Feature a Friend Friday - Cari Weber

Today, I am featuring a wonderful friend of mine! I met Cari Weber at the FaithWriters conference a few years ago and we hit it off right away. We've since become great friends.

Cari has written for a few magazines (one of her non-fiction articles was published in Woman's World a few months ago) but she mainly writes for children. She has recently finished a children's book titled "The Angel Kiss" about a little girl with a haemangioma. This book is backed by a doctor and Cari is actively seeking a publisher. Last year, Cari submitted a short story to the Highlights Foundation, which won her a scholarship to the Highlights national Writers Workshop in Chautauqua, New York.

But, although Cari is definitely a talented writer, her passion is photography. She's won several awards for her photos, including first place for the 2010 Great Lakes Forever Photo Contest (amateur category) and second place plus an honorable mention in the Writers' Journal magazine contest. One of her photos was also featured in Best of Photography (2009). Her expertise is nature and wildlife.

Cari also does portrait photography. She took our family photos in the fall and we love them! She also has done many senior pictures (she'll be doing my son's this summer) and baby photos. If you live in the Grand Rapids area, I strongly encourage you to contact her for more information on her photography services.

UPCOMING EVENT: Cari's photos will be showcased at the Grand Rapids Schuler Books (28th Street S.E.) during the months of March and April. She'd love for you to come and check out her display!Another cool note...Cari will be taking headshots at this year's FaithWriters conference in August.

Here is the link to Cari's website, where you can check out some of her winning photographs and get more information on her writing and photography. http://www.cariweber.com/. Also check out an interview with Cari this coming Monday (February 21st) on the FaithWriters blog.

Do you have a friend to feature? Leave a link to his or her website/blog so we can check it out!

Feature a Friend Friday

Welcome to the first edition of Feature a Friend Friday.

We all know how tough it is to constantly market ourselves and promote our own blogs. So today, let's get a little help from our friends.

Feature a friend on your blog. Maybe it's a fellow writer, someone you admire, a family member, or all of the above. Post an interview, a blurb about their latest book, or simply blog about how wonderful they are! Then include a link to their blog or website. Help out the people you love by bragging them up and directing a little more traffic to their sites.

Be sure to leave a link to your Feature a Friend Friday blog post, using the Mister Linky feature at the bottom of this post. And also be sure to click on the links found within each blog post. You may just find some awesome new blogs, discover a wonderful new author, and make some great new friends along the way.

My post this week is about my friend, Diane Loew. A few months ago, I was introduced to this "fellow writer" by a mutual church friend. Since then, we've been frequent Biggby Coffee buddies, have attended the FaithWriters conference together, and currently have teamed up to write our church's huge 2011 Christmas production, How Christmas Saved the Grinch.

Diane and me at the 2010 FaithWriters conference

Here are a few things interesting things about Diane:

*Diane and her husband own a humongous dairy farm with a gazillion cows and loads of employees. There farm was even recently considered as the setting for a reality television show. Cool huh?

*Her blog, http://www.randomramblingsof.com/ is all about her life on the farm. Diane is hilarious! Her writing is a breath of fresh air (as fresh as a breath can be on a farm, anyway) and always laced with her wry sense of humor. You will be amazed at the stories she has to tell. And they're all true!

*Diane never mentions names, but uses code words for her family. Farmer = husband. Son #1, #2, #3, #4 = her four sons. Wigglies = Grandkids. BEB's = Brown-eyed Bosseys.

*She blogs for MLive (Michigan Live). Check it out HERE

*Diane is the best cookie-baker this side of...well, anywhere! Seriously. She used to own a cookie store and thousands can attest to this.





*She has written and published a book! 101 Ways to Celebrate the Ordinary is a wonderful little gift book, filled with...you guessed it...101 ways to celebrate the ordinary moments life has to offer! This book also includes beautiful pictures of her farm and family.

*She works in our church's bookstore, The Word Shop.

*Diane has a true heart for Christ. She is a loving wife and mother, an adoring grandmother, a self-less giver, and a fabulous friend!


Please click on over to Diane's blog, RandomRamblingsOf... and take a few minutes to read a couple of her blog entries. You'll be so glad you did. Here's one of my recent favorite posts: Potties and Panties


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