I became a bestselling Christian author in my 40s - it’s never too late to follow your God-given dreams!

Born into ‘dust and depression’, Janette Oke had a slow start to becoming a published author and says, ‘I get my inspiration from life itself’

I was born on the Canadian prairies in Champion, Alberta, back when everything was dust and depression. My mom and dad were farmers there. I’m sure that my grandparents would have answered “yes” if they were asked if they were believing Christians. But I’m not sure they understood exactly what that meant. Like lots of people who go to church, it wasn’t as personal as it became later. My parents were married in 1925 and children followed quite quickly. I had three older sisters, then a brother and then my mother lost a baby boy. This was something that hurt her deeply. She loved her babies.