Rev. Deborah J. Blanchard is the manager for blues guitarist Ronnie Earl and his band, the Broadcasters, and a retired minister with the American Baptist Churches. Debbie served alongside the people at the First Baptist Church of Littleton, the First Baptist Church of Melrose, and Grotonwood Camp and Conference Center in Groton, MA. She is a graduate of Andover Newton Theological School, Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA., and a Fellow of the College of Preachers at Washington's National Cathedral. Rev. Blanchard is the author of The Christmas Church, a collection of stories from the Littleton church, and enjoys seeing stories unfold in the most unexpected places. Debbie loves Christmas, blues music, and her family, who brighten her life daily, as does Minnie, her spirited rescue pup from Puerto Rico.