I was born in 1975, smack in the middle of three children, with a half-brother and half-sister on each end to complete the sandwich. I grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado, the biggest town between Salt Lake City and Denver on I-70, and home to some of the most beautiful desert scenery. At three years-old I started to read and began my love affair with the spoken word. I was writing before I can even remember, and my first published work was at the age of seven: a poem called Mr. Jack Frost in a children's magazine.

I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to be when I grew up, but in high school the four things I was determined not to happen in my life were: 1) go to Brigham Young University, 2) get married while in college, 3) live in Utah, and 4) be "just a mom" (make sure to imagine the right amount of scorn).

I met and married my wonderful husband Jason while attending BYU. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy, we settled in Utah. I had my first child two months after graduating and became "just a mom" - a phrase that was swiftly and vehemently eliminated from my vocabulary.

I once attended a leadership meeting where a successful BYU professor and author spoke. He was a very engaging speaker with a great sense of humor. I can't recall the topic he discussed, but I can remember a flippant comment he made at the beginning of his talk. He said if you want to really know how to do something, write a book about it. The result of that comment has been my two non-fiction books, Parenting the Ephraim's Child, co-authored with Deborah Talmadge, and Enjoying the Journey.

We now live in American Fork, Utah, and I am a Senior Household Supervisor (known to most others as a stay-at-home mom) with the full-time job of keeping up with my extremely active kids. I fit writing around the hectic schedule of a family of five, with a large amount of help from my husband.

I love to play tennis, go running, listen to an eclectic mix of music, sing at the top of my lungs in the car, read anything I can get my hands on, dabble in interior decorating, and, of course, write!

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I am happy to speak to large or small groups and have spoken at conferences, firesides, Super Saturdays, and RS Enrichment nights.

Email jaime@jaimetheler.com for more information.