The Long and Winding Road

Angela and Martin are both Lutheran pastors in the ELCA. They've lived in four states and the Middle East in the past thirty years. They're raising two adult kids and are both serving at higher education institutions, furthering the mission of education and equity for anyone who seeks it. 

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The Spirit Moves in Unexpected Ways

Musicologist, opera singer, domestic violence advocate, Episcopal priest, psychoanalyst and seminary professor (retired), wife and mother - my life path has been an unorthodox and winding road, but somehow everything has connected to everything else!

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Living and Thriving with Bipolar Disorder: A Personal Journey

Join me as I share my personal experiences navigating life with bipolar disorder. I will discuss the challenges and triumphs of managing the condition, the strategies and practices that have helped me find balance, and how my journey has shaped my desire to help others facing similar struggles. This presentation is not only a space for storytelling but also a time for connection, support, and listening. In a safe and confidential setting, we will explore the importance of mental health, ways to offer and seek support, and how we can work together to foster understanding and hope for ourselves and others.

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An International Incident

During the height of the Cold War, this “book” became the center of an international incident. Check me out and hear the story of what was happening then in the world of science that led up to the incident, what happened to me in this incident, how it was resolved at the time, and what followed shortly afterward that ultimately led to the end of the Cold War.

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The Path of No Return

An absorbing account of our Bosnian refugee family, forced to flee first to Germany, where we worked as migrant laborers. Then six years later, because we could not return home, our family of four was again forced to find another home, this time in the United States.

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Lincoln Into Art

I am an artist who has spent a lifetime painting portraits of Abraham Lincoln.

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Remembering Washington When Things Worked

The author will tell about a time a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away when there was a marvelous place called Washington, DC, where two parties contested elections by saying “we think our policies are best and we’d appreciate your vote” and when they lost they buckled down and tried again. People came to Congress with the purpose of doing the public business and passed legislation like the Clean Air and Water Acts, the Batuonal Emergencies Act, the Foreign Corrupt Prwcticces Act, and dozens of important laws. He will describe his experiences working on the Hill and why he thinks it worked then and doesn’t now.

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For Jewels in My Crown

Life is full of many amazing journeys, and home educating is one of them. 4 Jewels in My Crown is the story of Marann Jones' experiences with teaching her children at home, the struggles and joys she and her husband faced and embraced along the way, and most of all, how her family's faith and trust in God gave them the courage and resolution to persevere in the face of an unknown path. Within the pages of this part-memoir, part-instructive narrative are thoughts on curriculum, and a biblical approach to education, interspersed liberally throughout with personal recollections and anecdotes, aimed at delighting and encouraging any who are interested in the wonderful privilege of home education.

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Blossoms on the Olive Tree
Kites over the Mango Tree
Circles on the Mountain

Blossoms is about Israeli and Palestinian women working for peace; Kites is About Hindu Attacks on Muslims in India.

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Becoming a Better Ancestor

I want to be a better ancestor, so I have to keep learning. Learning Spanish and living in Latin America with my husband’s foreign service career taught me a broader understanding of who is an American, something seen by our neighbors as describing citizens of both North and South America. As a member of the Green Gettysburg Book Club, I’m learning a broader definition of being a citizen of the planet. To go beyond worry about the world we will leave to our descendants, I want to improve things now, and become a better ancestor. As a “Living Book” I’d like to share some of the biography that led me here, and some of what I want to do to improve.

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