Bea and her husband Mike live in Edmond, Oklahoma, and she is mother to two daughters and six grandchildren. Bea has been a lifelong learner and loves sharing what she learns with others. It led her to receive her bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees as well as certification through the Cooper Institute to teach group aerobics. She is a retired professor and Division Head from Oklahoma State University. She and her late husband, Ken, founded and directed Edmond Christian Academy and operated it for 30 years. She is also a pastor, Bible College teacher and missionary. Music, fitness, and wellness have been passions of hers all her life. Travel, running races and marathons, and bicycling have been favorites. She is just finishing her third book. Bea has spent nearly two decades with Body & Soul® and loves the worship and the workout. Her life verse is Matthew 6:33, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Bea and her husband Mike live in Edmond, Oklahoma, and she is mother to two daughters and six grandchildren. Bea has been a lifelong learner and loves sharing what she learns with others. It led her to receive her bachelors, masters, and doctors degrees as well as certification through the Cooper Institute to teach group aerobics. She is a retired professor and Division Head from Oklahoma State University. She and her late husband, Ken, founded and directed Edmond Christian Academy and operated it for 30 years. She is also a pastor, Bible College teacher and missionary. Music, fitness, and wellness have been passions of hers all her life. Travel, running races and marathons, and bicycling have been favorites. She is just finishing her third book. Bea has spent nearly two decades with Body & Soul® and loves the worship and the workout. Her life verse is Matthew 6:33, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." 
