Kit and Drew Coons in 1980 met while doing humanitarian work in Nigeria, West Africa. “Kit was living in a mud house with a metal roof and no running water or electricity,” Drew recalls. “She is as tough as a hickory nut.”  Kit taught in a teacher’s college. Drew  engineered clean water for nineteen cities and towns.

Drew received honors degrees in engineering from both Auburn and Georgia Tech. He worked on the Delta Rocket program and designed critical components for the Space Shuttle. Later he served as a researcher for BASF Corporation and received twenty-three US and several international patents.

Kit has an honors degree in education from the University of Minnesota. She is a gifted teacher and blogger with an undaunted spirit regardless of the circumstances. She initiated the Coonses’ retirement career of writing.

As humorous speakers specializing in strengthening relationships, the Coonses have taught in every part of the US and in thirty-nine other countries. For two years, they lived and taught in New Zealand and Australia.

The Coonses are unique in that they speak and write as a team. They are keen cultural observers and incorporate their many adventures into their writing and speaking. Kit and Drew are the authors of many periodical articles and five destination-mystery novels all of which include wholesome themes about relationships. Their website is https://morethanordinarylives.com/.