BIOGRAPHIES of LAURICE BENTZ AND JUDY MARTIN Laurice Bentz, born in South Dakota, attended the same school until graduating. She married and has moved only 3 times. Laurice has 3 children, 4 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. Judy Martin, born in Alabama, attended 10 schools in 12 years because of her father's military travels. She married and continued to move frequently. Judy has 2 children and 2 grandchildren. Despite different backgrounds, Laurice and Judy discovered they shared many similarities. Each enjoys: family time, traveling, reading, and attending seminars and workshops. Each has owned businesses and participated in various community activities and organizations, including the Mountain Home Chapter of the Idaho Writers League. While writing a tourist brochure for the Chamber of Commerce, Laurice and Judy realized how compatible they were as writing partners. For their next venture, they decided to write a children's story. Soon, that story evolved into the Dream Beam book series.