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  Elsi Dodge

   I am a retired single woman living  in Boulder, Colorado. At home I live by, “As for me and my house, we will serve  the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). I share my house with Lady, an elderly beagle, and  Dolphin, a young cat who is sure he is actually a saber-tooth tiger.

   Retired after more than a  quarter-century of teaching special needs children in the public school system,  I continue to tutor as well as volunteering in a Christian school, helping  several Chinese college students with their English, and editing papers for  friends.

   A free-lance writer, I have  completed the Apprentice and Journeyman courses of the Christian Writers Guild and  continue to hone my craft at writing conferences such as Oregon Christian Writers Summer  Conference, Colorado Christian  Writers, and Writing for  the Soul. I am a member of Write from the Heart, a critique group.

   When the roads are clear and I’m not  writing or teaching, I travel around North America in a 30-foot Winnebago. My  trips range from local weekend jaunts to one- to two-month loops quartering the  country. I generally go alone, with Lady and Dolphin for companions. In  addition, I occasionally vacation with friends, either sharing my RV or  wagon-training (each of us in our own rig).

   I have been traveling in a  recreational vehicle much of my life. My parents had a towed trailer when I was  a child, and I have owned both Class C and Class A self-contained vehicles. I  carefully structure my trips, using books and the internet to research and plan  my travels across the continent. Then I happily diverge from my itinerary when  I spot something interesting along the way.

   My God-given mission is to offer hope, encouragement,  information, and enjoyment through my writing speaking, and teaching, by  sharing how the Lord is transforming my life through my travels, trials, and  other life experiences.

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