Linda Guccione Allard

I was born in St. Louis, Missouri in1942. Because of a business change, my family moved to New Orleans in 1958 where I finished high school and met my husband, Joe, at a summer job. I have been married to Joe, the love of my life, for over 61 years.

I have resided in Arlington, Texas since 1968. I have four married daughters, 13 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren. I attended Louisiana State University to pursue a degree in Elementary Education. I have been a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority for over 60 years. I delight in writing, and enjoy traveling and doing family research. After I received a breast cancer diagnoses in 2015, life's goals changed for me.

I began to put together, as they say, "My Bucket List" and get serious about the goals in my life. I trusted God and realized that He must have a plan for my life; hopefully it included some of my dreams. It was then that I decided to pursue a lifelong dream which was to self-publish my memoir as an adopted child, Chosen to be Loved. Following the realization of that dream, I went on to self-publish two additional books; Loving Whispers, a Christian romance, and Teaspoon of Hardship, Tablespoon of Love, a book of encouragement during the challenges of life.