Peter and I have been happily married for over twenty-one years and we have five beautiful children who all reside at home with us. We live 50 minutes from Melbourne Victoria, Australia. We have two dogs that love to dig holes in my garden and 9 ladies (hen's) that lay the most delicious eggs for our big bake up for Saturday morning breakfast - eggs, bacon and beans on toast.

If you had have asked me when I was a child what I would be doing at the age of 41 my response would have been anything other than what I am doing!!  I never thought that I would reach 41 and I never thought that I would be happily married with children - I never planned it to be this way.

So now I find myself in this incredible place of being a wife and a mother and now, strangely enough an author! Wow. I am sure that God has a sense of humour and I am also sure that my high school teachers would be more shocked than I am right now.

Let me share with you a little of how I like to spend my time. One of my favourite pastimes would be joining with my family and friends around the dinning room table playing board games - at times this can be very competitive but it's always fun. I also love being in the garden whether planting or raking up the leaves.

I love watching old movies and TV shows and to the amazement of my children it does not matter how many times I have seen a movie or show, I can cry at the same place every time. While I am driving it is not uncommon for me to turn on the radio and listen to the old classics - I love the 60's and early 70's music!

In 2008 my husband and I started a charity www.walk4charity.com .

Peter and I have always wanted to help those in more need than us. I think of all the help I had growing up and in some places around the world that help is not available.

After much prayer and a visit to an organisation called "Gospel For Asia" (and subsequent trip to India by Peter) we decided to start a 50km endurance event called "Go the Extra Mile" here in Melbourne and also in Brisbane. 100% of all funds raised go straight on the field to help the Dalit children of India.

This project started out to be Peter and me, but now our children share the same passion to help the Dalit children of India and are deeply involved in helping us put on the walk. At the moment we are working on more events designed to help the Dalit children of India.

There is no better way to help another than by putting yourself out on a limb and doing something that may cost you something (beyond just your $$$) - a great saying is "no pain - no gain". There is not a better feeling than knowing you have gone the extra mile for someone in need.

Thank you for all those people that went out of their way to help me.