Kathy Hendricks Kathy is the fifth of six children in a family rooted in the history and geographical beauty of Colorado. She ventured outward in college and, later, as an elementary school teacher, religious educator, pastoral minister, author, spiritual director, and public speaker. Married for forty-five years to her husband, Ron, she is mother to three children – Eric, Anna, and Jenny, who died at the age of a year – and “Nana” to Antonia, River Grace, and Clay. While retired from her full-time position as a national religion consultant, she continues to write, edit, and revel in the gift of family and the beauty of the Rocky Mountains.
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Kathy Hendricks
Kathy is the fifth of six children in a family rooted in the history and geographical beauty of Colorado. She ventured outward in college and, later, as an elementary school teacher, religious educator, pastoral minister, author, spiritual director, and public speaker. Married for forty-five years she and her husband are parents of three children ( one of whom died in infancy) and doting grandparents of three. While retired from her full-time position as a national religion consultant, she continues to write, edit, and revel in the gift of family and the beauty of the Rocky Mountains.
Barbara Anne Radtke
Barbara’s worldview has been shaped by place, family, career, and travel. She has always called somewhere in the northeast corridor of the U.S. home, but has traveled in Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. Raised in a family of five children, she engages with large extended family who live throughout the U.S. She is a widow after 28 years of marriage and retired after a career in administration and teaching in higher education.
“A Place to Call Home” (Acorn TV) is an Australian series about the complexities of family relationships and the damaging effects of secrecy and betrayal. It includes some powerful portrayals of anti-Semitism and homophobia while also showing another side that is compassionate and caring.
A talk sponsored a local public library recently introduced me to looking more carefully at the birds near my home. The web site birdcast.info is a wonderful help in “learning to look” in your county and state.