Shirley Crowder was born in a mission guest house under the shade of a mango tree in Nigeria, West Africa, where her parents served as missionaries. She is passionate about disciple-making, which is conducted in and through a myriad of ministry opportunities that include biblical counseling, teaching Bible studies, writing, and music.

She is a biblical counselor and co-host of "Think on These Things," a Birmingham, Alabama, radio/TV program for women. Shirley is commissioned by and serves on the national advisory team for The Addiction Connection.
Several of her articles have appeared in "Paper Pulpit" in the Faith section of The Gadsden Times. She is also a writer for David C. Cook, Student Life, and Woman's Missionary Union publications and InspiredPrompt.com. She is published as an author, co-author, and contributing author of six books.

Shirley has spiritual children and grandchildren serving the Lord in various ministry and secular positions throughout the world.

Her latest project is "Prayer Warrior Confessions" a collection of true stories of prayer that will make you cry, laugh, sigh, smile, and stand amazed.

Born in Nigeria, West Africa, as the daughter of missionaries, Harriet E. Michael is a writer, gardener, substitute teacher, wife of over 38 years, mother, and grandmother.

She holds a BS in nursing from West Virginia University but has discovered her passion for writing. Since her first published article in 2010, she now has over two hundred published articles and devotions.

Harriet is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Louisville Christian Writers. She is the author of several books. Her prayer series, published by Pix-N-Pens Publishing includes "Prayer: It's Not About You," a finalist in the 2011 Women of Faith book contest, "Glimpses pf Prayer" and an anthology, "Prayer Warrior Confessions", coming in fall of 2018. She has also penned a novel, "The Whisper of the Palms" published by Olivia Kimbrell Press.

Her stories, articles, and devotions have appeared in publications by Focus on the Family, Lifeway, Standard Publishing, David C. Cook Co., Bethany House, American Life League, Crosswalk.com, Christian Communicator, Judson Press, The Upper Room, Pentecostal Publishing House, Smyth and Helwys, and more.

She is also a Christian speaker who loves to talk to women's groups about prayer or other topics or speak at writers' conferences on free-lance writing, non-fiction writing, and devotional writing.