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Author & Speaker Lucinda Secrest McDowell

Author and Speaker Lucinda Secrest McDowell has been a storyteller all her life! Her greatest joy is to make God's faithfulness visible and real through practical illustrations of biblical truth in ordinary life. The seven books she authored include Role of a Lifetime (January 2008), Spa for the Soul, Quilts from Heaven, What We've Learned So Far, Women's Spiritual Passages, A Southern-Style Christmas and Amazed by Grace. She is also a contributing author to 20 other books and has published in more than 50 magazines, earning Mt. Hermon's "Writer of the Year" award. Cindy holds degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Furman University, and also studied at the Wheaton Graduate School of Communication.

Through her ministry, "Encouraging Words that Transform," Cindy brings enthusiastic wit and wisdom as an international conference speaker and seminar teacher. In addition to reading, watching and sharing stories, Cindy enjoys tea parties, letters on fine stationery, cozy quilts, massage, good books, country music, bright colors and laughing friends. A southerner from birth, she has spent the past sixteen years living in a New England village with her husband and four children.

ROLE OF A LIFETIME - YOUR PART IN GOD'S STORY

Don't miss your life! If you're not living the way you hoped, then you can start now pursuing the life God planned for you. Cindy's brand new book, ROLE OF A LIFETIME (B & H Publishing Group) is for those who are tired of their daily drama and want to move from the mundane to the magnificent. With a dramatic flair, she storyboards a pathway toward passion and significance, a life marked by radical faith and an ever-deepening relationship with God that will make a difference in your life and the lives of others. Illustrations from film, literature, scripture as well as practical helps for journaling and discovering your own Life Story too. MORE INFO

JOIN US AT CAMP!!! Cindy will be giving a 5 part "Life Story" daily seminar (based on Role of a Lifetime) at CAMP OF THE WOODS (Speculator NY) this summer from August 9-16. Check out this marvelous family camp in the Adirondacks and join us! Phone 518-548-4311

BERMUDA SPA WEEK!

June 30-July 6 Join us beachside at The Willowbank Christian Cottage Hotel for a "Spa for Your Soul" featuring Cindy speaking on "Refreshed, Renewed, Restored, Revived" from her book Spa for the Soul, plus other workshops. The Reverend Mike McDowell will be Pastor-in-Residence with morning devotions all week. Call 800-752-8493 for details. Your full breakfast, afternoon tea and exquisite dinner are included with your daily room rate. MORE INFO

Cindy both writes and speaks with authenticity and practical truth. Check out ALL her books. In addition to the new and improved Quilts From Heaven, Cindy's Spa for the Soul continues to refresh and rejuvenate many with its honest teaching on transformation from the inside out. What We've Learned So Far is a compilation of important life lessons illustrated by stories of many women authors and speakers who are celebrating their lives after 50! There is also a new edition of Amazed by Grace with it's transforming message of how to live in grace and freedom, complete with questions for group or individual study. A Southern-Style Christmas is a beautiful 4-color hardback volume of favorite stories, traditions, recipes, carols and poetry from southern authors lifting up the true meaning of Christmas.

Join Cindy for a SCRAPBOOKING WEEKEND "Memories that Matter" in the beautiful New Hampshire mountains at Singing Hills November 7-9. For more info, call 603 469-3236 We're delighted with the new QUILTS FROM HEAVEN, a hardcover, four color gift book which celebrates parables in the patchwork of life.

Cindy is always writing new teaching series and presentations and would love to work with you on developing the special theme for your event. CONTACT HER for a complete speaker information packet to be mailed to you. She is privileged to have a variety of life experiences such as radio producer and broadcaster, editorial and communications staff for two international conferences; and missions, pastoral care, and women's ministry staff at large churches in both California and Connecticut. She is active in the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, AWSA and Vision New England.

"Every word You give me is a miracle word ~ how could I help but obey? Break open Your words, let the light shine out, let ordinary people see the meaning." Psalm 119.129-130 MSG

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