For many years, Dr. Judy Ann Mumford has been actively engaged, both personally and professionally, with families. Deeply convinced that children are treasures from God, and parenting is an awesome privilege as well as a great responsibility, her commitment is to reach out to parents with a message of validation, encouragement, and support.
Her book for parents of young children is entitled Small Boat, Wide Sea: Parenting in the 21st Century. The title was inspired by an Irish Fisherman’s prayer, “Dear God, be good to me. The sea is so wide and my boat is so small.” Motivation to write the book came not only from her own and others’ parenting experiences, but from her qualitative research with troubled teens whose lives were irreversibly altered by poor choices. In her book she attempts to translate what she has learned into effective parenting principles and practices.
Judy Ann has a degree in Christian Education from Moody Bible Institute, a Bachelors in Child Study from Stephens College, and Masters and Doctorate degrees in Family Studies from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
She is retired from the faculty of the University of Missouri and now devotes her time to Charting the Course ministries. She and her husband Spence, who have been married for 44 years, have two sons and four grandchildren.
Dr. Mumford will also copies of her book available for purchase following her presentation. Books are $10 each or 3 for $25.
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