I was born and raised a small town girl. I grew up outside Lowake, TX and attended school K-12 at Miles. I graduated High School in 2002 and went straight to college declaring my major as English. I graduated from Angelo State University in December of 2006. My original certification is in 8-12 English and Reading and later challenged the 4-8 test and became certified to teach 4-12 ELA and Reading. I married my high school sweetheart in 2004 and we welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Kyrstin Rose Binder, on August 3, 2008.