Bio: Sandra P. Aldrich, president and CEO of Bold Words, Inc., in Colorado Springs is a popular speaker, author or co-author of 17 books and contributing author to an additional dozen. Two of her most recent books--HeartPrints and Will I Ever Be Whole Again?--were awarded silver angels by the Excellence in Media group.

Her books include: 101 Upward Glances (Focus on the Family/Tyndale), Bless Your Socks Off (Focus on the Family/Tyndale), Men Read Newspapers, Not Minds (Tyndale), From One Single Mother to Another (Regal)

She is also co-author of: HeartPrints (WaterBrook) and The Christian Mom's Answer Book (Chariot/Victor)

Sandra is a frequent speaker at women's and couple's retreats, military conferences, hospice seminars, single-parent events, business meetings and educational workshops.

Her 500-plus articles have appeared in Focus on the Family, Moody Magazine, Today's Christian Woman and Discipleship Journal, among others.

She holds a M.F.A. degree from Eastern Michigan University, but says it is her ""Ph.D. in the School of Hard Knocks"" that makes her a much-in-demand guest on numerous TV and radio programs, including several ""Focus on the Family"" broadcasts. She also is the former senior editor of Focus on the Family magazine.