What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
I am blessed with a really wonderful life, but I wasn't always sure it would be that way. About 25 years ago, I was diagnosed with MS. I'd only been married a few years, my kids were all small, I had a full time job that I loved and I was terrified that I was going to lose it all. I made a promise to myself that everyday, as soon as I woke up and my feet touched the floor, I would say thank you for being able to walk to the shower. Fortunately, after the early episodes of the disease, the MS went into remission and I have had no further occurrences. I continue to be grateful each and every day. Every day is a new challenge, a new opportunity to live life, to tell my husband and kids that I love them and to enjoy the simple pleasure of walking on the beach.
When you're not writing, how do you spend your time?
When I am not writing, you will find me either walking on the beach or in a fabric store in search of the right fabric to finish off a quilt or two. My husband and I recently retired and we have been doing quite a bit of traveling. We started off with a trip to New England. Having read many historical novels about the Boston and Salem areas, I enjoyed walking the streets and visiting all of the historical sites. I always have a book tucked in my purse as I am an avid reader and love reading mysteries, historical romances and anything on mediums and witches. More recently we've just returned from a trip to Alaska and will spend some time in Florida as well as Palm Springs. Everywhere we go I take pictures - some of which you can find on my website www.meriamwilhelm.com. When we are not traveling, we have 3 great kids who have grown into wonderful adults with interesting lives of their own. We love spending time with each of them.
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