Meet the Word Quilters
(Authors of A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts)
L-R Top: Trish Berg, Terra Hangen, Brenda Nixon,
L-R Next Line: Karen Robbins, Cathy Messecar, Leslie Wilson
Trish Berg authored Rattled and The Great American Supper Swap and speaks for Hearts at Home and MOPS International. She has appeared on Midday Connection, The Harvest Show and ABC World News Tonight. Trish lives in Ohio with her husband, Mike, and their four children. www.TrishBerg.com.
Terra Hangen’s articles appear in dozens of magazines on subjects including Bible gardening, penguins, flowers and herbs, bicycle soldiers, and prayer. A contributing author to Rainy Day Book, and the garden columnist for www.positivelyfeminine.org, she and her husband live in coastal California, where she enjoys gardening while her cats nap in the sun. http://terragarden.blogspot.com/
Cathy Messecar is a newspaper columnist, author of The Stained Glass Pickup, and speaker. She lives on Leaning Tree Acres Farm with her husband, David, in Montgomery, Texas. www.CathyMessecar.com http://StainedGlassPickup.blogspot.com/
Brenda Nixon, M.A. is a former Kansas City Fox TV4 parenting expert. She is also author of 2 parenting books – The Birth to Five Book (2009) and Parenting Power in the Early Years (2001) – she is a regular guest on Focus on the Family’s Weekend Magazine sharing child behavior insights. Brenda is a popular speaker to parents and professionals on child behavior/management. She is also a contributing author to 23 other books, including the best selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and a freelance writer for parenting publications, and instructor at writers conferences. Brenda and her family live in Ohio with their miniature dachshund. Visit her at http://www.BrendaNixon.com
Karen Robbins, freelance writer and speaker, is also a world traveler, SCUBA diver, mother of five, and the grandmother of six. She writes regularly for Positively Feminine.org and Lake Erie Living Magazine, and has contributed to several compilation books. Karen lives with her husband, Bob, in Independence, Ohio. www.KarenRobbins.com
Leslie Wilson pens a weekly humor column, “Reality Motherhood,” and makes thousands laugh each year through Hearts at Home, MOPS, and Early Childhood PTAs. She’s a contributing author to the Groovy Chicks’ Road Trip series, Chicken Soup for the Mother of Preschooler’s Soul, and dozens of parenting magazines. Visit www.RealityMotherhood.com.