Stories that proclaim His marvelous work
Meet the Author
Jeanette Hanscome has written three books for Focus on the Family (see her Book Corner) and numerous articles, devotions and stories. She writes regularly for Standard Publishing’s Encounter—the Magazine, and Walk Thru the Bible’s Tapestry devotional, as well as contributing to Girls, God and the Good Life (www.girlsgodgoodlife.blogspot.com) and the Christian Author’s Network blog (www.canblog.typepad.com). She edits on a freelance basis for publishers and individuals. In addition to writing, Jeanette enjoys teaching writing workshops in her community and at writer’s conferences, coaching new writers, and speaking. Jeanette is a member of ACFW, The Christian PEN and Christian Author’s Network (CAN), and leads the Reno Christian Writers critique group. While writing can be a lonely profession, this author is often found working with her cat Tatiana (pictured above and known to the family as Tati) on her desk and the family dog, Belle at her feet.
So what does Jeanette do for fun? When she isn’t writing, editing, or mentoring writers, Jeanette reads anything she can wrap her hands around, sings at Sierra Bible Church, and LOVES to cook and bake—she even bakes all of her family’s bread. She enjoys watching movies and playing board games with her “boys” (i.e. her husband and sons), spending time with friends, and hanging out in bookstores.
Why the black & white website, you might be asking yourself. Here’s the story behind that: Jeanette was born with a rare vision disorder called Achromatopsia, which means that she has no color vision, is extremely light sensitive, and has visual acuity in the legally blind range. People often ask her to describe what she sees. Although it’s difficult to make normally sighted people understand the light sensitivity and field of vision (which changes depending on how bright it is outside), this colorless sight will give you a glimpse into how she sees the world. Think of it as living in a black & white movie—beautiful in its own way.