Carolyn Ruth Traylor Morris is the daughter of Catherine and Charles Traylor (both deceased), wife of Rudy Morris (retired). They have three children, 13 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. They currently reside in Aurora, CO but have also lived in Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, New Hampshire, on the road in a motorhome, Arizona and Colorado. Rudy’s work transferred them to these states until retirement in New Hampshire. Carolyn was a stay-at-home Mom for 18 years and volunteered at their schools and churches. She and Rudy both met and graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Carolyn got a BS in Business, Personnel Management. Finally, she went to work outside the home as a Director of Christian Education in Ohio and New Hampshire. Her work involved at lot of personnel management of volunteers, writing, leading bible studies and other stewardship activities. After retiring, she took up her interest in designing and making quilts, continued writing, and leading bible studies. Their love for the outdoors, camping, and being in nature hiking and photographing God’s creations resulted from years in Scouting through high school. During the Pandemic, they learned how to provide Zoom meetings for their Chapel so members could attend. They are both still active in their retirement at Heather Gardens, a 55+ active community. You can find her work at her Etsy Shop, Rays of Hope Quilts, or email her at raysofhopequilts@gmail.com.