This next volunteer highlighted is Sharon Srock who is relatively new to ACFW (less than 2 years) but was willing to jump in as Chapter Treasurer for the OCFW chapter when they needed someone to fill that role. Sharon uses her skills learned in running her own business to keep the chapter reports and financials looking great! Sharon is always …
ACFW Volunteer Spotlight
I am pleased to showcase Kathy Cretsinger for the volunteer spotlight for ACFW this week. She volunteers in several places within ACFW. She helps with the ACFW book club, leading discussions of various books. She is also the Area Coordinator of Kentucky and active in her zone as well as she takes the time to volunteer at the annual conference. …
Write Where it Hurts
At the recent ACFW Conference in St. Louis, my writing critique partner Deb Raney and I taught a class together and part of my session included “writing where it hurts.” It’s often said that God never wastes a hurt. It’s true. And it’s especially true for the writer. Every experience you’ve been through, especially the painful ones, gives you an …
Writers & Community
“You must be a writer.” My best friend and I say that to each other all the time. Whenever one of us comes up with a unique phrase or a play on words, the other one pops up with the longstanding joke. It’s a blessing to share that kind of fun. Not everyone understands what it’s like to live with …
ACFW Volunteer Spotlight
Janet Lee Barton was instrumental in starting the OCFW (Oklahoma City, OK) chapter. She was the President of the chapter for its first two years and did a great job in that role. She has spoken to the group several times–including when speakers have backed out on short notice! After helping many of OCFW members in a mentorship role, Janet …
ACFW Volunteer Spotlight
After coming back from conference, I felt this was a good time to highlight all the volunteers at conference last week. We had a wonderful, God-filled conference, but that would not have been possible without our volunteers. I want to thank each one of you for helping ACFW with your service. Everywhere I turned I saw people helping others. Thank …
ACFW Volunteer Spotlight
Each week I get the privilege of publicly thanking another ACFW volunteer, and I’m excited to announce the one for this week is Anita Mae Draper. She is a wonderful support and cheerleader for other writers. She helps with the feature author program–interviewing the writers and posting the interviews on the website. Every year she has gone to ACFW conference …
ACFW Volunteer Spotlight
This week’s volunteer spotlight features one of the people responsible for there being an ACFW. As a founding member of ACFW, Lynn Coleman continues to give to ACFW, and we appreciate that willingness.She’s doing an awesome job with the Historical loop–brainstorming ways to make the loop more informative for the members, bringing in author interviews, and compiling sites of interest. …
ACFW Volunteer Spotlight
This week’s volunteer is Carole Brown who is one of the assistants with the ACFW Book Club, reading the books for the month and conducting the discussions. She is also the Ohio Area Coordinator and doing a wonderful job. She now has a cluster group meeting in Cincinnati every month and is the secretary of the Ohio chapter. When she …
Forty Days of Prayer: Day Twenty Five
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. For the technology at the conference to work: 1 Corinthians 14:33a: “For God is not a God of disorder but of peace.” Dear Heavenly Father, You, Lord, are the creator of everything, from the greatest star in the sky to the tiniest fish …