Bio

My mother said I arrived a month late. I must not have liked it much since I'm now allergic to tardiness. Funny, I married a chronically tardy person. I must really love him, but I'm getting ahead of myself.

Born in Vancouver, Washington to Ted Timmons and (Carol) Louise Timmons, now known as Carol Cloud, I lived with them for four years and then with one or the other until I married Gary Cummings at the age of nineteen. We met at Walla Walla College and unfortunately the marriage only lasted ten years. We had one son, Charlie, a bright and funny guy whom I love very much.

I worked at a factory for five years while I day-dreamed about what I might do with the rest of my life. Eventually Pacific Union College offered me enough loans and grants so I could return to school where I majored in accounting. I worked at the college radio station and marveled that anyone would pay me to talk about God to the masses, or at least the few hundred, or thousands that tuned into KCDS, now renamed KNDL. That job kept me sane while I survived classes like Finance, Statistics and CPA Review.

Following graduation a listener called and asked me to interview for a staff accountant position. That began four of the most difficult years of my life. After the fourth tax season my boss called me in and said, "You don't seem to have a natural aptitude for accounting." I then confessed to him that I had applied for a radio station manager position. But would they hire the accountant? Would they want me?

I had been out of radio work for four years. I did not expect to get the job offer. God had other plans. And in spite of the fact that five weeks earlier, I met the man I would later marry, I took the job and moved out of state.

The relationship withstood the test of time and distance and two years later Bob moved me home. My new dream was to write, but my former accountant boss and later my church called and the next thing I knew, I was working a lot, being a mom, step mom, and soon, a grandmother!

The busy-ness of life distracted me from writing. Finally I quit my job and wrote some articles and stories that got published in Christian periodicals. See clips. The Flaming Sword of Eden is my first novel to be published. Stay tuned, more are on the way!

Distractions come in many forms. January of 2006 included a diagnosis of Lyme Disease. I appreciated knowing the label, but the two-year plus healing process has been a cross between a nightmare and a rollercoaster ride. I praise God for Dr. Wayne Anderson of Gordon Medical Associates who is "getting better at treating Lyme" (his words). And I feel better, not every day, but I'm having more good days and the bad days are not so symptomatic.

Kathie Morgan took over my post as Chairman of the PR Committee at our church. Now she is the queen of the newsletter. Thank you Kathie for your commitment and hard work.

January of 2007 brought another ministry opportunity for Bob and me. Kathy Schallert agreed to lead music and teach a Bible Study in our home on Wednesday evenings. The elders came and anointed me and I experienced a three and one half week good spell where I had no Lyme symptoms. During that time I drafted the sequel to my first novel, this one is called Enoch's Flaming Chariot. The support of my Bible Study group has been invaluable. When I was too sick to get out to church, it was like the church came to me. Thank you dear ones for being there for me.

I attended the Writer's Conference at Mt. Herman near Santa Cruz, CA, and started the marketing for the new novel, but the return of Lyme and its co-infection's symptoms distracted me again.

Now in May of 2008 I praise God that he is healing me and I am able to write again. Through it all on my good days I continued to manage rentals, do the accounting for my husband's contracting business, do most of our cleaning, cooking, and personal finance management. God is good! I have learned to be wholly dependent upon him for not just my health, financial security, but every area of my life.

Bob & Sue at his son's wedding dinner

Sue's son and wife

Sue with grandchildren

Bob's Daughter

Sue and grandson