After over 20 years as a corporate executive in the worlds of sales and marketing, Amy hung up her suits to fulfill her life-long dream of writing. Since making that bold leap of faith, Amy has authored four books and her award-winning work has been featured in publications around the world including:

Outreach, HomeLife, ParentLife, Collegiate, Christian Woman, Alive!, Living With Teenagers, Christian Singles, Spirituality and Health, Alive!, Called, Relevant, Radiant, Ignite Your Faith, Sports Spectrum, DisciplesWorld, Savvy Miss, Listen, The Lookout, The Dollar Stretcher, and many others.

Amy is the editor of a column called "Her Anointing" for Called magazine, which serves women in ministry. She also writes monthly columns for several other publications. In addition to writing, Amy provides editing services to other authors and numerous organizations.

Amy is the author of the How Do You Know He’s Real? inspirational book series which features the amazing spiritual journeys of well-known athletes, recording artists and actors. She is also the author of My Favorite Christmas which shares fond holiday memories of celebrities. Her newest release, 100 Answers to 100 Questions to Ask Before You Say "I DO" will be released by Strang Communications in September 2008

A sought-after speaker, Amy speaks to women's and youth groups around the country on a variety of topics. Amy shares her insights on living a fulfilled life in today’s hectic and fragmented world. Amy has worked in a variety of industries including yellow pages, information technology, energy, advertising and promotions. Amy is also a corporate sales trainer.

A life-long resident of Minnesota (ask her how she feels about that in January), Amy now lives in a lakeside log home in the woods of Buffalo with her husband of 23+ years and their two teenage children. When she’s not writing, Amy enjoys supporting her kids activities, gourmet cooking, lounging by the fireside reading historical fiction and spoiling Tundra and Drifter, the family’s two Great Pyrenees dogs.