Wilma was born in Northeastern Pennsylvania to devout Roman Catholic parents. She graduated from college in Delaware with an AA degree in Accounting and Business Administration, and was employed by the University of Virginia and the University of Pennsylvania until her entrance into the Sisters of Mercy as a nun from 1967-1971. As a nun she taught school for a year and a half, but became very disillusioned with the life-style of the nuns. After leaving the convent she remained a devout Catholic until she became a born-again Christian on November 11, 1973 at the age 29-1/2.

Galatians 2:20 contains the foundational truths she shares with women’s groups as she travels nationwide. Her purpose in life is to glorify God and to enjoy Him. (Ps. 16:11; Ps. 27:4) Her heart’s desire is to present the precious truths of the Christ-life so others can experience the freedoms which Christ has already provided for them through His death, burial, resurrection, and seating at the Father’s right hand and their identification with Him in those events.