I was born in Nampa, Idaho, in the fall of 1992. My family moved out near Marsing when I was a half-year old. Marsing is a small town of about 800 people. The busiest times of year are the fruit and vegetable harvesting times. Excitement consists mostly of outlaws (ones on the run, at least) or events like "the boats" boat racing, and one or two small festivals.
    Wow, in a way I don't know where to go from here. If I told you my life story, or all that made me who I am, we would be here days (if not months or years!). Until I was ten I could count on one hand the times I had worn jeans. I didn't even own a pair until I was about fourteen. In every picture of me and my sisters I've got a dress or a skirt on. Once I had a really long one that dragged in the dirt, I wore it so much the whole hem ripped off. I broke my nose when I was about eight or nine, but never went to the hospital for it. To this day it's hard to wear sunglasses because I've got some bone that sticks out where they are supposed to rest.
    I've liked horses ever since I was really young, but God has shown me that it isn't what He wants for my life, and I guess I knew it all along. He brought it to my attention at the right time, though. (We argued about it for months, though. lol.) Writing as much as I do now would have been the last thing I would have had on my list of things I'd be doing at this age.
    I became a Christian when I was eleven or twelve. I gave my life to God at that time, that's when I consider I truly became a Christian. Why did I do it? Because the God of the universe deserves so much more for all He's done for us. My life is all I can give Him, although it is already His and not really valuable in the whole scope of things. And I wanted to live and die for something that would last longer then I would. I searched for months to find something to live for, and didn't find it. Until I gave my life to God. I said it was His if He could show me something worth giving my life for. And He did. He is the only thing that I could live for that I know will last forever. What I do for Him is working for His plan, and it's a plan that's been in place long before I was. In the end He will suceed. "I know that whatever God does, it is forever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing can be taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him." Ecclesiastes 3:14
    He has taught me so much. His mercy and patience have been endless when I've been so bone-headed and stubborn. He's given me the ability to love Him, and to hear His voice when I seek Him out. The desire of my heart is to follow Him faithfully all my days, and in the end to see Him, to be able to worship Him for all of eternity. That's my goal, if nothing else.
    How did I start writing? Well, a friend of mine, MKH CORTEZ, started me writing because we wrote each other through some hard times we were going through. He sent me a story he had written, then I wrote a story and sent it to him. He really liked it and encouraged me to write more. I laughed at him but the encouragement was irrestistable.
    I wrote my first book mostly for myself, sort of a getaway, where I could express my life in a different context, where I could tell things that had happened to me inside my soul, my heart, and my mind. It was a fantasy fiction book called Brotherly Love. After that I wandered around for a little while, wondering if I should stay with fantasy. I started a history-fiction book based on the legend of Sabra, the granddaughter of Brutus the Trojan (supposedly the first man to settle Albion, now the UK). But that didn't go to well because although the research was fascinating, there wasn't enough God in it. I could have changed it, and maybe I will one day. But for now that one is hibernating.
    A Vow to Live came along a little while longer. It's the story of a young shepherd girl who has been raised by her cousin. Her parents were martyrs for Jesus Christ when the conquereing King Illode came into power, and after her cousin dies in an accident, she is free--and vowes revenge for her parents' deaths. It is set in the same fantasy world as Brotherly Love, only hundreds of years earlier.
    Right now I am starting the sequel to A Vow to Live, and also writing more short articles and stories. Check out my blogs, I try to post once a week or so.
    Well, I'll update, but for now see you next time,
        Sincerely,
            Mercy C. McCulloch