Marilynn Dawson, Kelowna

Marilynn grew up in a solid Christian home, coming to Christ at the age of 7. She has been actively involved in Church life since age 10, including activities such as joining her Mom and sister in singing special numbers, choir, teaching Sunday School, leading Sunday School open session, planning Sunday School lessons, and more. Marilynn attended both public and private schools growing up, and attended North Island Community College on Vancouver Island and Trend College in Kelowna, obtaining certificates in receptionist work and Comptia A+ computer repair.

Throughout her life, Marilynn has written poetry and published a few of them in the American Poetry Anthology(two issues). She's also written numerous unpublished articles on end-time eschatology and the news, written unpublished short stories, word studies and more. More recently, Marilynn has published her series, "Becoming the Bride of Christ: A Personal Journey" (2012), her grad gift to her kids, "Mom's Little Black Book: Godly Advice for the High School Graduate" (2013), a tiny ebook, "Practical Thoughts on Becoming an Author" (2013), and "Dressed for Eternity" (2014).

Marilynn lives with her two teenagers, cat and gerbils, in Kelowna BC Canada. Her day job sees her fix computers and engage in multimedia for her church. In the evenings and on weekends she's a soundtech helping with various events through the year from funerals to workshops to concerts and weddings. Marilynn sang in the choir, holding down the tenor section, and sang on her church's praise teams for several years as an alto or tenor substitute.