All About GOD
Bren Yarbrough Bruhn
Female
Windermere, FL
United States
Profile Information:
- Gender
- Female
- Country (not County)
- United States
- Occupation:
- writer/artist
- I'm here to...
- learn from others
- Interests:
- reading, writing, music, art
- I'm passionate about...
- Trying to be the best "Me" I can be, helping others, and being a true friend to those who need one.
"A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails." - My story with God
- I was raised a Baptist, and was baptized at the age of thirteen. Not that I was unhappy in my religion, but at sixteen, I developed a curiosity about other faiths, and began to explore other religions--from Catholicism to Buddism. For many years, I wandered, I strayed, but I was never completely lost, even though I became a non-practicing Christian. While I retained my core Baptist beliefs, with the exception of weddings and funerals, I avoided organized religion. I walked into Windermere Union United Church of Christ one Sunday morning, and knew I was "home." After all my wandering, I had finally discovered a church that embodied the spirit of everything I had learned, as stated in its' purpose--"that they may all be one." Because, after all, Isn't that what Christ asked of us ?
A true "mutt," my heritage is a mixture of English, Irish, and Native American. I am first and foremost, a Christian and a proud Southern Belle. I was born and raised in Newnan, Georgia, but I have been in Florida long enough to be an "honorary" native. I 've been married to my husband, Gary, for 26 years. He is currently serving his third term as mayor of our town. He has a son from a previous marriage, who is also married. They live in Wisconsin. - Other stuff about me:
- I 've been writing since I was a teenager, heavily influenced by the work of Kathleen Woodiwiss and Margaret Mitchell. Fiction is what I do best, but I've also written non-fiction articles for national publications.
I am also interested and actively involved with art. I'm always trying some new craft, or involved in some artistic project. In 1998, I started selling repainted fashion dolls on ebay under the name "Lovely Painted Ladies." If you want to see some of my creations, visit Lovely Painted Ladies, http://www.geocities.com/lovelypaintedladies/index.html
Most of the dolls I sold were dressed in period costumes and accompanied by a romantic short story. Soon the stories began to get as much attention as the dolls. My clients, and even absolute strangers, urged me to write a book. So... I pulled out the novel I'd begun years ago, dusted it off, and spent a year re-writing it. The result was my first historical romance novel, "The Price Of Eden." My second book in the Florida series is, "Far From Paradise."
Both books have been well received, and I'm quite proud of the glowing reviews that continue to come in. If you'd like to know more about me or my books, and what I have planned for the future, stop by and visit my website, Bren's Romances,
http://www.geocities.com/daydreamin365/index.html
Julia - Woman's Group Leader
Julia
Mar 16, 2009
Bren Yarbrough Bruhn
Apr 6, 2009
Alicia Carpenter
Sep 29, 2010