Mary Potter Kenyon graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in Psychology and is the Director of the Winthrop Iowa Public Library. She is widely published in magazines, newspapers, and anthologies.She is a popular speaker and workshop presenter for women's groups, libraries, community colleges and writer's conferences.Her public speaking repertoire includes the topics of caregiving, couponing, writing, utilizing yourcreativity in your everyday life, and finding hope and healing in grief. This is Mary'sfourth book published by Familius.She is the author of "Coupon Crazy: The Science, the Savings, and the Stories Behind America's Extreme Obsession," "Chemo-Therapist: How Cancer Cured a Marriage," and "Refined By Fire: A Journey of Grief and Grace." She lives in Manchester, Iowa. Check out her website at marypotterkenyon.com Mary JedlickaHumston, a former high school teacher, graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in English Education.She has had over 150 poems and essays published at the local and national level in newspapers, magazines, books, and online. One of her poems was chosen to be projected on the Krakow City of Literature UNESCO Poems on the Wall in 2014. Mary has presented programs on cancer, dealing with chronic illness, prayer, writing, and the Little Free Library movement. She is a member of National League of American Pen Women and The University Club Writers of Iowa City.She lives in Iowa City with her husband Jim.