I’m Darin’s wife, and mom to my kids. I’m a child of God who is deeply loved by Him. I only say that for myself because being deeply loved is something I deeply love. My husband is the one who showed me the way to seeing that love and living it in my daily life. I have learned that peace comes in accepting what is – radical acceptance brings abundant joy – deep gratitude brings expansive contentment. I have also been learning just how deep the deception goes in this world, which belongs to the king of liars, Satan. Satan and his band of rogue angels would do anything to destroy God’s people and His creation. If you want to see clearly, first see past the lies – they’re all around you, in every worldly institution you were raised to trust. 

Me showing love to my Janome HD-3000 sewing machine

I never liked myself much, (but I do now) probably because I didn’t think my mother liked me and I thought my father couldn’t be bothered. But now that I have lived longer than mom did, I have learned that mothers are forgivable once we can empathize with them.

Oh yeah, my name is Tina Reynolds Gasperson. I live in Tampa with my husband in our big empty house where we raised 5 kids who are all grown now, some with their own kiddos. I love to paint with watercolor and ink, make quilts, sew handbags and collect fabric. I am a silversmith/goldsmith and I’ve been selling my rings on Etsy for 16 years now. I was also a successful freelance writer and sometimes staff reporter and editor at large for some of the biggest tech sites on the Internet.