Ardie Nelson was born and raisesd in Nebraska. She enjoys studying American History, especially the pioneer era. Having grown up on what was the vast prairie of the Great Plains she still wonders what the landscape was like before highways, power lines and barbwire fences. She has taught in private a Christian school in Minnesota and colleges in Minnesota and British Columbia. She has worked professionally with children, youth and adults in churches in Minnesota and Texas. Currently, she lives in Missouri with her husband and near her children and grandchildren.