It’s here! It’s finally here! We’ve made it to Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference weekend! While you’re busy packing and trying not to be overwhelmed by your nerves or excitement, take a moment to check out the final four faculty members in our Saturday Six ~ Sixth Edition post.
[tweet_box design=”default” float=”none”]Meet the Leadership Team of @BRMCWC in this week’s Saturday Six post.[/tweet_box]
1. I’m in the process of building my own landscape photography business. I’ve won awards with my landscape photography and have credits in national magazines, like Guideposts.
2. I grew up traveling with my family, in the 60s in a VW bus. Yes, I’m that person! LOL! We’ve camped on top of Mount St. Helens (before she blew), in the middle of a buffalo herd and on the edge of a cliff. I’ve fried an egg on hot pavement in death valley, and had to scrape ice off the inside of the camper during a blizzard.
3. I’m a Master Class Lace Maker. I hold a master certification in tatting and have taught it for over 25 years. Both of my daughters-in-law wore handmade lace garters—that I designed—in their weddings.
4. I was featured in a five-page spread in McCalls Magazine as a needlepoint designer. Vanna White was on the cover (to give you an idea of when this transpired). I was in business with my mother and our company was called, My Mother & I. We designed and hand-marbled needlepoint canvases. We sold our work all over the US and attended several national needlework shows—where McCalls discovered us. We finally closed the business when I had our third son. I just couldn’t keep up with the demand and raise three young boys.
5. I’m a bit of a dare-devil. I participated in street racing in high school and while writing an article about the BMW driving school, won an impromptu race on the track going 174 miles per hour.
6. I sold my very first article to Jesse Florea at Focus on the Family right here at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference!
1. I don’t like red meat. It makes me angry.
1. While in a NYC restroom I struck up a conversation with a stranger in the next stall. Turned out to be Carole King.
1. I have a hard time coming up with things to say to people and feel awkward when conversing most of the time. But put me behind a screen, and the words flow.
2. I love roller coasters … but not the wooden ones. I feel like I’m going to fall out of my seat and die a horrible death when I get on one of those. But put me on one that doesn’t have a floor or lays you flat out, and I’ll have a blast!
3. I became a foster mom this year. I now have five teens in my home.
4. I have addictions to Chick-fil-A and washi tape.
5. I’m a cat person who has two dogs and no cats. Hubby is a dog person.
6. I’ve cut a card in half with a tomahawk. I still have the card to prove it.
