A Little About Me ...

For as long as I can remember, I loved writing. I even dreamed in plots. I also
grew up attending antique auctions nearly every weekend, so history was as much a
part of my life as chores on our farm in Iowa, reading books, and playing with
Barbies.

So, writing historical romances fit perfectly. Times may change, the style of clothes,
the way we speak, but the common threads that unite us remain the same. Couples
fall in love. Injustices happen. We fight for what we believe in. We struggle. We
endure. We grow.

After graduating from York College in York, Nebraska with an A.A. and then
receiving a B.S.Ed. from Lubbock Christian University, I met and married the love of
my life, David. God had written our love story, and I knew from the moment we met
that he was the one. It was not love at first sight by any means, but I was so sure he
was "it" that I wrote that I'd met the man I would marry in my diary. We pledged our
hearts to one another two and half years later.

I taught high school English until my oldest child was born. After that I began my
career as a professional wiper. I wiped noses, counter tops,  tiny tushes, tears, and
scraped knees.

Deciding that my children were now older and less in need of my constant
supervision, I started pursuing my first love again --writing. After joining American
Christian Fiction Writers, I found a wonderful critique group and began studying the
craft of writing.

David and I have three children ages 19, 17,  and 12. We also work in youth ministry
and teach youth and adult Bible classes.

Thank you so much for stopping by, friend!
Our three blessings
A little extra --
just for fun ...

  • I'm also known as
    The Cookie Lady.

  • I was once pulled
    over for bank
    robbery because my
    car matched the
    suspects getaway
    car.

  • I love flower
    arranging, singing,
    and chocolate.

  • I am a 4-H leader.

  • Each year, I teach at
    church camp.

  • My youngest
    daughter weighed
    11 lbs,   8 oz. at
    birth, and she was 3
    weeks early!

  • My husband is 6'6"
    tall and I'm 14
    inches shorter.

  • Give me Josh
    Groban or Keith
    Urban to listen to,
    and I'm a happy
    woman.
Speaking Topics

Our Super-sized Lives - What God wants us to do when busyness takes over

Romancing the Home - Keeping the romantic love God intended alive in a marriage

Weddings on a Budget - You can have the wedding of your dreams and not go
broke.

My Mother, Myself - Building strong Christian relationships with daughters

The Writing Journey - An excellent topic for schools, home school groups, book
clubs, and other groups of the novel journey  from idea conception to life on the
bookshelf.

The History of Lake Manawa - Local history of the setting of the three book series.

If you are interested in arranging a speaking engagement, please contact me at
lornaseilstad@yahoo.com or through a note in my guestbook.  
"So much more than romance"
~Inspirational author