Caryn Rivadeneira

Caryn Rivadeineira has written seven books including Grit and Grace: Heroic Women of the Bible (Sparkhouse Family), and hundreds of blogs and magazine articles. Her work has appeared in Aleteia, Sojourners, Christianity Today, Relevant, FamilyLife, ThinkChristian, and Engineering and Mining Journal. She used to be a magazine (and then blog) editor. She’s led workshops and spoken at conferences and church groups across the country. She earned a BA in English from Calvin College and once attended the University of Chicago’s publishing program. She lives in the western suburbs of Chicago with her husband, Rafael, their three kids, one rescued pit bull, three rescued guinea pigs, four rescued hamsters, and three rescued geckos.