Teresa Bell Kindred is a Christian author, public speaker, and high school teacher. She is the author of Mozart for a Mother's Soul, The Knot at the End of Your Rope, and four Precious Moments gift books. She is a major contributor to Humor for a Teachers' Heart, and Cup of Comfort for the Christian Soul. Kindred is a member of AWSA and enjoys speaking at conferences and retreats. Her column "Kindred Spirits" appears in Kentucky Living magazine each month. She and her husband have been married for twenty-four years and have five children.