Cara Putman

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Since the time she could read Nancy Drew, Cara Putman has wanted to write mysteries. For years she asked God if this dream was from Him. Her life was full. She graduated with honors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Go Huskers!), moved to the Washington, D.C., area, married the man of her dreams, worked in the non-profit world, went to George Mason Law School at night while working, and then started having children. While her life was far from empty, the dream wouldn’t die. Then she followed her husband to Indiana. Talk about starting over! In 2005 she attended a…

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Marti Pieper

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Marti Pieper’s passion to read, write, and pray has yielded all kinds of adventures. In 2005, her involvement in a prayer project led her to assist Brent and Deanna Higgins as they told their son’s compelling story. The resulting memoir, I Would Die for You: One Student’s Story of Passion, Service, and Faith (Revell, 2008), became a young adult bestseller that the publisher has called a “missions classic.” Today, Marti continues to use her gifts as author, collaborative writer, and editor. Her latest release is Escape the Lie: Journey to Freedom from the Orphan Heart (Randall House, 2014) by Walker…

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Jolene Philo

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Jolene Philo is the author of several books for parents of children with special needs and caregivers. They include the Different Dream Parenting series. Her Caregiver’s Notebook: An Organizational Tool to Help You Care for Others was in November of 2014. She and Katie Wetherbee are co-authors of the recently released Every Child Welcome: A Ministry Handbook for Including Kids with Special Needs for churches and children’s ministry volunteers. Her newest book, Does My Child Have PTSD? What To Do When Your Child Is Hurting from the Inside Out will be released in October of 2015. Jolene speaks at writing…

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