Kimberley Payne is an award-winning author and writer on spiritual and physical health topics. Her devotional writings relate raising a family, pursuing a healthy lifestyle, and everyday experiences to building a relationship with God. Through her work, Kimberley hopes to inspire people to live healthier lives that glorify God. She combines her teaching experience and love of writing to create educational materials for children about family, fitness, science, and faith. You can visit her website at www.kimberleypayne.com From Kimberley: I’m a 50+ mother of two young adults and a granddaughter. I’m happily married to a man I believe was a direct answer to a desperate prayer. I’m a half-cup-full optimist who’s been blessed with a short memory. Although not naturally blond, nor do I have blue eyes, Dutch blood runs through my veins. I love croquettes and double zout licorice. I have fond childhood memories of a close family, with three older brothers who went swimming at the YMCA on Friday nights, played card games like “Pit”, and went camping every summer. I fell in love with Jesus in 2001 and haven’t looked back. I love to pray and have had the privilege to see many answers to prayers. I read my Bible daily and love to learn about this fascinating book. Years ago, I began a spiritual and physical health partnership with God. Each morning, I started my day with a prayer and ended it with a diary entry. I also spent time reading my Bible and seeking out scriptural truths about God’s character. Then I felt a God-nudge that this type of program would also help others. So I used what I had learned to create a workbook, "Fit for Faith – 7 weeks to improved spiritual and physical health". I’m an amateur photographer — scratch that, I like to take pictures but don’t know the first thing about cameras. I’ve been around my neighbourhood numerous times taking photos of everything and anything that’ll stay still long enough for me to capture it on film. I’ve gathered many of my favourite pictures into an e-book called "Inspirational Scripture Images". On my bucket-list I’ve had “write a book” alongside “learn to drive a motorcycle” and “plant a Christmas tree farm”. I’ve checked off the first one but have yet to fulfill my other two dreams. I want to bike across Holland and tandem jump out of an airplane. Much of my writing comes out of daily living. If I learn something new through a friend, radio program or a walk in the woods I like to share it with others. I’ve collected and organized many of these devotional writings into books called "Meeting Faith" and "Leisure Time With God". As much as I love to write, I find myself hesitant to sit down and actually do it. Some days I’d rather play on Facebook, or read other blogs, or wash the windows. Kimberley What people are saying… “Thank you for your very honest and thought-provoking articles. Well written, enjoyable to read and encouraging.” Arthur F. “You are so talented and have such a beautiful way of expressing your faith in the every-day moment of life. Thank you for sharing this with me today.” Jacqueline L. “You have a wonderful writing technique. Very down-to-earth and personable. I like it very much.” Karen W. “You write with simplicity and deal with very relevant issues.” Sharon C.