Occasionally called "Mandy" or "Maddie" by family and friends, Madeline divides her time between HYTHE, a village near to GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alberta and her permanent residence in SURREY, BC where she helps care for her special needs daughter Stephanie along with the indispensible, caring, loving "yaya" who runs the main house and keeps Stephanie happy. (Cornelia Dequilla) Married to husband Serge Hombert for almost forty five years, she has been blessed with two sons (one deceased) , her daugher, three granddaughters , a grandson and as of December 2014- a great-granddaughter.
In addition to her writing and publishing, Madeline devotes a great deal of time with community activities, including Signature Support Services , a 50 -plus year organization devoted to filling the needs of the adult mentally-handicapped. She is past president of the GP-Wapiti Liberal Association.