Cheri Swan Pickslay

Cheri Swan Pickslay wanted to be a mother of ten, an ophthalmologist missionary doctor in Africa, and of course, a ballerina on the side. That was at age five. She never took a single ballet lesson but became a nurse instead. She didn't quite have ten kids - two seemed like plenty - she and her husband just didn't want to be outnumbered. Life can be hard but nothing that ice cream and chocolate sauce and perhaps a whole lot of faith can't fix. In her debut novel she tells her story of going...See more

Cheri Swan Pickslay wanted to be a mother of ten, an ophthalmologist missionary doctor in Africa, and of course, a ballerina on the side. That was at age five. She never took a single ballet lesson but became a nurse instead. She didn't quite have ten kids - two seemed like plenty - she and her husband just didn't want to be outnumbered. Life can be hard but nothing that ice cream and chocolate sauce and perhaps a whole lot of faith can't fix. In her debut novel she tells her story of going through her own parent's divorce. So far, she's never been to Africa but has been living in Croatia for the past 23 years. See less