INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER AND WRITER

• Educational background in communications and theology.
• Varied ministries spanning thirty-five years.
• Mother of four adult children.

Education:

• 1973 Bachelor of Science, Communications, University of Texas, Austin, TX
• 2004 Master of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, Regent College (Seminary), Vancouver, BC

Current Ministries:

• Co-Founder and Minister, Hidden Hollow Prayer Retreat, Flagstaff, AZ, a ministry of rest and prayer.
• Prayer Coordinator and Advisor, Friends of Warm Hearth, a sheltered home in Armenia for young adult orphans with disabilities.
• Inspirational Speaker and Writer.

A Sampling of Message Titles:

• Listening Prayer: Method or Relationship?*
• Contemplation for the 21st Century: An Introduction*
• Journaling as Rest
• When the Hard Times Hit
• From Terrorist to Apostle: A Study in Acts (Relationships)*
• A Contemplation of the Table of Grace
• Guided Contemplative Prayer
• Eating with Sinners: Bridging the Gap in a Postmodern Culture*
• One Woman’s Journey: Personal Testimony
• Attention Deficit Disorder: A Mother’s Perspective*
• Family Traditions: A Lifelong Impression
• Story: Yours, Mine and His *
• The Webs We Weave (Beliefs)*
• Mercy or Religion? *
• Words of Justice (Social Justice)
• Who’s Afraid? (Romans 8:28-39)*

*Available for purchase on CD.  Contact information below.

Publication:

God With Us, Always: Readying Ourselves for Advent, edited by Stacey Gleddiesmith, Rebecca B. Conti, contributor, “The Silent Measure”

Currently working on a spiritual memoir to be completed 2012-2013.

Personal:

• Resides in Arizona and Connecticut with her husband, Vincent. Enjoys reading and studying, the great outdoors, and water fights.