She earned a B.A. from Whitworth University and also graduated from Nipawin Bible College.  Throughout her long life she had several careers including being a teacher, secretary, bookkeeper, business woman, and has been active in church most of her life.  Her husband, Cliff, earned a doctrinal degree and was a history professor at Northern Michigan University for twenty-five years.  Together, this is the third book that he and she collaborated on and authored.  Throughout Eleanor’s long life, she faced spiritual, financial, and family struggles as well as coming close to death three times.  Her struggle with her devoted Christian husband’s departure from his faith and then his return to it fifteen years later more committed than ever, is one of the most intriguing parts of her story.  She has been married to her wonderful husband for sixty-eight years, is the mother of three great successful children, has three wonderful grandchildren, and one great grandchild.