Love From Above

As three daughters are magically transformed, they move beyond their home and separate from their family. Through their separation, their parents realize that distance is far from absence and that their family will always be held together by the bonds of love.

Emily Threadgill currently lives in Texas with her husband. She is thrilled to share her writing and illustration with others and hopes her work will inspire readers to love their families and the world around them more. In the future, Emily would like to collaborate with field experts to create a series of educational children's books that inspire wonder and exploration of the magical mysteries of nature. Steven K. Mittwede

Steve Mittwede is privileged to be a teacher of Earth Science at Randolph School in Huntsville (Rocket City!), Alabama, after having taught at two great classical schools in Texas between 2013 and 2020. Heartily committed to lifelong learning, his most recent degree was an EdS in Educational Leadership from Columbia International University (CIU), following degrees in geology from The College of William and Mary (BS) and the University of South Carolina (MS and PhD), the last two while concurrently working as a full-time mineral resources geologist for the South Carolina Geological Survey. During that time in South Carolina, he married Dana, and they were blessed with four sons in close succession – all now grown, married, and raising their own broods (13 grandchildren and counting!). Steve also has earned an MA in intercultural studies from CIU and an MTh in theology from Union School of Theology/University of South Wales (UK). With his family, Steve lived for 23 years in Ankara, Turkey where he worked as an educator, academic researcher, consulting geologist, and scientific/technical editor.