker, a mother of two, and a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Connecticut, School of Social Work. She has previously written for the devotional collection These Days as well as a history of the First Congregational Church of Westfield, Massachusetts, where she currently lives.view less