The Christmas Poem is a collection of nostalgic, thought provoking and sometimes witty poems that chronicle a tradition begun in 1962 when William E. Strain wrote his first poem for the family Christmas card. Thirty four years later Steven H. Strain would carry forward the tradition when he penned his first Christmas card poem in 1996. Each poem brings to mind memories and events in the lives of these two generations of copious writers. Included are family photos of seasons long past, beloved pets and memorable times and places in the Strain family history.
Stone, Karen Paul: - A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Karen Paul Stone holds a BA degree in French and Spanish from the University of Kentucky and founded Waldenhouse Publishers, Inc. in 1995 near Chattanooga. She serves as Editor in Chief and principal designer. She is also Editor of McCoy Farm & Gardens Newsletter in Walden, TN. She was co-founder of Ashland Press in 1975 and for ten years a principal of Transylvania Printing Company, both in Lexington, KY. She is author of several books.
Strain, Steven Harrison: - Steven H. Strain is from Birmingham, Michigan and graduated from Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He earned a BA in History and Economics at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. He received his law degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law and has been a licensed attorney in Tennessee since 1981 and has been employed as an Assistant District Attorney General in the Twelfth Judicial District since 1990. He has taught various law enforcement agencies, lectured to the Tennessee District Attorney General's Conference to both assistant district attorneys and victim witness coordinators. He has lectured to the Wisconsin district attorneys as well. He teaches at the New Prosecutors Academy and is chairman of the committee that runs a trial advocacy course for Tennessee prosecutors and third year law students at the University of Memphis School of Law. He has also served on the Rules Commission of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Mr. Strain and his wife of thirty plus years attend Christ Church Episcopal in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. He is a licensed lay preacher in the Diocese of East Tennessee and his sermons may be found on the church web site. He is an avid cyclist and for his sixtieth birthday completed the Triple Bypass Bike Ride in Colorado.
Wehunt, Regena A.: - Regena A. Wehunt is a native of Chattanooga, TN. Immediately after graduating from high school she was employed with the local newspaper, The Chattanooga News-Free Press, where she learned to design and produce print advertising and served as Art Director until 1989. In 1996 she moved to a small town near the Cumberland Plateau where she started the small business "Happy Bottom Graphics and Office Services" specializing in design for print media. She currently works with the local business community to meet their needs for marketing, brand development and print advertising.
