Jane Kirkpatrick is an Oregon[2] writer who has written many inspirational fiction and non-fiction books.
[3] Jane Kirkpatrick attended University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where she initially majored in English before switching to social work, eventually earning a master's degree.
When visiting Oregon while looking for a job, she fell in love with the area and moved to Bend in 1974.
After selling several freelance articles, she quit her job and moved with her husband to a 160 acre ranch near the John Day River.
In 2010, her husband Jerry had a stroke, and although he recovered, they had to move back to Bend where they currently reside.
Her original editor, Dudley Delffs, attributes her popularity to being different from other Christian fiction authors by focusing on her story rather than the message.