Shannon wrote her first story nearly three decades ago, and drank her first coffee a decade after that. She married her friend a decade after first coffee and has been a mom a little less than that. Shannon is a recovering cliche hater. She realized that often the purest love and joy are experienced in moments which present in the most ordinary cliche ways. So, unashamed, she admits she enjoys an empty kitchen counter, the hum of the dryer, latte scented candles, Psalm 23, and successfully serving a meal the whole family enjoys.