Howard Shepherd retired from the business world at age 80 and then found the time to concentrate on writing the story that was ‘in his bones and he could not contain it.’ (Thanks Jeremiah!)

A Bible student for more than 40 years, he has eight children, a wonderful wife named Patty (who’s a great cook) and 15 grandchildren.

Howard volunteered as a chaplain in Woodford Correctional Centre for seven years, finally hanging up his Prison ID tag and lanyard in January 2022.