Linda is an author and inspirational speaker from Scottdale, Pa. and has been involved with our Magnificat chapter for many years.

Her first Christian Historical Fiction book, From Across the Pond was published in 2018 and her second, Childhood Lost, was published in 2020. Linda is a convert to the Catholic faith. Her story of learning about our most Blessed Mother Mary is wonderfully unique and inspirational to many who are not only new to the Catholic faith, but to those who are searching for strength in these uncertain times.

Linda attended a two-year writing program with the Christian Writers Guild and was hired to write short Christian stories for a children's magazine called Guide in 2008. She has been a keynote speaker at Westmoreland County Community College; Wesley Chapel Church, Scottdale; the Mt. Pleasant YMCA, and many libraries throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Linda married her childhood sweetheart, Tom Goodlin, when she was just 14 years old. They have three children and four grandchildren. She is a cantor and choir member at Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary church in Mt. Pleasant, PA.