Brenda Phegley

Brenda Phegley is the author of "Bid Your Burdens Goodbye," "Venture Forth with Faith," and "Prescription for a Cheerful Heart." Brenda is a retired English professor, who enjoyed her 38-year teaching career at Wabash Valley College, where she was honored as "Teacher of the Year" many times. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Evansville. Brenda loves reading her Bible every morning while drinking her hazelnut coffee. She also enjoys spending time with her five precious grandchildren, working in her 5-acre yard, cleaning houses, making scrapbooks, and volunteering (especially with Operation Christmas Child). Brenda and her husband, Terry, reside in southern Illinois, and they are members of Parkview Christian Church.