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Lorilee is the proud wife of sweet, country, guitar-slinging Doyle and the proud mom of three rabble-rousing kids. Jonah, 10, is the coolest, funniest fifth grader ever, who loves hockey as much as his mom and can do a pretty good version of "Here Comes the Sun" on his guitar. Favorite song: "What For" by Rooney. Ez the Pez, 7, rocks the splits and can do crazy-cool things on the trampoline, too. He also inherited a love for art and drawing from his mom, and can often be found with his head bent over a pad of paper. Phoebe Min-Ju Jayne, 3, is the Ninja Warrior Princess of the group. She has set fire to the kitchen and run naked through church during her brief but action-packed time on this earth so far. Future job: Human cannonball, or maybe president.

Lorilee has written ten books now, which seems nutty but is a true story. Two baby name books (A is for Adam and A is for Atticus), four parenting books (When the Belly Button Pops, the Baby's Done, O For a Thousand Miles to Sleep, See How They Run, and Loving Life with Your Preschooler (used to be Wide Eyed Wonder Years), one mom's devo, Just Give Me a Little Piece of Quiet, two marriage books (We Should Do This More Often, and Date Night in a Minivan), and one collaboration, Through the Storm: A Real Story of fame and Family in a Tabloid World with the lovely and amazing Lynne Spears.

She speaks quite a bit at MOPS groups and other mom-type events, which she loves, and she moonlights as an entertainment reporter for The Grand Rapids Press, where she gets to go hear the rock bands of her youth for "work." Her favorite recent interviews: Wynonna Judd, Deborah Norville, Vivian Campbell from Def Leppard, Henry Winkler (who kissed her twice and made her almost fall over....the Fonz!), and always, JY from Styx.

The loves of her life, besides God and her family, include the country of Canada, the cities of Winnipeg and Chicago (okay, and Grand Rapids, too!), her Grandma's farm in McTavish, Manitoba, Anne of Green Gables, Jane Austen, chocolate, girlfriends, and the late, great Winnipeg Jets (Save our Jets!).

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