From Ashes to Oaks
F.L. Jumper was born on the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Hollywood reservation. She has taught in the elementary grades in private schools, charter schools and public schools throughout a 25-year career in education. She holds a master’s degree and a doctorate. She lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with her husband and three sons. She frequently travels to Florida to visit family and manage her vacation rental.

F.L. Jumper was born on the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Hollywood reservation. She has taught in the elementary grades in private schools, charter schools and public schools throughout a 25-year career in education.

This is a memoir about a Seminole woman who finds inspiration from her tribe and her faith to move past the pain and beyond the betrayal to forgive.