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 Life^TM
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.