Anthea Gillian Tripp was born in Scotland, schooled in East Africa and Oxford, England. She has traveled extensively worldwide with her military husband, USAF-retired. They reside in Austin TX, where they run an internet-based health and wellness business from their home office. As a Mom and Grandma, she places a high priority on family. She is a woman of strong faith who believes that people are blessed to be a blessing. She is purpose-driven, adventurous, fun-loving yet serious about impacting the lives of those she touches. Anthea is a lover of life, God and country.

She began to write regularly at the age of 14 years but it wasn’t until 2010 that she created Anthea’s Anthology, a blog she runs, where she pours out her heart in words! Her entries are prompted by lessons learned in life, or topics that move her and have the potential to help others, so her posts may be happy, funny, serious, or sad, but always raw and real. She hopes to touch and inspire readers with her unflinching writing. She published her first book in August 2019, My Soul Sings for You – Spiritual Peace in the Life and Times of Now, a collection of true stories about finding inner peace and unconditional love.

Anthea is also an avid reader who enjoys inspirational true stories that celebrate the power of human spirit. She dabbles in watercolors as a relaxing creative outlet and claims it’s simply for fun. She’s an ardent advocate for healthy living, a regular at the local gym, and a student of “the life and times of now” — the world as it is today. Exploring this world brings her great pleasure but she derives as much joy over a cup of tea at home with her husband, hanging out with family members, or simply immersing herself in the silence of solitude during a walk in the woods. Time away at Whispering Oaks Ridge, their Hill Country ranch, is one of Anthea’s favorite haunts. Here, she seeks to restore her soul and grow closer to her Lord and Savior.