Evelyn Dahlke spent more than twenty years as a teacher and program coordinator for a day training and habilitation program for mentally and physically handicapped children and adu...view moreEvelyn Dahlke spent more than twenty years as a teacher and program coordinator for a day training and habilitation program for mentally and physically handicapped children and adults while co-owning and operating a dairy farm near Arlington, Minnesota. She attended Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and graduated with a master of divinity degree in 1999. She served as a parish pastor for several years in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She currently does pastoral/spiritual care and counseling along with some worship leadership and preaching while helping with her grandchildren. She has two poems published by the American Library of Poetry, “Butterfly Song” and “Most Precious Gift.” Her first book, a memoir of her married life, Butterfly Song, was published by Plainview Press (2007). She is also an accomplished artist, having done gift design for Augsburg Fortress. She makes her home in Roseville, Minnesota.view less