Columnists
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”. April’s column, Simple Living—Do More with Less, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
Brenda King serves as the director of Positively Feminine and writes Bookmarked, a bi-monthly review column. Her passion is providing meaningful and Christ-honoring online content for women and their families. She and her husband live in Ohio and have one child.
Carissa Robinson is a former fifth-grade teacher, turned stay-at-home momma to two precious children: Aydon (3) and Emma (11 months). She and her husband live in Tennessee, but will be living in the country of Bolivia soon as missionaries. Carissa’s interests are in cooking with natural ingredients and whole foods, writing for children and their mommas, and teaching methodologies (she especially likes the Montessori and Charlotte Mason approaches to schooling). Carissa hopes to inspire other moms to parent by grace through her writings and a blog about her parenting journey: RichlyForgiven.blogspot.com. Carissa’s column, Parenting—A Grace Pilgremage, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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. Cathi-Lyn’s column Wedlocked! is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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. Christine’s column, Life Lessons, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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. Constance’s column, Connie’s Coda, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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.” Evonne’s column, Purposeful Hebrew, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
Jan Lutz is a retired educator who enjoys creative writing. She has been published in Country Woman, Open Minds Quarterly, Catholic Yearbook, Lutheran Message, Lutheran Digest, Lutheran Journal, and the Lutheran Woman’s Quarterly. Other interests include Bible study, vocal music, playing organ, reading, sewing, crafting and bird-watching. She and her husband have been married for 40 years. They have five adult children and two grandsons. It is Jan’s prayer that her writing will bless those who read it. Jan’s column, Poems to Ponder, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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. Jessica’s column Dear World, From the Word is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
Jill Hart\’s entrepreneurial career began in her teens when she spent a summer working with her father who ran his own business. When he put her in charge of a Coke machine and allowed her to keep the profits, she saw the benefits of being her own boss. She is the founder of the popular Christian work-at-home website, CWAHM.com. Jill has articles published in In Touch Magazine, P31 Woman magazine and Focus on the Family’s Thriving Family, as well as across the web on sites like DrLaura.com. She is the author of So You Want To Be a Work-at-Home Mom and speaks to audiences around the country about faith, business and leadership topics. Jill’s column, Work at Home Success, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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. Jill’s column, Simple Beauty, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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. Karen’s column, Grandparenting with Karen, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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). Kristine’s column, Everyday Life with God, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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. Follow Laurette on
Twitter visit Twitter and Facebook. 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. Laurette’s column, …
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. Leah\’s column, Leah’s Recipe Box, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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. Mary’s column,Waters Of Life, is …
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. Philippa’s column, FaithWorks , is posted bimonthly on …
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. Rachelle’s column, A Wild Imagination, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
Sharon L. 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 three books: Where is Happy (Llumina Press, 2011), A Soldier’s Strength from the Psalms (Llumina Press, 2007) and Healing for the Holes in Our Souls (Llumina Press, 2008). Sharon’s writing experience spans thirty years, but it was not until training as a graduate of CLASServices and Upper Class (Florence Littauer\’s training for Christian speakers and writers) that she began pursuing her heart\’s passion of writing on God\’s process of healing the hurting …
Stephanie Gulland is married to her best friend, Ed, and they have one son, David. Stephanie’s column, In His Presence, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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. Terra is celebrating the publication of her first book, A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts, written with six Christian writer friends. Email Terra at thekilns@excite.com with comments and requests for garden topics to cover in her future articles. For more garden tidbits visit her blog. Terra’s column, Terra’s Garden, is posted bimonthly on PositivelyFeminine.org.
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
