Sandra Whiting was born in 1946 in Chicago Illinois.  She is mother to eight adult children.  She currently resides in Portage Michigan with her husband, Thomas Whiting. Sandra has a graduate degree in Social Work and is a Licensed Master Social Worker as is Thomas.  They both have a personal deep seated faith in Jesus, God's only son.  It is because of her faith, coupled with personal experience and a flair for expression that Sandra has written "You Are Loved".   Two of the main characters are actual persons known to Sandra and the third is a group of people whose lives are cobbled together into one character.  Much of the events in this book are based on real life experiences and others are fictional.  Therefore, it is a novel.    It is Sandra's hope that sharing this book, that grows out from her own personal experiences, relationships and struggles mixed with some imagination will bless you and enrich your spirit.  It is her deepest desire that you will come to know Jesus as your redeemer and discover that you are loved.