At the Twin Cities Area Church Library Association Spring Meeting at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater, Minnesota, Colleen shared her interesting life journey, the writing process and getting her book published.  She also read selections from her book,
“Tree Spirited Woman”.  Tree Spirited Woman has been voted: “A Favorite Book by A Minnesota Female Author” in the 2012 Minnesota Women’s Press 15th Annual ‘What Women Want’ Survey by readers of the Minnesota Women’s Press, conducted during December 2011 and January 2012! The book includes many insights on topics important to women regarding slowing down, relationships, life experiences, joy, trust.  It is both memoir and fiction, with an older woman providing words of wisdom to a younger woman.