Glynis Mary McManamon is a sister in the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. This community - sisters and mission partners - is dedicated to the reconciliation of all peoples, and justice and peace for all creation. She joined the community in 1976. She is graduate of St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, and did post-graduate work at Xavier University, Cincinnati and Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky. Every Christmas, she has tried to hear the animals talking to one another. Ginger the dog and Emma the cat make a guest appearance in the book. Her Facebook page is Shepherding Images. She can be reached at [email protected].