Meet My
New
Public Relations Assistant



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Julie MacManus

Julie MacManus, a wife and mother lives in Allen, TX. She's a Wheaton College Graduate with a Bachelors in Music Education. For several post-graduate years she traveled around the globe doing employee training in exotic and off-the-beaten-path places like Jakarta, Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and her favorite, Cambridge, England. After marrying Jim, Julie served for 2 1/2 years in Care Ministries of Stonebriar Church. There she ministered to congregants celebrating weddings or funerals, church members in financial need, those needing visitation during hospital stays or with home-bound illnesses.

Julie is musical, extroverted, mercy-bearing and a hoot to be around! She gives generously, loves easily, and is always open with a listening ear. If she's looking for a special treat, Julie heads to Marble Slab for cheesecake ice cream with mini chocolate chips. If she's watchin' the tube, she tunes in to Lingo, Law & Order, The Amazing Race or Barefoot Contessa. When she's not busy with her one-year-old, Jillian, Julie also likes to sing at her church, spend time with good friends, and read. Her favorite author is Madeleine L'Engle. You'd find L'Engle's first novel, A Small Rain is waiting on her bedside table if you looked today.

A couple favorite meals at Julie's home home are Pepperoni Pizza with Digorno’s Harvest Wheat Rising Crust, homemade tomato soup, and lentil soup. Here's a favorite recipe from the MacManus Kitchen:
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
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2-4 Tbsp. oil
1 medium onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
Salt and Pepper
2 cans Rotel Tomatoes (10 oz., mild)
2 cans chicken broth
1 can beef broth
1 Tbsp. Cumin
1 Tbsp. Chili Powder
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2-3 chicken breast, fully cooked and cubed
¼ cup rice

Heat oil, sauté onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper cook for 4-5 minutes until tender. Add tomatoes, broths, cumin, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, and cooked chicken. Simmer for 40 minutes then add rice and simmer another 20 minutes until rice is cooked.

If you need information on my books, or if you're interested in inviting me to speak at one of your women's retreats or other gatherings, Julie MacManus is the person to contact. She'll readily answer your questions, provide you with public relations materials, inform you of radio broadcasts, book signings, and other note-worthy happenings.
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To contact Julie, please e-mail her at jmacmanus@tx.rr.com or call (972)679-1655.