Sheila Eileen Wilkins
137 Gum Neck Rd.
Belhaven, NC 27810
(252)-943-2029
moondance@gotricounty.com

Author Biography/Profile

Education

Motivational Speaker

• Author of devotionals, children's stories and novels.
• Motivational speaker for Christian Women's retreats, teas and meetings and child development conferences.
• As a speaker for Christian women Sheila's focus remains on God and redemption through Jesus Christ. That is the "Rock" upon which she builds motivational and spiritual interactive conferences and talks.

Professional Teaching Career

Sheila's professional career as an adult educator and evaluator of programs included the areas of Child Development, Child Guidance, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Training and Curriculum, Administration and classroom teaching.

Home

She resides in Belhaven, NC with her husband Rick. She has four children and four grandchildren. Sheila believes that every day is a special gift from God and should be lived to the fullest.

Personal Testimony

"If I were ever asked, "what is the one thing that I have built my life upon?" My answer would be, "God, and my hope for eternal life through Jesus Christ my Savior."

I have loved God all my life. I remember as a young child wanting nothing more than to live in God's house forever. God's Word is the source of my strength and my greatest joy. Throughout life, God has faithfully been my Shepherd - even when I was not faithful. His love, forgiveness and guidance has brought me through many bitter disappointments, trials, and failures.

Of all of my life's journeys walking through the terminal illness of my twin daughters was perhaps the hardest and most spiritual. God stripped me down to the bare bones of life, where faith itself was my very breath. He taught me many lessons but the greatest lesson taught - was that Christ died for me, died for my girls and died for you. What great hope, and what eternal joy we should have as Christians as we take His Light out into a dark world. He has given us the truth and the truth has set us free.

Speaking Topics Currently Available

• Women's groups may request additional topics built around specific themes and Bible verses.
• Sheila is available for women's conferences, Bible Studies, Tea's, or Keynote Speaking engagements.
• Rates are negotiable.

The following topic outlines are provided:

1. Let Your Light Shine
2. It is Well
3. Receiving a Grand Inheritance

Published Writings

• Beacons of Hope an autobiographical devotional which depicts her journey of faith while caring for terminally ill twin daughters.
• Sweet the Bitter Winds Blow – a novel set during the Revolutionary War.
• Quarterly newsletter articles for “Sisters in Christ” Motivational Speaking

Books currently seeking publication:

• Sailing With God - a devotional using God's glorious creation and lessons learned at sea.
• Here Am I Send Me - a biographical story of Anna Matlock Wood a missionary doctor to India from 1897 - 1935.
• Nothing Special - a children's story depicting self worth and self esteem.
• Pretty Little Blue Butterfly - a children's story. The story of a blue butterfly who is trying to discover her goal in life.
• To date there are eight children's stories. The children's stories are a joint venture with Sheila and her artist sister Sheri.

Motivational speaker/instructor for child care conferences. Topics include:

Child Discipline and Natural consequences:

• Session includes an in-depth look at positive reinforcement.
• Natural consequences verses over disciplining and losing your cool.
• Perfecting follow through.
• Ending the eternal warning giving machine.
• What is good discipline?

• Setting up an effective environment for school-agers.
• Creativity - an all important ingredient.
• Turn off the TV and games!
• How to encourage the "I can do it" attitude.