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Wenatchee, WA |
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Inglewood, CA |
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Wenatchee Free Methodist
Church |
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| Number
of Years Writing: |
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35, including years in newspaper,
magazine, and book publishing |
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A Character Trait a Day (Light & Life, Sept/Oct 2005)
Who
Wants to Marry a Muscleman? (Light & Life, May/June
2004 )
Thirsting
for Jesus (Light & Life, January/February 2002)
More than 1000 articles and stories in 100 different publications.
Contributor to more than 30 anthologies.
Author of these current books:
When I Prayed for Patience, God Let Me Have It!
(patience)
When I Got on the Highway to Heaven, I Didn't Expect Rocky Roads
(overcoming)
When I Felt Like Ragweed, God Saw a Rose (ministry of encouragement)
Spiritual Spandex for the Outstretched Soul (spiritual growth)
Patchwork Family (children's book on blended families)
Homemaker Helper (self-published manual for young homemakers)
Living, Laughing, and Loving Life (co-author of polio overcomer
Dan Miller's biography)
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B.A. Ed, Western Washington
U (1969), certificate from Multnomah Bible
College (1977), M.A. Commuications, Wheaton Graduate School (1980) |
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Author, writing teacher,
conference speaker (learn more at www.awsawomen.com/awsadirectory and www.sussinc.com) |
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Husband Richard, a retired
teacher who continues to substitute; two young adult children including Zach (an electrical engineer for a local power company) and Inga (a violin teacher). |
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Winner of 1999 "Pacesetter
Award" of Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference
Winner of 2000 "Woman of Influence" Essay Contest sponsored
by Heritage Keepers and NavPress |
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