A lifelong reader, Cheryl Aker always dreamed of writing a book. Little did she know her fur baby Cisco would be her inspiration and the star of her first one. Cheryl didn’t become a dog mom until 2005 when she and her husband adopted their first rescue dog, and she says she’ll never go without a dog in her family ever again. She’s a budget and contract manager by day, and a reader, writer, amateur photographer, greeting card crafter, and big time baseball fan all the rest of the time. Cheryl has several published homesteading articles and a few photo credits in a variety of homesteading books. She and her husband share their home (and pasture) in Texas with their lovable dogs and crazy cats.