Like the Dr.
Seuss character who rides through town adding more and more hats to his head,
Lori Hatcher wears many hats. As 17-year homeschooling veteran, she educated
two daughters, as she says, "from birth to college." Along the way
she rediscovered her passion for writing that began in high school. As a
melancholy teenager in Rhode Island, she would often sit on the rocky shores of
Narragansett Bay and compose poetry.
She honed her craft alongside her daughters as they worked their way through their homeschool elementary, middle, and high school years, serving as the support group leader of the 120 member Forest Acres Christian Educators for ten years. During her tenure she wrote monthly columns of encouragement for her homeschooling colleagues. These devotions form the basis for her book, Joy in the Journey, Words of Encouragement for Homeschooling Moms available at Lulu.com.
Lori is a popular teacher and women's ministry leader. Encouraging and equipping, she challenges women to follow hard after God. With transparency and humor, Lori enjoys speaking at ladies' events and women's retreats. Lori relates well to women in all walks of life from her perspective as a devotional writer, healthcare professional, veteran homeschooling mother, and youth pastor's wife.
To kick off her new stage of life as an empty nester, Lori recently assumed the position of Editor of South Carolina's Reach Out, Columbia magazine. Her short story, “Beauty from Ashes,” was chosen to appear in OakTara’s anthology, Falling in Love with You. She enjoys feature writing for magazines such as Homeschooling Today, The Mother's Heart, Proverbs 31, Columbia Metropolitan, and Inspired Women.
She honed her craft alongside her daughters as they worked their way through their homeschool elementary, middle, and high school years, serving as the support group leader of the 120 member Forest Acres Christian Educators for ten years. During her tenure she wrote monthly columns of encouragement for her homeschooling colleagues. These devotions form the basis for her book, Joy in the Journey, Words of Encouragement for Homeschooling Moms available at Lulu.com.
Lori is a popular teacher and women's ministry leader. Encouraging and equipping, she challenges women to follow hard after God. With transparency and humor, Lori enjoys speaking at ladies' events and women's retreats. Lori relates well to women in all walks of life from her perspective as a devotional writer, healthcare professional, veteran homeschooling mother, and youth pastor's wife.
To kick off her new stage of life as an empty nester, Lori recently assumed the position of Editor of South Carolina's Reach Out, Columbia magazine. Her short story, “Beauty from Ashes,” was chosen to appear in OakTara’s anthology, Falling in Love with You. She enjoys feature writing for magazines such as Homeschooling Today, The Mother's Heart, Proverbs 31, Columbia Metropolitan, and Inspired Women.
She authors the blog, Be Not Weary, and is a lead writer for the WOW (Writing on the
Word) blog. She’s also a featured blogger for Inspired Women and Mardel.com's
homeschooling website. You'll often find her curled up with her laptop, a
blanket, and her faithful furry friend Winston. She finds inspiration in the
fusion of God's word and the everyday. Lori loves teaching the word of God and
serves alongside her youth minister husband in a church in Columbia.
Listen to her heart:
Listen to her heart:
"God has filled my life with good things. The greatest of these is a personal relationship with Him. He is my Creator, Defender, Best Friend, Constant Companion, Shepherd, Provider. . . the list could go on infinitely, because He is infinite. He is the Lover of my soul. It is out of this love relationship that I write. It is my prayer that out of the overflow of my own relationship with God, you will be invited into His presence. May I be a conduit that helps to link you to Him through the marvelous medium of words."
To visit Lori’s blog, go to www.LoriHatcher.com.
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