Embracing January through December: Just 365 Days, 52 Weeks and 4 Seasons About the Author Delois Billings Pippen has a B.S. degree in home economics from A.M. & N. College, now known as the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and a master’s degree in early childhood education from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She is retired after teaching for thirty-six years in Hamburg Elementary Public Schools. She has served in many capacities in the Baptist and Methodist churches. Mrs. Pippen is the author of two other books: The Manager Who Became a Superstar (1994), the story of Scottie Pippen, an NBA player; and also The Right Career: A Dictionary, Exploring over 700 Career Jobs and Occupations around the World for Young Readers (2007). Mrs. Pippen was raised near Strong, Arkansas. She and her husband, Billie, live in Hamburg, Arkansas. She has three adult children: Patrick, Cedric, and LaTonya; and an amazing granddaughter, Miranda, who encouraged her to write this book, along with her son, Patrick.
