Fran, a registered nurse and freelance writer,
is the wife of a physician, mother of two and grandmother
of three. She is an organist for her church where she and
her husband teach a couples’ class, and she assists
with other ministries. Fran is a member of AWSA (Advanced
Writers and Speakers Association), speaks for ladies’ groups,
and has been interviewed regarding her books on both radio
and television stations in the U.S. and in Canada. She enjoys
walking, hiking, sailing, snowshoeing, reading, baking, and
playing with her grandchildren.
FRAN’S PUBLISHED WRITINGS:
Her books:
- Touching the Clouds: Encouraging Stories to Make
Your Faith Soar
(NavPress, 2003) has been translated into Korean and Russian,
and the Russian version is also available on this website: http://www.kafedra.de/
- See You Later, Jeffrey (Tyndale House,
1988) has also been translated into Russian.
- Courage for the Chicken Hearted (Honor Books,
1988) and its sequel Eggstra Courage for the Chicken
Hearted (Honor Books, 1999) were co-authored with four
Greenville writers, became best-sellers, and were also
published in hardback by Guideposts. Also translated
into Korean.
Fran edited Drawing Closer, Growing Stronger by
Don Anderson (Multnomah, 1997)
Fran has contributed devotionals, chapters, or quotes to
the following books:
- Family Traditions that Last a Lifetime (Tyndale,
1993)
- The Strength of a Woman (Broadman & Holman,
1994)
- Treasury of God’s Virtues (Publications
International, LTD, 1998)
- Seasons of a Woman’s Heart (Starburst
Publishers, 1999)
- Quiet Whispers from God’s Heart for Women (Countryman,
1999)
- Treasures of a Woman’s Heart (Starburst,
2000)
- Christmas with God (Honor Books, 2000)
- In the Garden with God (Honor Books, 2000)
- Humor for a Woman’s Heart (Howard,
2001)
- Humor for a Mom’s Heart (Howard,
2002)
- Silver and Gold (NavPress, 2003)
- Intimate Moments with God (Cook Communications,
2003)
- Intimate Encounters with God (Cook Communications,
2003)
- What We’ve Learned So Far: Thoughts on Turning
50 ( Life Journey, 2004)
- The Right Words for Hard Times (New Seasons,
2006)
- Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul 2 (Health
Communications, Inc., 2006)
- What I Learned from God While Cooking (Barbour,
2006)
- Humor for a Sister’s Heart (Howard,
2007)
Magazine articles have been published in:
Decision, Moody, Virtue, Home Life, Aspire, The Joyful
Woman, Women Alive! Journal of Christian Nursing, Focus
on the Family Physician, Christian Medical and Dental
Society Journal, Pray, The Christian Communicator, The
Cross and Quill, Country, and many others. One of her articles
has been translated in Chinese and another in Russian.
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