Annmarie Ragukonis is a former blogger with a passion for sharing God’s love and the awe of His creations. Her essays, poems, and photographs encourage people to live joyfully.

Raised in the rolling mountains of Pennsylvania, Annmarie eventually migrated to the plains of the Midwest, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Indiana University while raising six children with her husband. Nowadays, she delights in Florida’s coastal lifestyle, and when not writing, she’s holding a mug of tea and a book, singing soulfully, or admiring the sunset from her backyard.

Variegated Views celebrates Annmarie’s debut into the world of traditional publishing. Her writing has been published by Penguin Random House’s First Look Book Club, the digital magazine Daily Inspired Life, and in Cantos, a literary and arts journal published annually by Missouri Baptist University.

Presently, she is cultivating a second collection of essays, poems, and photographs titled Forward Views. You can contact her at ShelteringTreeMedia.com for inquiries.