Mert McMichael lives on a small farm outside Holts Summit, Missouri, with her husband, Henry. They have been married for 54 years. They were blessed with five children and 10 grandchildren. Mert from little on had an unquenchable drive to write. For years her writings hid in a box on the top shelf of her closet. One day, Mert chased her dream and published a book called, ?Learning by Heart.? She has had stories published in Woman?s World and the Catholic Missourian. A singer in Branson, Missouri, enjoyed her writings and asked her to write song lyrics for him. She has written for three different singers and has six songs recorded. The Branson Gospel Singer and Songwriter Assoc. awarded her Gospel Song of the Year 2013, New Horizons Songwriter of the Year 2013, RAA/BGSSA Number 4 in the top 10 radio hits 2013, second runner up for the Golden Pen Songwriter of the Year in 2014, Number 2 in Top Radio Hit for the Year 2014, on Music to Radio BGSSA, Golden Pen Songwriter of the Year 2015, and RAA/BGSSA Number 6th in Top Radio Hit of the Year 2015. Her latest endeavor, ?Unseen Love,? is a book of short stories, some true, on how many times we pass up love. In the stories, she leads you through to see how you may be missing love.