ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lucille Ellis McDade is a country woman born and raised in the South. She would say, a country hick, but in reality, she is a pillar that holds family and community together. Lucille lived a country life. Her expertise is not found in fancy degrees or titles. It’s found in the simple act of opening the front door to say, “Come in this house!” Instantly, you are family.

Lucille raised seven children, married a World War II veteran, and squeezed the neck of the countless who walked through her door. Lucille provides family, friends, and strangers alike the love and comfort of home. She shared her story in the hope you will do the same.

Elizabeth G. Harper resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with her husband, Lew, a retired US Air Force Lt. Colonel, and children, Hannah and JB. Elizabeth worked with troubled and adjudicated kids and spent over twenty-five years in education.

Elizabeth is the author of the young adult book I Wanted to Be a Pilot:The Making of a Tuskegee Airman, the biography of family friend and dyslexic Franklin J. Macon, the recipient of the Tuskegee Congressional Gold Medal and the Civil Air Patrol Congressional Gold Medal