CRYSTAL BALL O’CONNOR lives in South Carolina with her husband Jim and their three children Brennan, Katherine, and Jake. She holds her doctorate in Education and Human Development from Peabody College for Teachers, Vanderbilt University. Former Director of the Georgia Council on Aging and current Trustee on the Greenville County School Board, her captivating text combines her interests in family connections at every age, especially the love between parents and their children, and in the joys of storytelling.