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Dalene desires to share faith, grace and hope with readers through her own books and those of her clients. She currently has two works in progress - an updated version of her first how-to book and an historical fiction novel set during WWII (with ideas to turn it into a trilogy).

Dalene began her career as an editor for an independent publisher straight out of college and worked there until 2006, when she began writing and privately publishing biographies and family histories through her company, Lasting Legacies.

Since then, she has also assisted writers of other types of nonfiction books, such as children's books and the recent Plant and Grow Your Money: A Financial Guide for Young Adults.

In 2017, she wrote the first edition of The One-Ye
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Wrapping Up and Getting Ready

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in my house. The day after Thanksgiving the tree and all the decorations get hauled out of storage, the radio is tuned to the 24/7 Christmas music station, and the 3-day decorating binge begins.

A few days later it's my birthday and then before I know it, it's Christmas Eve. With so much to do, it's easy to forget to focus on the true meaning of Christma

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