In addition to her active counseling ministry, Dionne Carpenter loves being the senior pastor's wife at Bonita Valley Baptist Church near San Diego, CA. She also enjoys doing workshops and weekend retreats, especially on the topics of how to rebuild trust in God, how to find healing for traumatic memories, how to fine-tune listening prayer and how to find the peace of Christ even during the most extreme times of fear or trauma. In her spare time she loves weaving and other kinds of stitchery. She is an accidental beekeeper. Dionne publishes under the imprint of Wild Socks Press. It reflects her down to earth, quirky personality and her habit of taking off her shoes anywhere she goes.