Betsy Haas (Author)
Betsy Haas is an ordained United Methodist minister serving Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church in the Outer Banks in North Carolina. She is the author of Mourning Break and ADVENTuring to the Manger. She writes a daily online devotional called "At Water’s Edge." Betsy and her husband, Kenn, have two adult children, Sarah and Jamie, who live in Florida and Georgia. She is an avid runner, traveler, and reader. She and Kenn enjoy boating around the canals and sound in Colington.
Rhoda E. Preston (Author)
Rhoda Preston is a retired elder in the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church with a doctor of ministry in Biblical Preaching from Luther Seminary. She and her husband, Don, live in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They have two children, five
grandchildren, and a love for music and cooking.
Rita B. Hays (Author)
Rita B. Hays, an ordained deacon in the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference, is Pastor at Beech Grove United Methodist Church, Whites Creek, Tennessee. She has served in the local church in Christian Education for over 25 years. She has led numerous workshops on the district, conference, and national levels for The United Methodist Church. Hays also serves as an adjunct professor at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky. Dr. Hays is the author of The Children’s Minister, The Most Important Space in the Church: The Nursery, and All in the Family: Faith Issues for Families Facing Addiction.