{"id":97,"date":"2026-09-01T20:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trishatkinsonauthor.com\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2026-09-01T21:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:02:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trishatkinsonauthor.com\/?page_id=97","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"97\" class=\"elementor elementor-97\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ec39e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ec39e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Everything changed when she surrendered her life to Jesus Christ at age forty-three.<\/p><p>Through Scripture and personal transformation, she discovered God&#8217;s design for humanity, purpose, and redemption. Today, she writes to encourage readers that no life is beyond God&#8217;s mercy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1738efb animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1738efb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61c0000\" data-id=\"61c0000\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4d6c5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2b4d6c5\" 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class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">TRANSFORMATION- FOCUSED<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Living testimony of change and renewed purpose.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4325fe6\" data-id=\"4325fe6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e38c08 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1e38c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/trishatkinsonauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-28-2026-09_52_04-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trishatkinsonauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-28-2026-09_52_04-PM.png 1254w, https:\/\/trishatkinsonauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-28-2026-09_52_04-PM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/trishatkinsonauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-28-2026-09_52_04-PM-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/trishatkinsonauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-28-2026-09_52_04-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/trishatkinsonauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-28-2026-09_52_04-PM-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">WISDOM-FOCUSED<\/h3><p 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