Sharlene MacLaren was born and raised in west Michigan and
attended Spring Arbor University. Upon graduating in 1971 with an
education degree, she taught second grade for two years, then
accepted an invitation to travel internationally with a singing
ensemble for one year. In 1975, she came home, returned to her
teaching job, and married her childhood sweetheart. Together, they
raised two lovely daughters, both of whom are now happily married
and enjoying families of their own. Retired in 2003 after
thirty-one years of teaching, "Shar" loves to read, sing, travel,
and spend time with her family--in particular, her adorable
grandchildren!
A Christian for over fifty years, and a lover of the English
language, Shar always enjoyed dabbling in writing. She remembers
well the short stories she wrote in high school, and watching them
circulate from girl to girl during government and civics classes.
"Psst," someone would whisper from two rows over, always when the
teacher's back was turned, "pass me the next page."
In the early 2000s, Shar felt God's call upon her heart to take her
writing pleasures a step further, and in 2006, she signed a
contract for her first faith-based novel, Through Every Storm,
thereby launching her writing career. With eighteen published
novels now gracing store shelves and being sold online, she daily
gives God all the glory. She dedicated her last novel, Their Daring
Hearts, to Jesus.
Shar has done numerous countrywide book signings and made several
television appearances and radio interviews. She loves speaking for
community organizations, libraries, church groups, and women's
conferences. In her church, she is active in women's ministries,
regularly facilitating Bible studies and other events. She and her
husband, Cecil, live in Spring Lake, Michigan, with their beautiful
white collie, Peyton, and their ragdoll cat, Blue.
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