Joe Cirillo was born in Bremen, Indiana before moving to the Indianapolis area at age five. He currently resides in Brownsburg, a suburb of Indianapolis, with his wife Patty and daughter Carrie. His daughter Jenny and her husband Mike live in Zionsville, with their three children: Mikey, Lucy, and Jeb. His other daughter Erica also lives in Brownsburg with her son Isaac. Joe spent the early years of his life pursuing sports, mostly baseball; he played for Cathedral High School and Franklin College. After college, he began a career in finance and real estate, and is currently a real estate broker and investor. Joe's two passions are writing and music. He has written many songs, specializing in the Contemporary Christian genre. He has been active in the music ministry at Zionsville Fellowship, his home church, for most of the past eighteen years. Life Lessons is Joe's second published work. His first, a novel called A Smile was published in April of 2006.