Sheryl has been writing since she was a child and had her first article published at age 18. She is a Catholic convert who writes about her conversion, her twelve years as a Protestant missionary, and her reflections on motherhood (she has ten children and currently thirteen grandchildren). Sheryl is also a mental health counselor with a thriving private practice in Northern Colorado. She speaks to local moms groups about intersection between mental health and Catholicism. She is currently working on a memoir encompassing her challenging yet fruitful twelve years as a missionary raising her children in a developing world.