After raising four children, Jackie was in her late forties when she started college. A few years later, she received a bachelor's and master's degree in secondary education and taught English Language Arts at the high school level for fifteen years. After she retired, Jackie felt compelled to write a study that answered complicated questions about Christianity. Her book Clarifying Christianity has been republished and will be released in May 2024. Her memoir For the Love of God: A Memoir will be published the end of June 2024.