She holds a Masters Degree with an emphasis in Early Childhood Administration. She is Co-Director and Adjunct Professor of Early Childhood Education at Great Lakes Christian College in Lansing, Michigan. Her first book, co-authored with Janis Murphy, Phoebe Flies Away was published in December 2016 by Possum Publishing LCC, Port Charlotte Florida. It is a true and delightful story for 3-8 year old children, some have called magical, the first in the Adventures of Phoebe The Possum series. Phoebe was raised by Janis, a docent at the Central Florida zoo. Miriam has just completed the script for Phoebe Picks The Possum Queen, The second in the series of the Adventures of Phoebe The Possum.