Tara L. Cole

Tara L. Cole is a teacher, wife, and mother to three active boys. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Freed-Hardeman University and a Master of Arts in Composition and Rhetoric from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Tara has taught communications and writing courses since 2007 at various universities in Oklahoma, both in person and online. She is currently a communication faculty member at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology.

Tara is a recipient of the 2019 Award for Teaching Excellence from the National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development and the 2020 Regents Distinguished Teaching Award.

Along with teaching, Tara’s passion is helping moms and their kids deepen their relationships with Jesus. Her previous book Abide: 40 Ways to Focus on Jesus Daily and her podcast Over a Cup help women connect with Jesus throughout their day.

Tara, her husband Jeremy, and their three sons reside in Tulsa, Oklahoma.