Since losing her father when Jessica was 5 years old, words have soothed her soul. At 9, she began penning the words in her head onto paper as poetry and prose, and continued penning through college, work, and raising two children. Her writing has earned awards and been published in the newspaper and the award-winning Grief Diaries book series. Paired for the first time with her daughter’s illustrations, Crimson Sunshine is an introduction to Jessica’s poetry that stems from a life lived with great lows and ultimate highs as seen through the eyes of both a young 5-year-old girl and survivor of astounding loss and accomplished mother.