About The Author
About The Author
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D. Sherrie Hopkins
Ms. Hopkins was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia with four sisters, and their family traveled extensively due to her Dad’s unique self-employed international business of dismantling large obsolete power plants. She has lived and attended schools in Seattle, Washington and Coral Gables, Florida among many other states that she’s lived for short periods of time. She pursued her higher education at the University of Charleston where she began studies in early childhood education. After only two years, she decided to attend a business college while working part time. Later, inspired by her aunt and uncle who were missionaries in Peru, South America she moved to Texas to spend quality time with their family when they were on a hiatus. During her year-long stay, she attended a school of cosmetology.
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D. Sherrie Hopkins
Upon returning home to West Virginia and while completing her cosmetology degree, she met her husband. Married in 1972 she was later blessed with three beautiful daughters. During that 27 years, Sherrie chose to be a stay-at-home mom, so she began a daycare center in her home, nurturing and educating ten children at a time. It was also during this time that she began a successful Amway distributorship, had a business selling Home Interiors & Gifts and helped open a local art and gift gallery as a store planner, buyer and office manager. As her children grew older, her Dad needed her business expertise as a secretary and office manager. She worked in the family business for ten years. In this capacity, she had great opprtunities to travel on business trips to Venezuela, South America, and had traveled more throughout the United States for other job requirements.
In 1999, Sherrie began a ten-year tenure as the gatekeeper for three different West Virginia governors. Her duties often included capitol tour guides, state-wide telephone operator and was ultimately an office assistant to the governor’s Special Assistant for Economic Development. She coordinated press announcements and other social activities held in the governor’s reception room, helped maintain strict security for office protection and held some phone interviews for radio. After a brief illness, she retired from the governor’s office and studied real estate to become a licensed realtor.
She made the decision to retire in Florida and busied herself with sewing, scrapbooking, archery, canoeing, attending church activities, singing in choral productions and modeling. She has been recognized for her creativity as a wedding planner. Most notably her youngest daughter’s wedding that she designed her wedding gown, arranged all the florals, baked and decorated the wedding cake, decorated an outdoor gazebo, elaborately designed and decorated the large wedding reception.
Currently Sherrie resides in Columbus, Ohio where she works part time as a receptionist for a large business event center. She has always had compassion and empathy for troubled families and hopes to make a difference in young people’s lives through her ministry of writing relatable stories.
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This Christian children’s book is a collection of short stories about seven preteen friends who overcome individual issues with the help of each other and with the comfort and peace that come from calling upon God. From Clement’s anxiety regarding his special needs to Anah being ghosted by her best friend, these tweens have one thing in common: they watch out for each other.
Each character’s name has significance to their personalities, and the stories are sprinkled with contemporary tween slang, which makes them more relatable. Sorena is a feisty one, yet self-controlled and wants to fit in with the older kids. Adelaide is more demure and kind. Clement is a gentle and merciful soul who is quick to turn to God for help. Tobias shows the goodness of God through his understanding of others who are hurting. Anah is patient, and knows how to persevere through difficult issues. Godfrey walks with the peace of God and is one they all turn to help solve issues. Fidelia is a faithful friend, a fashionista who deals with lack of trust and also the importance of safety for social media.
There are questions after each story to reflect, and you will likely relate to the arduous issues affecting society’s children today.