Michelle Rayburn is a speaker and freelance writer who loves to help people discover ways to find joy in the midst of the trashy stuff of life. She enjoys transforming flea market finds into treasures for her home, and also loves how life’s difficulties can turn out to be opportunities learn and grow. She has been writing and speaking for 19 years, and she is the author of 3 books, including "The Repurposed and Upcycled Life." She has published articles in places such as Focus on the Family, Christian Communicator, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Today’s Christian Living and more. She has also written for ChristianBibleStudies.com.Michelle has her MA in ministry leadership with a counseling emphasis from Crown College. She has been married to her husband, Phil for 30 years and they have two adult sons and two daughters-in-love.