Publisher
Sarah Taylor
Hometown: Woodward, OK
Favorite animal: dog (we have two!)
Children: three, a daughter age 23, a son age 20, and a son age 16
Funniest thing your children have ever said: "Mommy, let's sing the 'zi-no' song" referring to "Jesus Loves Me This I Know...." (Kathryne, age 3)
What inspires you? People who have overcome great difficulties and continue with a positive attitude.
Favorite Oklahoma destination: Mount Scott, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Reserve
What is your parenting philosophy? Be a leader of your kids but let them be who they are and love them always.
Editor
Mari Farthing
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Favorite song: Time" by Pink Floyd
Favorite book: "Walden" by Thoreau
Children: two
Funniest thing your children have ever said: My son said I was skinny because I have "skin all over"!
What inspires you: People who are kind and do good things
Favorite place visited: Mont St. Michel in France
What did you want to be when you grew up? A writer
If you could meet any person, dead or alive, who would it be and why? The poet Dorothy Parker, just to see what made her tick.
What's the best advice you have been given? Don't worry so much about that which you cannot control.
Art Director
Mitzi Massie
Hometown: Denison, Texas
Favorite song: Believe by Brooks & Dunn
Favorite book: ”The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood"
Pets: Two cats, one dog, 200+ chickens
Children: One boy, one girl
What inspires you? Nature, the Bible, art
What's one thing you have never tried but would like to? Fly in a hot air balloon
Favorite place to visit: My mom's house
What did you want to be when you grew up? An artist
If you could meet any person, dead or alive, who would it be and why? C. S. Lewis. His writings amaze me. I would love to sit and listen to him talk about anything.
What's the best advice you have been given? Keep life simple.
Account Executive
Athena Delce
Hometown: OKC
Children: Anthony II 10, Alani 6
Husband: Anthony Delce
What inspires you? Hearing the Word of God and hearing other's testimonies
Best advice I was ever given: God - "Prayer changes things." Mom - "People are going to talk about you if you are doing good things and people are going to talk about you if you are doing bad things, just make sure the bad things they say you are doing are not true." Dad - "Just remember you are Bernard Hunt's daughter and don't make a move without God saying so."
Favorite place to visit: Parent's house
Best Book: The Bible
Parenting Philosphy: Never stop your kids from doing or trying something because you are to scared to do it. No matter what they do support and stand behind them, but make sure they how you feel about their actions.
Account Executive
Dana Price
Hometown: Ashland, KS
College: Southern Nazarene University
Children: Joel - 29, Chase- 28 , Chad - 26, Lauren - 16,
Husband: Michael
Favorite Song: "You Raise Me Up" as sung by Josh Groben
Best Book: The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
Best Advice: From my mother - "Don't borrow trouble—half of what we worry about never happens anyway." From my grandfather: "Be careful what you practice today because the older you are, the more like yourself you become."
What inspires you: Enjoying the beauty of nature, far away from the crowd.
Who would you like to meet, whether dead or alive: Jesus
Donna Stewart
Hometown: Levittown, New York
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite food: Anything Italian!
Children: One sweet little girl
Favorite place to visit: My Aunt's home in Pennsylvania
Best advice you have been given: Destiny doesn't care about the pattern as long as the result is the same.
What did you want to be when you grew up? An nurse, an artist and a teacher.
If you could meet any person, dead or alive, who would it be and why? My Dad—just to tell him how much I loved him.
Special Projects Assistant/Calendar Editor
Terri Fields
Hometown: Oklahoma City then Crescent, OK
Favorite movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (I love Johnny Depp)
Favorite song: Video Killed the Radio Star and 80's music.
What did you want to be when you grew up? A singer
Favorite book: "God Called a Girl" by Shannon Kubiak Primicerio
Pets: Dog, Cat, fish and a turtle. Does my husband count?
Children: two boys, Ben and Issac
What inspires you? My family
What scares you? FROGS!!!!!!
Favorite place ever visited: Colorado
Marketing Specialist
Whitney Fleming
Hometown: Oklahoma City
Children: 2 boys, ages 5 and 2
A Favorite Childhood Memory: My Grandpa taking me for ice cream every day on the way home from school!
Childhood Regret: Quitting piano lessons!
What did you want to be when you grew up? A Writer
Funniest thing my child has ever said: We took our son (age 2) with us to our ultrasound for our second son. We said "There is the baby!" and our son said, "That's not a baby, that's a fish!"
Best advice ever received: When you are upset, always count to ten before you speak. It is hard to take back words you did not mean.
Parenting philosophy: You can never give too many hugs or say "I love you" too many times!
Administrative Queen Bee/Distribution Manager
Kathy Alberty
Hometown: Bartlesville, OK
Favorite movie: An Affair to Remember
Favorite TV show: Lost
Favorite food: Italian/seafood
Children: Two boys and a girl, now all young adults
What's one thing you have never tried but would like to: play the flute
Out of every place you have visited, which did you like best? Austria
What did you want to be when you grew up? a mother
If you could meet any person, dead or alive, who would it be? Jesus