Jolene Philo graduated from college in 1978 with a major in elementary education, a minor in learning disabilities, and an emphasis in speech and drama. She holds a Masters in Effective Teaching, and has earned forty-five additional graduate hours, most of which are concentrated in language arts, specifically in the writing process and the teaching of writing. She taught for twenty-five years in a variety of capacities. She chaired district curriculum writing committees, authored and presented workshops at educational conferences and was a member of her district’s language arts leadership team and a writing process mentor. Jolene served as part-time director of assimilation and discipleship at her church for four years while pursuing a writing and speaking career. In 2007 she became a fulltime writer and speaker. A Different Dream for My Child: Meditations for Parents of Critically and Chronically Ill Children was released by Discovery House Publishers in September of 2009. Visit the book’s companion website at www.DifferentDream.com for more information. Jolene has numerous articles published in: Focus on the Family Pioneer Clubs P31 Woman ParentLife Mature Years cbn.com Home Cooking inspiredmoms.com Seek Vista LookOut indeed Facets Health Connect Memory Makers Scrapbooking Compilations She blogs at EP, the official website of Exceptional Parent Magazine, does commentaries for Iowa Public Radio’s Iowa Voices series, was a monthly columnist at the Christian Work at Home Moms (CWAHM) website and writes a monthly column for her church newsletter. For information about Jolene’s current book proposals and writing projects, please address all inquires to my agent, Karen Neumair at Credo Communications.http://www.DifferentDream.comhttp://www.amazon.com/Learning-Pioneer-Clubs-Discovery-Program/dp/193472534X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258651789&sr=1-3http://proverbs31.gospelcom.net/devotions/devDec0105.pdfhttp://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/Devotions/Philo_content.aspxhttp://www.lookoutmag.com/articles/articledisplay.asp?id=350http://www.midiowanews.com/site/dav.cfm?brd=2700&pag=1027&dept_id=624458&ssid=16228&ssp=17http://www.amazon.com/Scrapbooking-Your-Favorite-Family-Memories/dp/1892127334/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258651789&sr=1-4http://www.eparent.com/resources_blogs/Jolene_Philo.aspIowa_Public_Radio_Commentaries/Iowa_Public_Radio_Commentaries.htmlhttp://cwahm.com/wordpress/category/cwahm-columnists/its-about-time-by-jolene-philo/Monthly_Columns/Monthly_Columns.htmlhttp://www.credocommunications.net/contact-us.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7shapeimage_1_link_8shapeimage_1_link_9shapeimage_1_link_10shapeimage_1_link_11

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