{"id":2116,"date":"2024-04-15T16:33:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/randy-flynt.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=2116"},"modified":"2025-07-04T01:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T01:01:12","slug":"about-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/randy-flynt.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=2116","title":{"rendered":"About Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2116\" class=\"elementor elementor-2116\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-036732f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"036732f\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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For six years, she graced the stage of her hometown&#8217;s outdoor drama, &#8220;<em>Viva El Paso<\/em>,&#8221; before dedicating thirteen years to teaching in the Texas public school system. Valerie has embraced the rewarding journey of homeschooling her three amazing children for the past decade, finding daily inspiration and challenges in their shared learning experiences and family adventures. Her love for learning through life and extensive family travels deeply influences her work.<\/p><p>Beyond her roles as an educator and homeschool mom, Valerie is a passionate individual who enjoys traveling, dancing, running, cooking, learning, scrapbooking, reading, and writing. Her perspective on life was profoundly shaped by a battle with Stage 2 colon cancer in 2023, from which she is now thankfully in remission. This experience reinforced her long-held dream of becoming an author, transforming &#8220;<em>one of these days<\/em>&#8221; into &#8220;<em>today<\/em>.&#8221; Valerie lives each day to the fullest, a philosophy that resonates throughout her engaging books.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c0f75 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9c0f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #656565; font-family: Rubik, 'Open Sans', Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; background-color: #ffffff;\">Hi, I&#8217;m Valerie! 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