In This Episode:

• Dianne is an author. She has spent most of her career teaching students from kindergarten through adult age and currently works as a high school youth director at her church.
• When people read stories whether fictional or nonfiction they feel less alone with what they are going through and can learn and grow from it. 
• God made this story so it matters. 
• Dianne shares her “God as My Compass” God story.
• God is my compass. He always redirected me back to a good or better place. God brings me back and balances me today. 
• She remembers the very significant moment when she was seven and her parents decided to get a divorce. 
• Her grandmother was a very big influence on her and taught her the love of God from a very young age. 
• Our empathy comes out of our biggest pain.
• Reading the story of Job in the Bible was a big comfort to her during hard times. 
• Marriage can be hard. It takes determination and a lot of prayer to make it work.
• Know that you are so loved by God. His promise and desires for you in making a promise to someone else are for your good. 
• Give it to God, know that you are loved, and he wants to help you. You have to reach out to him and trust him. He will be there and carry you through. 
• Writing both of her books was very healing for her. She is currently working on the sequel to her first book.