See my bio here.

Visit the Web site of Hometown Magazine of the Ken-Tenn Area. Browse the contents of current and archived issues for my features, personal profiles, humor and inspirational pieces.

Published Work (Christian Market):

• “Planning for God’s Purposes,” Evangel.
• “Christmas Pageant Bloopers,” The Christian Pulse.
• “Discount Dilemma,” The Christian Pulse.
• “Campus Security,” The Christian Pulse.
  
• Upper Room Disciplines, 2012.
• “Not the Apple of My Eye,” The Christian Pulse.
• “Quadrilateral Trust,” Evangel.
• “Loving Your Neighbor…or Not,” Evangel.
• “Dwelling in the House of the Lord,” Evangel
• “Marketing or Selling Out?” Vista
• “You Might Be a Christian If…” Vista.
• “Both Sides of the ‘Worship Wars,’” Vista.
• “Lord, Here Am I, But Send Somebody Else,” Vista.
• Light from the Word, Wesleyan Publishing House, devotions for week of September 7-13, 2009.
• Christian Writing Examiner, “Interviewing Senior Adults,” sample article and commentary.
• WritingtoServe.net, Golden Rule Marketing for Writers.
• It Is Good to Give Thanks,” Vista (Wesleyan).
• “Karen Moore Artl: Directed by the Yellow Pages and God,” Christian Communicator.
• Upper Room Disciplines, 2009.
• “King David,” Fun ‘n’ Games, Mature Living.
• “A Biblical Route to Financial Freedom,” The Lookout.
• “Teaching by Example,” Evangel.
• “Missions: Why Me?” The Lookout
• “In the Valley of the Shadow,” The Lookout.
• “Encouraging One Another,” The Upper Room.
• These Days: Daily Devotionals for Living by Faith.
• “A Nation’s Thanks,” The Lookout.
• “Market Better, Sell More,” The Christian Communicator. Also online here.
• “Time Management: Handle with Prayer,”  The Lookout.
• “Worship: It’s About God,” The Lookout.
• “Marketing or Selling Out?”, The Lookout.
• “Introducing Your Child to Music,” Early Years, Focus on the Family publication.
• “Becoming Like a Child,” Evangel.
• “The Local Church and the Fine Arts”, The Lookout.
• “Summer Adventure: Explore the Arts with Your Children,” HomeLife.
• Multiple devotionals in The Secret Place.
• “The Insurance Puzzle: Asking Questions, Getting Answers,” Mature Years.
• “Love of God, Music, and Family Is Foundation for Church Growth,” Glory Songs Kit.
• “Old Songs Renew the Spirit,” Church Musician Today.
• “Encouraging Word” Church Musician Today.
• Articles/devotionals on church music for PedalPoint, magazine for church organists and pianists.

Published Work (Other Markets):

• Editor/Columnist,  Hometown Magazine of the Ken-Tenn Area, local bimonthly lifestyle magazine, Obion and Weakley County, Tennessee, and Fulton/South Fulton, Kentucky. Home Biz column, Senior Grapevine content. More than 100 articles published.
• “Every Kid Needs Good Ol’ Fashioned Horse Sense,” My Favorite Horse, Country, Oct/Nov, 2001.
• “The New Rules for Prospecting,” opinion piece, Advisor Today.
• Writer for Shaklee Corporation Community Service Award, nomination of Lyda Rice for 2000 award. Finalist, $1,000 winner, proceeds to Main Street Union City, Inc.
• “Bank Marketing in the ’90′s: Finding the Right Mix through Positioning,” Midwest Review of Finance and Insurance, 1996.

Editing Experience:

• Seniors Today editor for Hometown Magazine of the KenTenn Area (current).
• Writer-editor for WestNetWorks, quarterly newsletter for WestNet, a leadership education program sponsored by the University of Tennessee and Tennessee Valley Authority.
• Writer-editor for The Profit Page, newsletter for Crop Production Services, Union City, TN.
• Writer-editor for The Grapevine, monthly newsletter for the Eddie Cox Senior Center, France Printing, publisher, Union City, TN.
• Editor-proofreader for www.obioncountyshopathome.com.

Memberships-Networking Groups:

• Christian Writers’ Group
• The Christian PEN Proofreaders and Editors Network
• Christian Writers Fellowship International Yahoo Group (must subscribe to Cross and Quill)
• Faithwriters
• LinkedIn
• Kentucky Christian Writers Conference

Work Experience:

• Executive Assistant, World Color Press (Quebecor World)
• Sales Representative, Prudential Insurance and Financial Services
• Sales Representative, GE Capital Assurance Long Term Care (now Genworth)
• Church Organist-Choir Director, Music Teacher