For nearly twenty-five years Virelle Kidder has been doing what she loves best, speaking and writing about the reality of knowing God. Virelle is a “people person” who relates instantly and warmly to audiences of all sizes. She is funny, transparent, highly relatable and solidly biblical.

A former teacher with a degree in Spanish and English, Virelle is a born communicator. Having spent several years as host of “Real Life,” an hour-long daily talk radio show in New York’s Capital district, her passion continues to be encouraging others on their spiritual journey, helping them discover God’s power, purpose and grace. She is the author of four books including her most recent, Donkeys Still Talk (Navpress, 2004); Mothering Upstream (Victor, 1990); Loving, Launching, and Letting Go (Broadman & Holman, 1995); and Getting the Best Out of Public Schools (Broadman & Holman, 1998), co-authored with her husband, Steve, an educational psychologist.

Virelle has served for many years as a contributing writer for Today's Christian Woman and is widely published in other national magazines, as well. Her articles have appeared in Moody Magazine, Focus on the Family’s Pastor’s Family, Decision, HomeLife, Personal Excellence, Tapestry, and have been reprinted in Australia, Germany, Poland, Uganda, and the Caribbean islands. She is a mentor for the Christian Writers Guild and a regular faculty member at Christian writers’ conferences.

Virelle and Steve are the parents of four grown children, plus six grandchildren, and reside near Albany, New York, where Dr. Kidder serves as Executive Director of the New York Family Policy Council and Virelle is a full-time writer and conference speaker.


Visit her web site at www.virellekidder.com