Dr. Esther M.G. Smith is a retired English professor. She is a devout, inspired Christian, sharing her faith and beliefs with others through her published works. A native of Portland, Oregon, Dr. Smith received her undergraduate degree from Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, seminary training at Andover in Massachusetts, and her PhD from the University of Florida. Dr. Smith has three children, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She is 95 years old and lives alone at her home in Florida.