The goal of the memoir Embracing the Beauty of Emotional Scars with Gratitude is to support growth and understanding from our trials; and most especially, to benefit from a constant commitment to the virtue of gratitude. — Joyce Bunderson

About the Author—Joyce Bunderson is the wife to Victor Bunderson; mom to nine; grandmother to thirty-three and great grandmother to fifteen. She has a Masters in Public Health Nutrition from UCLA and a doctorate from the University of Laverne. She is a Registered Dietitian. She has filled both ward and stake church callings. She is a Master Gardener and avid reader.