User:Kathiemt

Kathie May Thomas was born 12 October 1957 to George and Vivienne Dillon in Adelaide, South Australia. Kathie is the founder of "A Clayton's Secretary" which birthed the first Virtual Assistant Network in the southern hemisphere. Married to Graham Ernest Thomas in 1991, they have a blended family of 5 daughters.

Kathie is an entrepreneur, business woman, Christian author, speaker and Australian nature photographer, self-taught.

Kathie has written many devotional articles in online and printed magazines. She is also the author of "Worth More Than Rubies: The Value of a Work At Home Mum" which is based on the Proverbs 31 Woman and includes her own story of being a business woman and working at home to be with her family of 5 daughters. Her next book "It Happened By Design" is a compilation of 50 God-incidence stories from 33 contributing authors. 12 of the stories are Kathie's. Kathie speaks at churches, seminars, conferences and women's events in Australia and occasionally in other countries.

Her love of photography was birthed in her teens and re-sparked in 2008 when she got her first Nikon DSLR. From there she began developing a nature photography business with showings in local markets and exhibitions. Kathie has won several competitions with her nature photography, her most popular image being of the well-known Puffing Billy crossing the historical trestle bridge in Belgrave, Victoria, Australia.