AUTHORS AUTHORS 7 CHARLENE QUINT
Editorial Staff
PUBLISHER..................................................... Linda Evans Shepherd
EDITOR/ART DIRECTOR....................... Amber Weigand-Buckley LAYOUT EDITOR......................................... Tom Young COPY EDITORS........................................... Jodi Harris & Tom Young ADVERTISING............................................... Linda Evans Shepherd CONTRIBUTORS........................................ Dr. Sabrina Black, Dawn Scott Damon, Pam Farrel, Catherine Finger, Julie Lavender, Susan U. Neal, Charlene Quint, Janell Rardon, Linda Evans Shepherd, Jennifer Taylor, Sharon Tedford, and Peggy Sue Wells
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Prepared for Such a Time as This
CHARLENE QUINT DR. SABRINA Prepared for Such aBLACK Time as This
Racial Reconciliation, Repentence & Restitution
DR. SABRINA BLACK LINDA EVANS SHEPHERD Racial Reconciliation, Repentence & Restitution
A Prayer When You Feel Defeated
11 LINDA EVANS SHEPHERD 13 JULIE A PrayerLAVENDER When You Feel Defeated Love Them Little, Love Them Big
13 JULIE LAVENDER 15 GINGER HARRINGTON Love Them Little, Love Them Big Holy in the Moment
15 SHARON TEDFORD 16 LINDA GILDEN & LINDA GOLDFARB Arise & Lead Leader or Follower?
16 CATHERINE FINGER 19 CAROL CLEOD What’s YourM Signature Message? Storm Proof
Right to the Heart Board
Linda Evans Shepherd (President), Dianne Butts, Sharon Norris Elliott, Karen Porter, Rhonda Rhea, Carole Whang Schutter and Joy A. Schneider
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22 JANELL RARDON 20 JENNIFER DEAN Who Are Your KENNEDY Bridges? Treasured
24 DAWN SCOTT DAMON 23 KARISA MOORE Finding Freedom Turn the Page of Suicide
25 SUSAN U. NEAL 25 YVONNE ORTEGA 7 Steps to Improve Your Health
Six Ways to Comfort the Bereaved
26 PEGGY SUE WELLS & PAM FARREL 27 MICHELLE LAZUREK Navigating Family Life on Your Own The Day I Kissed My Religious Spirit Goodbye
28 JENN TAYLOR 29 SUSAN B. MEAD Cheri Keaggy: A Time to Heal Exposed
30 PENELOPE CARLEVATO For Such a Time as This
31 PAM FARREL PAGES
Other-Centered Adventure
10 BOOKS TO READ 18 AWSA MEMBERSHIP PAGES 28 CHERI KEAGGY 10 31 18 28
A Healing Journey
BOOKS TO READ CONTRIBUTORS AWSA MEMBERSHIP CHERI KEAGGY
contents A Healing Journey
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