Deborah DeShields and Micah

In Loving Memory of our beautiful Siberian Husky, Micah, who gave us five years of unconditional love. .   

Lives in Arkansas. Is a licensed real estate agent and works as a property manager and bookkeeper for a large real estate firm. In 1984, founded the Sharing & Caring Community Christmas Tree Program, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides Christmas to over 3,500 under-privileged children each year. Retired from non-profit in 2002 after 18 years of service, at which time the Sharing & Caring Program operations were assumed by the local Boys & Girls Club. 

Writing Awards: Silver Quill Award - 1994 for children's short story Little Bear and the Great Iron Horse; Bronze Award - 2002 for children's short story Lileth, the Little Wood Nymph. 2005 for children's short story turned play The Plain Brown Bear.

Philanthropic Awards: Life Membership (ACPT) Arkansas Congress of Parents and Teachers-1988; Woodmen of the World Outstanding Citizen Award-1991; ESA Diana Award-1992; Maxwell House Real Heroes Medal presented by Former First Lady, Barbara Bush-1993; Soroptimist International Women of Distinction Award-1994; Rogers Chamber of Commerce Pride of Rogers Award and Spirit Award-1995; Acknowledged by the Bentonville School's Counselor's Advisory Committee-1997; Recipient of City of Bentonville Proclamation declaring December 1, 2002 Debbie DeShields Day; Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation issued by Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, December 1, 2002; 2005 Nominee for the Louise M. Thaden Woman of the Year Award - NW Arkansas Business Women's Conference.

Author of numerous children's short stories, middle-grade and young-adult Christian mysteries, romantic comedies, mainstream novels and poetry.  Published short-stories and books include new releases- With Pride of the Buffalo-a  historical-fiction novel and TimeShare-a romantic comedy (PublishAmerica); a young-adult mystery Deadly Resemblance; two middle-grade mysteries The Lost Mummy and Shadow in the Courthouse (www.chippewapublishing.com); Award-winning short stories: Little Bear and the Great Iron Horse, and Lileth, the Little Wood Nymph; and Internet Marketing Manual How Realtors Make Money on the Internet.  A One-Act Play titled "Henry Loves Edith" - first produced at Sager Creek Arts Center, Siloam Springs, AR in May, 2005; A One-Act Play - The Plain Brown Bear, produced at Sager Creek Arts Center, December 15-17, 2006.  Poetry Publications include two award-winning poems: The Friend, and Reflection; and Unknown Love (poem) and Captured (a romance short-story. Past Literary Editor of the Benton County Historical Society's periodical the Pioneer.

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