Hope was born and raised in southern California, where the desert taught her to cherish rainy days as well as sunshine. She has a BFA in Studio Arts from Biola University and is a perpetual member of the Torrey Honors College. Married since 2008, she and her poet/professor husband now make their home in Houston, Texas, with three bright, spirited, and creative kids and two cats. Hope’s lifelong interests include reading books, exploring creeks and waterfalls, contemplating and/or splashing in puddles, and looking up at the sky.