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About Me

Hi, I’m Patrina Nichole Joy....

I am a storyteller, creative, mother of four, and the author of the children's book Wonderfully Made. I am a storyteller at heart, a creator by nature, and a woman who has been writing stories in journals, notebooks, and the margins of my life for as long as I can remember.

I write stories for children because every child deserves to feel seen, celebrated, and safe in who God made them to be.

Today, I create faith-filled stories and joyful worlds that help children discover their identity and embrace how God uniquely designed them.

I’m also the creator of the Wonderfully Made Universe - a growing story world inspired by my children and rooted in God's love.

I write from a very honest place - from my own journey of learning how to love myself and from the healing God gently walked me into.

As a young girl, I struggled deeply with how I saw myself. I didn’t like my features, my smile, or the things that made me unique. I used to tuck my lips in, avoid pictures, and wish I could trade myself in for someone “better.”

I didn’t know then that God had already called me beautiful, accepted, and wonderfully made.

Now, when I write, I’m speaking to that younger version of me - the girl who didn’t feel enough, who didn’t feel seen, and who didn’t know her worth.

Every book I create is my way of reminding her - and every child who needs to hear it - that they are Wonderfully Made because God Says so.