April Emery
Simple Living—Do More with Less
April and her husband Patrick have three children ages 5, 3 and 1, and
call the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania home.
As a self-proclaimed "crunchy mom" her interests are health,
good music, eco-friendly living, the outdoors and photography.
April has a passion for integrating her faith into all areas of life.
She blogs at The View From 5'5".
Cathi-Lyn Dyck
Wedlocked!
Cathi-Lyn Dyck is a freelance writer and editor living on the Canadian prairies. She has been eclectically published in the realms of homeschooling, Christian speculative fiction and gardening humor. She homeschools
four wild (but not uncultivated) children and is married to a super-guy
who goes by the unassuming alter-ego of Dave. A former atheist and
feminist who came to Christ in 1995, she runs a weekday blog on
Christian thinking, life and culture at
ScitaScienda.com.
Christine Prueher
Life Lessons
Christine Prueher lives in Minnesota with her two daughters, Jena and Kelsey.
She has homeschooled for almost ten years. Christine and her daughters are the proud owners
of two puppies, Lilly and Stinky. Christine enjoys reading, playing games with the girls and
spending time with the Lord.
Constance Gilbert
Connie's Coda
Constance Gilbert is the editor of 4Him2U. Being a retired nurse, an adoptive mother, and “gramma” plus living in the mountains of Oregon provide her with inspiration for her writing. Her stories have been published in several anthologies and she's currently writing several e-books, which will be available at
www.4Him2U.com. She delights in
mentoring other writers and teaching seniors how to write their memoirs. She
can be contacted at
constancegilbert@gmail.com.
Evonne Mandella
Purposeful Hebrew
Evonne Mandella is a Jewish
homeschooling mom who loves her Savior, Jesus Christ!
She also loves teaching families to learn to read Hebrew and Greek in minutes with her revolutionary easy reading method found in
her Read Hebrew Today
and Read New Testament Greek Today series. She is married to her love and homeschools
her two wonderful children. Her mission is "to make complex subjects
simple to the Glory of God."
Jan Lutz
Poems to Ponder
Jan Lutz is a retired educator who enjoys creative writing.
Her writing has been published in The Lutheran Journal, Lutheran Digest, Lutheran
Women's Quarterly, Lutheran Message, The Catholic Yearbook, and Open Minds Quarterly.
Among her other interests are Bible study, vocal music, playing organ, reading, sewing, and crafting.
Jan and her husband Marvin have been married for 38 years. They have five adult children and two grandsons.
It is her prayer that her writing may bless those who read it. Jan can be contacted at janmarielu@hotmail.com.
Jessica
Brown
Dear World, From The Word
Jessica Brown is pursuing her relationship with God and actively discovering day
by day where He is leading her in life. She hopes to be involved in
public speaking, journalism, and mentoring and leading young women in
youth ministry. In the future, she plans to attend Oral Roberts
University, and become more active in the ministry. Visit her blog:
The
Daily Wordoscope.
Jill Hart
Work at Home Success
Jill Hart is the founder of Christian Work at Home Moms, CWAHM.com.
Jill is a co-author of the upcoming book So You Want To Be a Work-at-Home Mom
(Beacon Hill, Sept. 2009). Jill welcomes work-at-home questions
at http://AskJill.cwahm.com.
Jill Swanson
Simple Beauty
Image consultant, author, and speaker
Jill Swanson works with individuals and corporations, helping people make the most of what they’ve got.
For more fashion tips or information on Jill’s services and to order her book, visit
www.jillswanson.com.
Karen
Robbins
Grandparenting with Karen
Karen Robbins is a freelance writer and speaker. She and her husband love to travel and scuba
dive. Many of their adventures are posted at her website, www.KarenRobbins.com.
Kristine McGuire
Everyday Life with God
Kristine McGuire is a writer and speaker on matters of faith, daily
Christian life, and educating people on the dangers of the Occult.
Kristine's book, Escaping the Cauldron (an informative memoir) will be
published September 2012. In addition to writing for Positively
Feminine, Kristine has her own blog, Kristine Remixed, and is in
ministry with her husband (Big Fish Ministries).
Laurette Willis
Fitness for His Witness
Christian Fitness Expert and author Laurette Willis is the
director of PraiseMoves, offering fitness programs, DVDs, books and training for those interested in a Christian alternative to yoga, and fitness for spirit, soul and body at PraiseMoves.com.
To follow Laurette on
Twitter visit http://twitter.com/Fit4Christ and on
FaceBook: http://bit.ly/aAlS4u.
Laurette also hosts a free monthly
teleseminar with leaders in Christian health and fitness. Her "PraiseMoves Kids" TV show can be seen every
Thursday at 3:30 p.m. EST on TBN's Smile of a Child Network and LIVE
at smileofachildtv.org.
Leah Robbins
Leah's Recipe Box
Leah
Robbins loves to cook and is always searching for new recipes and ways to save money in the kitchen.
She is frequently assisted in the kitchen by her 4 and 2 year olds and finds safe and creative ways to include them in cooking.
She has been married to Rob for almost 9 years.
Leslie Valeska
Homemaking with a Smile
Leslie Valeska is a daughter of God, wife of Thomas, and mother of four.
Prior to their move to SW Florida, Leslie co-founded, A Child’s Place CASA,
Ltd., a non-profit organization which advocates for the rights of abused and neglected children in court. Currently, Leslie is the
vice president of
Fresh Gear Solutions, LLC, executive director of
Simple Journey Ministries,
and senior editor of Journey to Simplicity. She is a certified Life Coach,
author, speaker, and co-owner of
Simple Journey Bookstore. When time permits
she enjoys hanging out with family and friends, reading, writing, hockey,
scrapbooking, painting, sewing, cooking, and watching old movies. She and
her family have a passion for hockey and RVing. Visit her
blog or follow her on
Twitter and
Facebook.
Mary C. Catterton
Waters of LifeTM
Mary Catterton is the founder of Waters of Life Ministry for Women, Inc., a Christian ministry aimed at
helping women discover their calling and develop their unique God given gifts. A singer and songwriter, Mary is a
touring professional offering her music, message and ministry to people of all ages. Her programs vary from
concerts, clinics, Bible studies, retreats and seminars. Mary is certified in teaching both the Old and New
Testaments through the Bethel Bible Program. Her music and devotional writing can be found at her ministry website:
wolministry.com. Mary welcomes your emails:
mary@wolministry.com.
Philippa Smyth
FaithWorks
Philippa Smyth is from Auckland, New Zealand and is mom to two little boys—Micah and Toby.
She works alongside her husband who is the Ministries Director for their church—The River of
Life Christian Church Auckland. Together they are passionate about seeing people empowered and
enabled to walk out their callings in Christ Jesus. Philippa loves writing and teaching about the Lord.
Follow her on her blog:
My Sacred Obsession or check out her
church website. Philippa welcomes any emails to
philippa@theriver.org.nz.
Rachelle Rea
A Wild Imagination
A homeschool graduate turned college sophomore, Rachelle Rea is a Communications major. She is a graduate of She Speaks, a Word Weaver, and loves to blog at
rosesdaringadventure.blogspot.com. She has never met a notebook that she doesn't like and can't quickly fill with the stories that stem from her wild imagination.
Sharon Patterson
In Light of His Wisdom
Sharon Patterson is a retired educator, career military
wife, mother of three sons, grandmother to five precious
angels, author, CLASS graduate, Certified Personality
Trainer, and women's ministry leader. She has written
numerous shorts stories published in other authors'
works, and has authored two books: A Soldier's Strength
from the Psalms (published by Llumina Press, 2007) and
Healing for the Holes in Our Souls (published by Llumina
Press, 2008).
Stephanie Gulland
In His Presence
Stephanie Gulland is married to her best friend, Ed, and they have one son, David.
Terra
Hangen
Terra's Garden
Terra Hangen is an experienced gardener and author. She contributes columns for each issue of Hobby Farms and The
Gaited Horse, in addition to providing feature articles for many magazines on topics ranging from prayer to Bible gardening.
Email Terra at
thekilns@excite.com with comments and requests for garden topics to cover in her future articles. For
garden tidbits, visit her blog.
Tina James
Positively Homeschooling
Tina James resides with her husband Steve and 4 children in Evans, GA. The
James family has homeschooled for the past 10 years. Tina and her husband
have worked in children's ministry and middle school ministry for the past
12 years. They are members of West Town Community Church in Evans, GA where
they lead the middle school ministry, Club Medio. Tina’s first book was
published in 2010. Sarabeth Palmer 1963-64 is a historical fiction
novel for girls 8-13 years old. Read more from Tina at her
website or visit her
blogs:
Positively Homeschooling, James Family Mom,
and Works by
Tina James.
Mike
and Brenda King
Mr. and Mrs. King
are the founders of Positively Feminine. Brenda
serves as the site's director, is responsible for monthly content placement, and authors the column
Bookmarked.
Mike is the chief financial officer. The Kings
live in Ohio and have one son.
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