Submitted by Ramona Zabriskie
Pacific Northwest author and Olympia native, Ramona Zabriskie, has won a silver medal in the Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards and has been named a finalist in the USA Best Books Awards for her work, Wife for Life: The Power to Succeed in Marriage. She received the Reader’s Favorite medal in Miami, Florida on November 22 at the Miami International Book Fair.
Author Zabriskie was thrilled when she found out that her book had been recognized by two different competitions. “To be appreciated by readers in the Reader’s Favorite International contest, and then also by publishing professionals in the USA Best Books Awards affirms both my content and approach,” she said. “After years of research and writing, that means a lot to me.”
When asked what makes Wife for Life a stand-out in the Self-Help: Relationships category, Zabriskie said that she is not your typical relationship-expert; her know-how comes from 37 years of real-life experience, including surviving a near-divorce in her early marriage. Based on her subsequent experience, study, and professional mentoring, Zabriskie believes that couples do not have to settle for a “good” or even a “great” marriage. She advocates what she calls “grand” marriage: a legacy-type union between a visionary husband and wife.
Though Zabriskie and her husband, Dale, are now residents of Ridgefield, just north of Vancouver, Washington, the author grew up in Thurston County and graduated from Olympia High School. Her ancestors were city pioneers, and her parents, Ray and Sharon Messegee, who have been married for over 50 years, still live in the Olympia home built by Zabriske’s great-grandfather.
In addition to her book, the author offers personal mentoring, as well as webinars and classes through her online educational arm: Wife for Life University. For more information go to wifeforlifebook.com.
