Carolyn Cogswell
Carolyn Cogswell has written for publication in newspapers in southeast Missouri, southeast and northeast Kansas and has published refereed professional journal articles in the field of early childhood development and education in Tennessee and Kentucky. She is currently working as a bilingual parenting specialist for Community Action Head Start in Topeka, Kansas, and is working on a spiritual memoir about father loss through divorce and dementia.
She published an article based on her 1992 master's thesis (family relations and child development at Oklahoma State University) in the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage called "Grandchildren's Perceptions of Grandparental Support in Divorced and Intact Families" (Vol. 23, Issue 3-4, pp. 127-150) and later published an article she wrote while working on her doctorate at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville about girls' body image in Jamaica (A cross-cultural perspective on adolescent girls' body perception, in Perceptual and Motor Skills, vol. 78, pp. 744-746, 1994). While teaching child development at Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, she published three articles in Kaleidoscope, the Journal of the Kentucky Association of Early Childhood Education, one about the food guide pyramid for young children and the other two about early childhood art education. Her Ph. D. dissertation was entitled "Teachers' Aesthetic Development and the Creative Arts Experience of Young Children." After leaving academia, Cogswell worked as a freelance reporter and columnist for the Southeast Missourian in Cape Girardeau and for a year as general assignment reporter for the Reynolds County Courier in Ellington, Mo. Desiring to be closer to her parents, she moved to Osage City, Kan. where she worked as staff writer for the Osage County Herald-Chronicle from November 2006 through August 2007, and then as education reporter for Sun Publications in Overland Park, Kan. from August 2007 to March 2008. During this time she won the Kansas Press Association second place award for best education story. After the elimination of her position as education reporter, she published feature stories for the Kansas City Star before moving to Topeka in July 2008. She hopes to offer her expertise in early childhood development and education through Suite 101 as well as to write about Christian 12-step recovery and other thought-provoking topics.
Please check out my blog at www.ccogswell.blogspot.com
For one about my father, Glenn D. Cogswell, to go to www.glenndcogswell.blogspot.com
and for the one about my book, go to www.losingdaddy-asthecogsturn.blogspot.com
Don't know why the last two aren't interactive, but you can just cut and paste them.
Latest Articles
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God's Promises to Provide for His Own
Who are the people for whom God promises to provide all their needs? The Bible teaches that they are those who believe in Him and do what He commands.
Jan 15, 2012
- Carolyn Cogswell
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Could Jesus Return in 2012?
In the gospels, John the Baptist preached repentance and the coming of Messiah. Today's Christians urge repentance in light of Christ's return.
Jan 8, 2012
- Carolyn Cogswell
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What it Means to Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus
What did Jesus mean when he said, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me"?
Dec 28, 2011
- Carolyn Cogswell
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Sin's Definition in the Bible Sheds Light on the Good News
The Bible defines sin as not simply offense but offense and its penalty. The two are inseparable. Understanding this explains the need for sin's punishment.
Dec 26, 2011
- Carolyn Cogswell
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Wisdom From The Word About The World
In English, adding the letter "l" transforms "word" into "world." Studying both in the Bible reveals surprising insights into their power in life on earth.
Dec 21, 2011
- Carolyn Cogswell
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Convicted, Confronted, Converted: What It Means to Be Born Again
The Bible teaches that to be born again means to turn away from sin and rebellion against Christ, receive God's nature, and live a life of holiness.
Dec 11, 2011
- Carolyn Cogswell
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The Need for Spiritual Rebirth
Studying Jesus' teachings reveals why he told Nicodemus, a leading Jew, of his need to be born again of the spirit of God in order to receive eternal life.
Dec 11, 2011
- Carolyn Cogswell
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Depressed, Desperate, Disappointed? Turn to the Lord
The Psalmist David laments a lifetime of trouble in the Psalms. Paul advises believers to stay single and avoid trouble. Both model taking it to the Lord.
Nov 23, 2011
- Carolyn Cogswell
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The Bible Says Be Thankful, Be at Peace With Others and Do Good
The Bible tells us giving of thanks was an important element of Jewish worship. It is a commandment for Christians and can cure many social problems.
Nov 20, 2011
- Carolyn Cogswell
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Proverbs Teach 'Trust God, Not Money'
The biblical book of Proverbs teaches that wisdom is the pathway to riches, but also declares that seeking God is superior to seeking riches.
Nov 13, 2011
- Carolyn Cogswell
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