Martha McKown, an ordained United Methodist Minister, is listed inMARQUIS'S WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA. Her academic degrees are: an A.B. in English from the University of Evansville, a Masters of Religious Education fromBoston University School of Theology, and a Masters of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana.She has published in SPECTATOR, HOOSIER PARENT, CHURCH SCHHOL TODAY, and GRACE POINTS. Her book reviews were in CIRCUIT RIDER. She wrote two units ofDAILY BIBLE STUDY. Her poems appeared in several publications, including WHITE RIVER QUARTERLY, KAIROS, MATURE YEARS, and OHIO VALLEY WRITERS GUILDNEWSLETTER. Her PALM SUNDAY PARADE, a dramatic worship, had… several printing by CSS.Mrs. McKown has traveled in Canado, United Kingdom, Central and South America, Nepal and India. She and her husband, The Rev. Leslie McKown live inHenderson, Kentucky.Her daughters are Karen and Liana. She has six grand childre and six great grand children. Grandmothering, leading retreats, and gardening are herdelight. She and Pem Pfisterer Clark collaborated on AN ELEPHANT STORY FOR ALEX, published in 2009.