Linda Aukeman Engelhard is a retired English teacher. She began her career teaching adult immigrants in Holland, Michigan, and concluded it teaching adolescent language learners at a Texas high school. She is married to John, a retired PCUSA minister, and they are members of Trinity United Church of Christ in Northport, Michigan. After decades of working in Texas, they are savoring retirement in northern Michigan where they appreciate the water, the forests, and time with family and friends.