Sandy Emmerson is a mother of two grown daughters, Lacey Bavousett and Mycah Glover, and a mother-in-love to their husbands, Brian Bavousett and Matthew Glover. The Glovers blessed Sandy with the title of “Sugar” to Emily and Gus Glover. She has recently retired from work as a ELAR/Dyslexia Consultant at Region 18 Educational Service Center in Midland, Texas in order to have more time to write, craft, garden, read and play with abandon with grandchildren. Prior to working at Region 18, she worked as a literacy coach, dyslexia therapist, 504 Coordinator, and special education teacher first in Kermit and later Midland, Texas. She holds a BA in psychology from UTPB, a MEd. as a Reading Specialist and Master Reading Teacher from Sul Ross State University, and is ABD in Early Literacy from Nova Southeastern University. She is a Certified Academic Language Therapist and a Licensed Dyslexia Therapist.