Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul (35 page)

David Cooney
’s cartoons and illustrations have appeared in numerous
Chicken Soup for the Soul
books as well as magazines including
First for Women
and
Good Housekeeping
. David married his wonderful bride, Marcia, twelve years ago. They live with their two children, Sarah and Andrew, in the small Pennsylvania town of Mifflinburg. David’s Website is
www.DavidCooney.com
and he can be reached at
[email protected]
.

Before embarking on her writing career, award-winning Canadian author
Valerie Coulman
spent ten years in the bridal industry as consultant and seamstress of bridal and formal wear. She currently lives with her groom of twelve years and their children in southern Oregon. See more at
www.valeriecoulman.com
.

Matthew Cummings
received his Bachelor of Arts from Edinboro University in 2000. He is the coordinator of public relations for the Penn Hills School District in Pittsburgh. Emily teaches elementary reading in Pittsburgh. Matthew and Emily were married on October 25, 2003 and live in Pittsburgh.

Jenn Dlugos
is a comedy writer and comedian living in New England. She is releasing a book entitled
Public Health Disturbance
in late 2003. She can be reached at
[email protected].

Pamela Doerksen
is happily married to her first crush, Conrad, and is a proud mom to Kiandra, Kezia and Kaden. In her spare time, she enjoys scrapbooking and cooking. Pamela prays that God will bless her children with lasting marriages, and that her own marriage can serve as an example to them.

Sandy Williams Driver
and her husband, Tim, live in Albertville, Alabama, where both were born and raised. Their children are Josh (16), Jake (14) and Katie (12). Sandy is a homemaker and also writes a weekly parenting column for her local newspaper and freelances for several magazines.

Elaine G. Dumler,
a presentation skills trainer, is also published in
Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul
. Her first book,
I’m Already Home—Keeping Your Family Close When You’re on TDY,
helps military families lessen the impact of being separated. She enjoys quilting and traveling. She can be reached at
[email protected].

Daphne Dykeman
studied English literature in college before becoming a high-school English teacher in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Now a full-time mother of two, she tries to find time to indulge in her love of books and of writing poetry.

T. Suzanne Eller
is a speaker and author of three books. She is still in love with Richard after twenty-four years and three beautiful children. She can be reached at
[email protected]
or
www.daretobelieve.org
.

Dr. Denise Enete
is a licensed Christian psychotherapist. She loves to integrate Biblical principles with principles of good mental health. She is currently writing a book on
How to Study the Bible According to Your Personality
. She is happily married with four grown children. She can be reached at
[email protected]

Julie Firman
is the mother of two daughters and one son. She has eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. She has retired from teaching and being a therapist. She and her daughters are the coauthors of
Chicken Soup for the Mother & Daughter Soul.
With her daughter Dorothy Firman, she has authored
Daughters and Mothers, Making It Work.
Visit her at
www.motherdaughterrelations.com
.

Peggy Purser Freeman
is the author of
The Coldest Day in Texas
(TCU Press 1997);
Swept Back to a Texas Future,
a historical play (Hendrick-Long 1991) and numerous magazine articles. She currently teaches writing for children and presents the Student Writing Workshop to school districts across Texas. Visit her at
www.peggypurserfreeman.com
.

Carlienne A. Frisch
has both a B.S. and M.S. degree, teaches college classes and has written more than twenty nonfiction children’s books and numerous career profiles. She enjoys traveling; reading mysteries and historical novels; and decorating and furnishing dollhouses. She plans to write a young-adult novel.

Vicki
and
David Frizzell
’s love story continues as they support each other’s careers in Nashville, Tennessee. Vicki is a registered nurse, the clinical coordinator for an international healthcare-management company and a part-time emergency nurse. A retired orthopedic technician, David is following in his father Lefty’s footsteps as a singer and songwriter. Visit them at
www.crockett frizzell.com
.

Kelly Gamble
is the author of
The Dreamkeepers: Saving the Senoi,
a fantasy adventure for middle grade readers. She makes her home in Henderson, Nevada. Visit her at
www.thedreamkeepers.com
.

Nancy B. Gibbs
is a weekly religion columnist, author of four books and a freelance writer. Nine of her stories have appeared in seven previous
Chicken Soup
books. She has been published in numerous books, devotional guides and magazines. Nancy is a pastor’s wife, mother and grandmother. She can be reached at
[email protected].

Judith Givens
resides in Florida and writes both fiction and nonfiction. She is a five-year veteran as fiction editor for “EWG Presents” and has written a weekly Winston Cup NASCAR column for
Woman Motorist
since 1999. She enjoys the beach, old rock ’n’ roll and her beautiful grandchildren.

C. Capiz Greene
is the owner of Greenelight Professional Development, Inc. based in Omaha, Nebraska. She provides keynotes, training sessions and meeting facilitation for organizations that want to create an environment where people can achieve and perform at their best. She can be reached at:
[email protected]
or
www.capizgreene.com
.

Kathleen Happ
received her Bachelor of Science in special education, with honors, from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1996. She is a member of the Catholic Writers Association. Kathleen lives in the Shenandoah Valley with her husband, Ron, and their two children.

Maryellen Heller
lives in Connecticut with her husband Rob and their three children Kerry, Rob and Kathleen. She has worked as a reading specialist at Danbury High and is currently teaching special education at Somers High. Maryellen has a children’s book with Richard C. Owens Publishers due to be published in fall 2004.

Lynette Baker Helms
received her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Nebraska Wesleyan University, and is now a special-events coordinator in St. Louis, Missouri. Lynette is energized by spending time with her husband and seventeen-month-old daughter, and has another baby on the way in January 2004.

Jeanne Hill
has published two inspirational books and hundreds of articles and stories. Her award-winning fiction stories and nonfiction articles are often chosen for anthologies. She has been an inspirational speaker for state, regional and national groups. Jeanne is a contributing editor to
Guideposts
magazine.

Miriam Hill
earned her Master of Educational Leadership degree. Her writing credits include: coauthor of
Fabulous Florida,
contributions published in
Reader’s Digest,
articles published in
Grit Magazine, St. Petersburg Times,
and the Poynter Institute online. Her work was judged First Place for Inspirational Writing at the Southeast Writers Conference.

Raegan Holloway
lives in southeastern Louisiana with her husband and two children. She writes short stories and is busy working on her first novel. She can be reached at
[email protected].

Holly Jensen Hughes
grew up in Naperville, Illinois. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing from Valparaiso University in 1991. Holly is currently the director of marketing for a Chicago-based company that serves the education market. She resides in Plainfield, Illinois with her husband, Tim, and their children, Conor and Emma.

Shonna Milliken Humphrey
is originally from northern Maine and after a long hiatus in Washington, D.C., has returned to the state with her musician husband and three kitties. She is still very much in love.

Michelle Isenhour
is an Air Force wife and stay-at-home mother of two daughters. She is also a former award-winning Air Force journalist and an officer in the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. She can be reached at
[email protected]
.

Denise Jacoby
is a legal secretary at a Manhattan law firm. She is a part-time student at the College of Staten Island where she is a January 2004 candidate for a Bachelor of Science in business management.

Barbara M. Johnson,
the fifth of seven children, is a bankruptcy legal assistant. She loves life and enjoys the outdoors, hiking, kayaking, cross-country skiing, dancing and traveling. In her spare time, Barbara writes poetry. She self-published
Life Unfolds
and is also published in several poetry anthologies.

Sally Kelly-Engeman
is a freelance writer who’s had numerous articles and short stories published, and is currently writing an historical novel. In addition to reading, researching and writing, she enjoys ballroom dancing and traveling with her husband. She can be reached at
[email protected].

Nora E. Kessel
has been blissfully married to Thomas M. Kessel for nineteen years, and is the mother of three children: Stephen, (18), Johanna, (16) and Phillip (13). Nora left her nursing career to raise a family, and counts gardening, writing, making jewelry and reading among her hobbies. She loves to make people smile and insists on one good belly laugh a day. She has taught catechism for the last fifteen-plus years, is a lay counselor at Pregnancy Helpline, serves on the Hartland Consolidated Schools Board of Education, is a board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Livingston County, and also serves on the board of Livingston County Catholic Social Services. She feels blessed!

Jeannie Kim
is a writer and editor in New York City. Her work has appeared in
Redbook, Shape, Modern Bride
, and many other magazines. She is the author of
The Whole You
(Scholastic), a series of self-discovery books for preteens.

Paige M. Kolb
is a native Texan. In 1996 she joined CNN, first as a writer and eventually as an on-air correspondent for CNNRadio. She is now a mom, inspirational speaker and author. Her first book,
Reality Check,
was published in 2002 through PLACE Ministries. She can be reached at:
[email protected].

Debra Purdy Kong
has published more than eighty short stories, essays and articles for publications in North America and England. She’s also published a mystery novel called
Taxed to Death.
She lives in Canada’s Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children.

Amanda Krug
is an award-winning international author/writer and guest lecturer from Fishers, Indiana. Co-president/co-founder of The Jena Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit charitable organization, she also conducts writing workshops for children in local churches and schools. She and her husband, Michael, are the proud parents of four perfect-for-us children. She can be reached at 8883 Moll Drive, Fishers, IN 46038,
[email protected]
or
www.thejena foundation.org
.

Charlotte Lanham
is a retired teacher and columnist. She resides in Duncanville, Texas with her husband, Ray. She is a contributor to
Chicken Soup for the Mother & Daughter Soul
. Charlotte can be reached at
charlotte.lanham@ sbcglobal.net.

Cindy L. Lassalle
is an elementary English teacher in Puerto Rico. She enjoys reading, playing with her dog, Sandy and working with children. She likes to write children’s books. She can be reached at
[email protected].

Gary Lautens,
a popular Canadian humorist and columnist, was a writer at the
Toronto Star
, and was syndicated throughout Canada and briefly in the United States. His columns were also published in book form. Visit the Web site of his son, Stephen Lautens (the groom), who is also a writer:
www.lautens.com
.

Michelle Lawson
resides in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Michelle enjoys spending time with her children, gardening, camping and writing. She has future plans of continuing to write short stories. She can be reached at
[email protected]
.

Veneta Leonard
received her associate degree in business management in 1993. She currently resides in Northwest Indiana and enjoys spending time with her children and family. Her hobbies include playing bunco, bingo, cards and watching “SpongeBob” with her kids. She enjoys writing and hopes to have one of her books published one of these days.

Marie S. Lyle
is an alumnas of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she studied liberal arts. She lives in Michigan with her husband, baby and two dogs, where she works as a computer technician and writes science fiction.

Liza G. Maakestad
met her husband in 1997 while they attended Syracuse University. Liza is a writer-illustrator and is currently working on her first children’s book. You can see her work at
www.lgmaakestad.com
. She lives with her husband Tim in North Texas (fifteen minutes from Mom and Dad).