Type Of Business:
Author; Professor, Seminar speaker, Counselor
Expertise:
Children's author, seminar leader, Professor of Family Life Education.
Major Product/SVS:
My books; award winning children's books; "The Sock Stealer" and "Anna and the Magic Red Rock" both award winning children's books and published.
Seminars; Stepfamilies that Thrive and Walking through the Fire.
Favorite Business Publication:
Writer's Digest, Inc 500.
Hobbies/Sports:
Boating; Biking; Gardening; Traveling to remote towns; Spending time by the ocean; Reading and photography
Education Degrees:
Master's Degree in Counseling, Spring Arbor University; Bachelor's Degree in Family Life Education, Spring Arbor University;
Children's Names:
Anthony and Gerald
Thomas and Kari (stepchildren)
Charity:
Special Olympics; New Heights Christian School Orphanage, Asunción, Paraguay.
Coffee with the Counselor offered once monthly in downtown Marshall, MI at Main Street Beanery coffee shop.
I offer in March five (5) free author visits to lower income intown schools.
Number Of Years In Profession:
8
Number Of Years In Current Position:
18
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
She attributes her success to her faith in God and her mother, Chaltza.
Extended Bio Profile:
Ms. Grigowski established a love for writing in the third grade when she was required to write a poem for a school contest; her poem received first place. After winning the contest, she began writing stories and poems. The contest was the flicker that began her love of writing and storytelling. She is now best known as the award-winning author of "The Sock Stealer" and "Anna and the Magic Red Rock." Aside from writing books, she continues to counsel, lead seminars step-families and overcoming past sufferings, and instruct family life education courses at Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Mich.
Ms. Grigowski is inspired by Jesus Christ and her mother, Chaltza, who told the best stories, as well as her children, husband and grandchildren, along with a mix of other folks who have trickled in and out of her life. In addition, she's known to say, “I can have an inspiring moment just going for a walk in my backyard.” She lives with her husband and her little dogs, Maggie and Polly. She has four grown children and four young grandchildren. She loves to work in her vegetable and flower gardens, being outside, at the ocean, traveling, photography, staying healthy, and reading; but mostly she loves to write.
Education Certifications:
Certification in Basic Child Care Development; Certification in Advanced Child Care Special Needs; Certification in Infant Adoption; Certification in Culinary Arts; Certification in Nutritional Education; Certification in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Awards/Honors:
Third Place, Young People Award, Tennessee Mountain Writers Conference; Second Place, Young People Award, Tennessee Mountain Writers Conference; Honorable Mention, Inspirational Writing for Adults, Tennessee Mountain Writers Conference
Where Will You Be In 5 Years:
In five years, Ms. Grigowski hopefully will be on a beach somewhere warm, getting a tan and sipping something cool.