PUBLISHED WORKS
Books:
Barbour
Publishing
Well with My
Soul: Four Stories of Great Hymn Writers
(2003)
St. Augustine: Early
Church Father
(2002)
Billy Sunday: Evangelist
on the Sawdust Trail
(2001)
Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist and
Reformer
(2000)
Magazine Articles:
"God's Appointment:Fact or Fiction" (2008)
Christian Communicator
"Pairs in Prayer: Can We Connect?" (Winter 2007)
Marriage Partnership
"The
Wrtie Way to Enjoy Life" (June 2007)
Afictionado (ACFW e-zine)
"Why I Can't Write
Today" (February 2007)
Afictionado
"PMS: Are You a
Victim?" (2006)
Afictionado
"Going My Way?"(2005)
Marriage Partnership
"It's the Little
Things That Count"(2003)
Marriage Partnership
"Forty Isn’t
Fatal"(2002)
Today’s Christian Woman
"Mom on Guard"(2000)
Today’s Christian Woman
"Are You Too Busy for God?" (1999)
Virtue
Anthologies:
"Football and Forgiveness" in
Miracles of Forgiveness by Guideposts Books (2007)
"Everything He
Ever Wanted" in Miracles and Children by Guideposts Books
(2007)
"God's Network" in
Miracles of Healing by Guideposts Books (2006)
"Oh, Baby," "The Holy Terrors" and
"Wild Mama",
all in Help, I Can't Stop Laughing by
Zondervan (February 2006)
"Dixie Pool" in Rocking Chair Reader: Family
Gatherings by Adams Media (Fall 2005)
Devotions:
55 readings to be in
Barbour Publishing's 365 Devotions for Mothers of Preschoolers, 365
Devotions for Busy Women and 365 Devotions for Single Moms (all
2008)
Books in Progress:
Song of the Orphan Train
Safe House
Awards:
Genesis Contest 2007
First Place in Young Adult Category for Song of the Orphan
Train
Midwest Writers Workshop Fellow (2006)
Noble Theme Novel Writing Contest, Suspense and Mystery Category (Top
Ten Finalist, 2005)
FaithWalk Novel Writing Contest (Honorable Mention, 2005)
Erma Bombeck Global Award in Humor (2004)
Evangelical Press Association (Third Place, Humorous Article, 2004)
Kenneth L. Robinson Award in English Research (2004)
Grace P. Pettifor Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Writing (2003)
Bethel College Writing Program
Nonfiction Award of Excellence (1999)