Christine Bauer’s first book Those Three Words: A Birth Mother’s Story of Choice, Chance, and Motherhood chronicles her journey of experiencing an unplanned pregnancy at age 18, the agonizing decision she needed to make, and its impact on her life. Bauer majored in Mass Communications at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota. She has had a gratifying career in corporate communications, public relations, and marketing. Her greatest achievement and most profound joy are being the mother of three kind-hearted children and two beautiful grandchildren. Bauer is also mom to two very spoiled dogs. She admits there were moments in the motherhood journey where she preferred the canines.