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About Mary Ann | |
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Okay, so this is the age of Twitter and Facebook and MySpace and ... personal websites like this one. Actually, this website is what one gets for Christmas when one is married to a bonafide computer guy like I am. Never, ever, ever ... EVER ... would I have created a website on my own. Ugh. But here it is, for better or worse, and if you are one of the dozen or people who venture onto this page, I hope it somehow blesses you. If you need to know anything at all about me, I want you to know this -- I am a Christian -- a follower of Jesus Christ. And that's why I write what I write. I love waking up each day and looking for "God things" in the everyday stuff of life. I'm never disappointed, often inspired, and always blessed to be able to capture those "God things" in print. If you go to the "Columns" link on this website, you can read some of the columns I have written over the years for my local newspaper, The Greenwood Index-Journal. I pray that these columns will inspire you, too, to look for God because He loves to be "found" by us. If you came to this link because you want "just the facts" about the weird lady who writes for the local paper, here you go: Mary Ann Crum Born and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana. Parents: Cletis & Jane Shouse. Two brothers: Bill (Will) Shouse and Rob Shouse. Attended Auburn University (War Eagle!) & then graduated from the University of Louisville in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism Some of the jobs/positions I’ve had: TV News Production Assistant (Louisville, KY) University Public Relations Director (Indiana University Southeast) College Tennis Coach (Indiana University Southeast) High School Tennis Coach (Greenwood Christian School) Newspaper Reporter (Index-Journal) Children’s Home Houseparent (Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, Greenwood, SC) Church Youth Director (Northside Baptist Church, Greenwood, SC) Writer & Graphic Designer in University Relations Office at Lander University (1987-2003) Member of Board of Directors at Greenwood Christian School (1992-2006) Author of one book – “A Giggle Goes A Long Way” published by Baker Book House (1986) -- now out of print Current activities: Newspaper columnist for Greenwood Index-Journal On staff at Calvary Chapel Greenwood as Coordinator of Communication & Ministries; also serve as Director of Women's Ministries, and member of the Worship Team at Calvary Chapel Retreat and women's event speaker Married to husband, Joe, for 33 years and we have two sons: Ryan, 27, and Andy, 24; two amazing daughters-in-law, Jessi (Ryan's wife) and Janine (Andy's wife); and the most fabulous, amazing, and uber-cute granddaughter in the universe, Edda Rose Crum. Email addresss: maryanncrum@earthlink.net |
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