Mandy Hudson is a writer and world traveler living in Nashville, Tenn. She is a journalism graduate of Auburn University and former Alabama native. Hudson has written for numerous publications, including Southern Living, mental_floss magazine, Purepolitics.com, Motivation Strategies magazine, The TimesDaily and The Auburn Plainsman. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, photography, coffee and travel. She is an avid fan of Downton Abbey, Survivor, American Idol and SEC football.

Favorite books: Mere Christianity, Gone With the Wind, The Hunger Games, End of the Spear, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years and The Kite Runner.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”