L E N A J O N E S is an author, homemaker, for- mer public educator, and much more. The matri- arch of her family, she's a mother of five children, and has fourteen grandchildren, and nineteen great-grandchildren. Born in Texas, she moved to Southern California as a child and spent most of her life there. She now calls the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia home, where she's lived for nearly twenty years. Lena loves the art of sto- rytelling, and reading to people of all ages. Other hobbies include exercising, sewing, journaling, and singing in ministry and at events. Lena has taught all levels of school, but enjoys little people the most. The twinkle in her eye represents her grands and great-grands, and the joy she gets from spending time with family and friends.