Podcast appearances and mentions of elizabeth foss

But the educator has to deal with a self-acting, self-developing being, and his business is to guide, and assist in, the production of the latent good in that being, the dissipation of the latent evil, the preparation of the child to take his place in the world at his best… Charlotte Mason, Home Education Show Summary: This week's guest on The New Mason Jar is Ella Rice, is a homeschooling mom of 5 who uses the Mater Amabilis curriculum with her children How Ella first learned about Charlotte Mason Is Mater Amabilis only for Catholics? What made you choose to use Mater Amabilis over other curriculum choices? What are some of your favorite part of the curriculum? How does Mater Amabilis handle the sciences? Are there any possible pitfalls for parents using this curriculum? Books and Links Mentioned: Real Learning Revisited by Elizabeth Foss (this is the updated edition of the book Real Learning: Education in the Heart of the Home Ella mentioned) The Mater Amabilis Facebook Group Find Cindy and Dawn: Morning Time for Moms Cindy's Patreon Discipleship Group Mere Motherhood Facebook Group The Literary Life Podcast Cindy's Facebook Cindy's Instagram Dawn's Swedish Drill Website Dawn's Articles on Afterthoughtsblog.net Children are made readers on the laps of their parents. Emily Buchwald

St. Peter's grad opens Selah Beauty Spa in downtown Mansfield: https://www.richlandsource.com/business/st-peters-grad-opens-selah-beauty-spa-in-downtown-mansfield/article_cc470104-fa26-11ec-99c1-377140cc7dbc.html Madison grad earns Admiral's praise in service of the Navy: https://www.richlandsource.com/news/madison-grad-earns-admirals-praise-in-service-of-the-navy/article_48314960-f251-11ec-8a6c-9797da6ff562.html?block_id=1098581 Adaija Perry, a 2015 graduate of St. Peter's School, celebrated the grand opening of Selah Beauty Spa on Saturday with a small crowd of supporters by her side. Support the show: https://www.sourcemembers.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The Rosary is scripture on a string, each bead marking a place in the Bible. But it is more than that. It is the rhythmic contemplation of the mysteries of Christ's story. It is the ‘epitome of the whole gospel' (CCC 971). The repeated prayers set the rhythm- the quiet cadence that brings us into his presence. And the scripture stories of our savior give us breath” - Elizabeth Foss,

We talked to occupational therapist Elizabeth Foss about movement, balance and working with the Ataxia community. LINKS Little Steps, Big Gains YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCamLVWEe_fq5FJmDE5ds5nQ ___ Check out our website: https://www.marked4glory.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marked4glory Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/marked4glory Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marked4glory Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/marked4glory Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.marked4glory.com/youtube #Ataxia #OccupationalTherapy #OT --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/m4gadvocacymedia/support

Katie and Brandon McGinley live with their four children in an intentional Catholic neighborhood community. Brandon is a Catholic writer, and Katie is a retired librarian and full-time homeschooler. They discuss how their community began and how they’ve grown since then. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced them to think creatively about community building, and they share the ways they’ve safely stayed in touch with and supported the people they’re close to. They also look to the future, covering what it will be like coming out of lockdown and how they hope to see Catholic communities grow as a result of the pandemic.   Community Begins with Friendship   Organization and Growth of Communities   The Spontaneity That Comes from Having a Stable Community   How Big Can a Neighborhood Community Grow?   Modeling Communities on the Present   A Quarantine Holy Week   Being Social while Respecting Social Distancing   How Quarantine Could Change Religious Communities   Links: Brandon’s Plough Article The Noonday Devil by Jean-Charles Nault Real Learning: Education in the Heart of the Home by Elizabeth Foss

My guest this week is Elizabeth Foss, wife, mother, author, and founder of the women’s ministry Take Up and Read. Join us as we talk about how to immerse ourselves in the Word of God this Advent. Elizabeth also shares about the newest journal available from Take Up and Read, O Radiant Dawn: An Advent and Christmas Journal, which focuses on daily Scripture study through the seasons of Advent and Christmas. We chat about the challenges of busy Advent seasons in family life as well the very real importance of taking time for daily prayer, especially during phases of life that are extra busy. We also discuss some of the ways we can become distracted and discouraged by the things we read and see online and how we can instead focus on real progress in our own homes and hearts.

Elizabeth Foss is a longtime Catholic Herald columnist and founder of Take Up and Read, a ministry that encourages women to read and ponder the word of God. She shares more about her ministry and the benefits of engaging with sacred Scripture.    Related story: Elizabeth Foss releases a book for Advent prayer

I’ve been a fan and friends of Elizabeth Foss for many years. She is a faithful, kind mama to nine, a true lover of Jesus, and an encourager to many, for many years now through her blog and writings. I know you’ll be encouraged by our conversation! You’ll definitely want to follow her, so find Elizabeth here: www.elizabethfoss.com www.takeupandread.org Twitter and Instagram: elizabethfoss Elizabeth is also so kind as to offer our readers a copy of her new study on friendship, plus a beautiful mug! Comment below to enter to win.

We have gone through many emotions, likely similar to many of you. In this episode, we just want to connect with you and share with you what has been on our hearts and in our minds during this most horrific time in our Church. This is by far not an exhaustive expression of our feelings, but we wanted to answer those who had reached out to hear from us. Maybe, hopefully, we can also share some words of encouragement during these very difficult times through this episode. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us and on the whole world. **Photo Credentials: Nancy Ewing You may also want to view: A lovely reflection from Elizabeth Foss, titled Now What? Powerful words, Enough Already, by Anthony Esolen at First Things A priest’s response, The Pennsylvania Sex Abuse Scandal, by Fr Mike Schmitz at Ascension Press   24 “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the divine office which was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations[c] but now made manifest to his saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, striving with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me.” Colossions 1:24-29

This week's conversation is with the lovely Elizabeth Foss—wife, mom, writer, and encourager of many. She shares about her newest project as founder and chief content director for Take Up & Read, a Scripture study designed for women. Elizabeth discusses her love of daily Bible reading and what motivated her to create this ministry. We also discuss the importance of female friendships and the role they play in our spiritual lives and formation.

Have you ever had the experience of arriving at Christmas and suddenly get this sinking feeling that you have hardly done anything to grow spiritually during the Advent season? Colleen Sollinger, our guest on Carmelite Conversation, helps us with some ideas on various ways we may prepare our hearts and souls for the Incarnation of Christ. What do the signs used in Advent mean and how might they help us? Have you ever considered asking a Saint or Advent figure to accompany you thru the season…to prepare in imitation of them…or gain insights from them? How beneficial is it to practice silence …and silent prayer during this time? It’s never too late to begin…just begin!   RESOURCES: Scripture: Jn 1:29, Mt. 3:2, Mt. 3:8, Lk 1:38, Lk 1:45, Lk 17:21 Website Articles: “Degrees of Perfection” by St. John of the Cross; http://ocarm.org/ebook/John/minorworks.htm#DEGREES%20OF%20PERFECTION “This Is Your Brain on Silence” by Daniel A. Gross; http://nautil.us/issue/16/nothingness/this-is-your-brain-on-silence “Good Feet, Courage and Tenacity of Spirit” by a solitary bird; https://asolitarybird.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/good-feet-courage-and-tenacity-of-spirit/ “By the Manger in the Morning Prayer Journal” by Elizabeth Foss; https://blessedisshe.net/product/advent-2016-prayer-journal/ Books: “The Little Way of Advent: Meditations in the Spirit of St. Therese of Lisieux” by Fr. Gary Caster; Servant Books. “St. John of the Cross Advent Saint” by Rev. John Saward; publ. by Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Philadelphia, PA. “The Music of Silence: Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity for Everyone” by Elizabeth Ruth Obbard; New City. “Divine Intimacy” from Second Week of Advent, by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen; Tan Books.

We have been doing poetry tea parties since the kids were really little. I stumbled on the concept from Charlotte Mason home educators like Julie Bogart and Elizabeth Foss well before my own kids were school-aged and fell in love with the ideas of pulling out the nice linens, finding a book of poems to read, and sharing time together over a treat in the afternoon. I know from your emails that tea parties are something people find intimidating, but really they don’t have to be. Here are a few of the tips we use to make them doable and easy. Listen or read the rest at http://edsnapshots.com/how-to-do-poetry-tea-party/

Advent, Christmas, and the holidays in general are a time of busyness and stress. Elizabeth Foss shares tips and inspiration in navigating the grief and myriad of mud we often face in this season. Elizabeth's ebook: Comfort & Joy: Living the Liturgy During the Advent Season   Subscribe or Leave a Rating or Review HERE

It's the hap-happiest read-aloud time of the year!  I don't know anyone who lives this out better than my good friend, Elizabeth Foss, so I invited her onto the show to chat up Christmas and Advent read-alouds. We're so excited about this episode of the podcast, we're publishing a whole week early. In this episode; you'll hear: find the best Christmas and Advent bookscelebrate the season without getting overwhelmedand enjoy December with your family! And if you like this episode, you'll love Elizabeth's eBook about living out Advent and Christmas in the home. Get inspired, and hey--- get merry! Scroll down and click play to listen. [read_button content="

November 20, 2015 This week’s episode: “Blessed are They”: St Thérèse of Lisieux “Among Women” Guest: Lisa Mladinich This week we look at the blessings and challenges of midlife and beyond. This is a great take on the feminine genius and how women become more beautiful — not less! — as they age. Join author and amazing catechist, Lisa Mladinich, and I as we discuss the heavenly sides of dealing with our own mortality, and rediscover our mission in God’s plan as we discuss themes from her new book, True Radiance: Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life. Links for this episode:  Links for Lisa Mladinich: True Radiance: Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life by Lisa Mladinich Amazing Catechists Booklets for catechists Water Into Wine Blog Other shows of related interest: AW 43: Lisa Mladinich tells her conversion story. Find out how Lisa went from being an actress to a catechist. AW 78: Lisa Mladinich shares what it means to be an amazing catechist. AW  151 with Elizabeth Foss, an installment of the “Midlife Madres” AW 157 with Barb Barb Szyszkiewicz, another “Midlife Madres”episode Reminders: Celebrate Among Women’s 200th Episode, coming Dec 10th!!!   Enter the free drawing by entering your comments below in the comment box, or email your comments and your voice memos to Pat Gohn at amongwomenpodcast@me.com. Comments for entry can also be left at the Among Women podcast facebook page. All names for the drawings must be in by Dec 9, 2015 at 11:59pm Eastern. Winners will be announced on the Dec 10th podcast – Episode 200! There are four prize packs possible to win: The Feminine Genius Pack! The Mary Pack! The Saints Pack! The Mom/Grandmom Pack! USE IN THE EXCERPT

Part two--of a two part episode--with Elizabeth Foss, who shares about how our suffering is a gift that shapes and grows us, how to help our adult children through hard things, our struggle with perfectionism, navigating social media for good, burnout, depression, and burnout recovery through The Restore Workshop. Elizabeth is the founder of The Restore Workshop, a six-week online community designed to identify and cultivate burnout recovery in women's lives. Registration is open through April 12, 2015.

Part one--of a two part episode--with Elizabeth Foss, who shares her suffering, her journey through cancer, and her struggle with fear and unexpected loss through pregnancy complications, and the loss of her son's friend to cancer. We discuss relinquishing control in the midst of hard things, our need to surrender, and how control really is an illusion. Elizabeth is the founder of The Restore Workshop, and in part two we will discuss how to help our children through suffering, our struggle with perfectionism, how to manage social media, and how to wrestle down burnout and depression.

February 19, 2013 This week’s episode: “Blessed are They”: St Agnes of Prague “Among Women” Guest: Barb Szyszkiewicz Change happens… it happens in life, and last week, a soon-to-come change was announced for the papacy. Midlife women know all about changes… from the body to the soul! Join me this week as I share my first thoughts on Benedict XVI’s stunning announcement to leave the Chair of Peter, as well talk about the changes both joyful and stressful that midlife women face, with my guest, Barb Szyszkiewicz, blogger at SFO Mom. Also in this episode, a look at the life of St Agnes of Prague (aka St Agnes of Bohemia). Links for this episode: SFO Mom Magnificat Other shows of related interest: AW 48 with Barb Szyszkiewicz AW  151 with Elizabeth Foss, another installment of the “Midlife Madres”  

December 14, 2012 This week’s episode: This is a special edition of Among Women, where we depart from our normal format and take time to consider a subject more in depth, with input from our listening audience. In this episode I spend some time sharing on the subject of joy, and how J.O.Y. is an acronym for a Christian life that puts Jesus first, others second, and yourself last. I also share from Psalm 37 and spend a little bit of time unpacking what that psalm means to me. I’m grateful that several listeners and former guests of Among Women phoned in and wrote to me about the subject of joy, and its a pleasure to add their voices to the podcast. This is the last podcast for 2012, and I plan to return the week of January 7, 2013 with a new show. A blessed Advent and a Merry Christmas to you! Links for this episode: Other shows of related interest: Our three most popular episodes in 2012: 1. AW 151 : “The Midlife Madres” with Elizabeth Foss 2. AW 147: A Special Edition, “Welcome to the Year of Faith” with Pat Gohn 3. AW 140: “Saintly Perspectives on Healing Sexual Wounds” with Dawn Eden My recent pilgrimage podcasts: AW 137: “Back From Wherever I’ve Been” on my pilgrimage to Lourdes, France AW 138: “The Two Hearts” on the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal in Paris, France AW 148: “Coming Home” while on Pilgrimage with Joanne McPortland  Psalm 37: 3-9 [3] Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security. [4] Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. [5] Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. [6] He will bring forth your vindication as the light, and your right as the noonday. [7] Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! [8] Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. [9] For the wicked shall be cut off; but those who wait for the LORD shall possess the land.  The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis Reminders: We have a free drawing this week for free books: Wrapped Up, by Teresa Tomeo and Cheryl Dickow, and for Elizabeth, a novel by Cheryl Dickow. Send your name to enter our drawings to Pat Gohn at amongwomenpodcast@me.com, or to the Among Women podcast facebook page. The drawing will be held at 12 noon EST on Dec, 21, 2012.

November 17, 2012 This week’s episode: “Blessed are They”: St Zita “Among Women” Guest: Elizabeth Foss This week we look at a the trials and triumphs of a woman’s mid-life and especially that of a mid-life mother with young adult children, aging parents, and her own aging body. Today I welcome author-blogger Elizabeth Foss as she and I share about the stresses of raising teens, coping with letting go of young adult children, parents who are more and more in need of our care. Of particular note is the very deep gratitude we both have for the Providence of God in our lives, especially as we talk about reaching the mid-life years, as long-time cancer survivors. This show also profiles the life of St Zita, a patron saint of domestics, as told in the words of Lisa Hendey and her book, A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms. Links for this episode: Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood by Pat Gohn (Plus future retreats on this subject.) One-day retreats for women by Pat Gohn “Blessed Among Women” retreat with Pat Gohn in Chicago, Dec 1 A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms by Lisa Hendey (for Advent) O Radiant Dawn by Lisa Hendey In the Heart of My Home – blog by Elizabeth Foss Small Steps for Catholic Moms, and Real Learning, by Elizabeth Foss Prayer of St Anselm Other shows of related interest: AW 71: Elizabeth Foss and Danielle Bean discuss their book, Small Steps for Catholic Moms Reminders: Send your comments to Pat Gohn at amongwomenpodcast@me.com, or to the Among Women podcast facebook page.

Today's host(s): Scot Landry Today's guest(s): Danielle Bean, editor-in-chief of Catholic Digest and co-host of CatholicTV's The Gist Links from today's show: Today's topics: Danielle Bean, Catholic Digest, TheGist, and Faith and Family Live Summary of today's show: Danielle Bean is a homeschooling mother of eight, author of three books, editor-in-chief of America's largest Catholic publication, a well-known blogger, and now the co-host of CatholicTV's The Gist, an all-new talk show for women. Whew! Scot Landry talks to Danielle about being the queen of all Catholic media, how she juggles her responsibilities, and her vision for serving Catholic women and their families by offering inspiration, support and community. 1st segment: Scot welcomed everyone to 2012 and he wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We start the new year with a great guest, Danielle Bean. He also noted that Friday, January 6, we mark 10 years since the first publication of major revelations concerning clergy sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Boston. Cardinal Seán is marking that anniversary with perhaps the most significant rounds of media interviews he has done since coming to the Archdiocese. Links to those are below. He's also conducted other interviews that will be published in the coming days as well in the National Catholic Report, the Pilot. This Friday, January 6, Cardinal Seán will be on The Good Catholic Life. [ 2nd segment: Scot welcomed Danielle Bean to the show. He noted that she is a very busy mom living her Catholic faith. He asked her about her new TV show on Catholic TV called The Gist. She said it's an opportunity for Catholic women to have a new voice in Catholic television. It's Catholic women talking to one another about the topics they care about: family lives, faith lives, balancing schedules, balancing work and family life. Scot said this month's CatholicTV magazine said Danielle posed the idea for the show to Fr. Robert Reed this past summer. In her work on Faith and Family magazine helped her to understand what Catholic women need from media to serve them as whole persons. Her goal for The Gist was to do something similar to Faith and Family in television form, offering women what they care about from a Catholic perspective. Scot asked Danielle how the Gist will compare with shows like the View. Danielle said those shows are popular because they meet a need. Women like to communicate with one another and talk. Women respond to a talk show of women sharing and connecting. But those shows appeal to less admirable qualities. The Gist will help them encourage and build up one another, to share their struggles and triumphs from a Catholic perspective. Danielle said recording the show never felt awkward. She said her co-hosts are Carolee McGrath and Rachel Balducci and they have a real connection to one another because they share their core values. Danielle said each show takes up two different topics, balancing deeper topics and lighters ones, plus interviews, including recent TGCL guest Lisa Hendey. They will also do brief review segments, sharing ideas and products they find useful in their lives. Scot noted that Lino Rulli will also be on the show, as well as Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez talking about their new movie The Way, and later this month author Fr. Jim Martin. Scot said doing TGCL has been wonderful to get to know new people both as guests but also to develop new relationships with the co-hosts. Danielle said a big part of what they do as Catholic women in the Church is to support one another, and sometimes that comes in the form of knowing that someone out there who shares your values, shares your circumstances. Scot said Danielle has worked in print, online, and radio. What's it like to learn to do TV? She said it's been fun and she went into it hoping to learn alot. She's found a lot of great energy. She credited CatholicTV for the great shows they're making. She said it's also been humbling. She said watching the taping of This Is Day, she remarked to Rachel how much fun TV is. Scot said Helen Lee and Bonnie Rodgers were on TGCL before Christmas and talked about the social media component of the show. Danielle said she and Rachel have been active online for many years and it felt natural to do stuff online for the show. They've already built up a where they will include poll questions and ask viewers their opinions on the topics they take up. She hopes to get that feedback on a regular basis and incorporate it into future shows. During the premiere tomorrow they will host a live chat on Faith and Family Live to talk about the show as it airs. The show will air on Wednesday morning at 10:30am with numerous rebroadcasts throughout the week or on-demand at CatholicTV.com. 3rd segment: Scot said Danielle is also beginning the new year with new responsibilities as editor-in-chief of Catholic Digest. He asked her about the new position. Scot said he was surprised to hear that it's the number one Catholic publication in the US. Danielle said she came into the position sort of sideways. She was editor of Faith and Family magazine for years and it was purchased last year by Bayard, the company that owns Catholic Digest. They made the decision not to publish Faith and Family in its current form. (She emphasized that the website is continuing.) Faith and Family will be combined into Catholic Digest and the Digest will re-launch in March with a new look and a larger format of 6x9. It will have a new contemporary look. They want to create a magazine that will be attractive to the core of their audience, which is Catholic women. It will be more visually appealing. She hopes to bring the visual appeal of Faith and Family to Catholic Digest. It's a broader audience than Faith and Family. She's been looking for a balance between the old content and the new and is looking forward to the March re-launch, speaking to a new audience and being respectful to its 75 year tradition of publishing. Scot said said it publishes 11 times per year. Danielle said the magazine reaches about half a million people, including issues in parishes. They are looking to build the subscriber base and trying to find a right balance with providing content for free online. They will provide 9 regular issues and 2 special issues that will ship simultaneously with regular issues. They hope to give added value for the subscriptions. Danielle said Catholic Digest will even less a news magazine and more a lifestyle magazine and will include the kind of content you can't get online. She wants people to be inspired but she also wants it to be a tool for Catholic living. She wants to the pages of the magazine to reflect community and practical support. Scot said other magazines called Digest often have shorter articles or abridged articles from elsewhere. Is that what Catholic Digest will be like? Danielle said they talked about possibly changing the name of the magazine to address this question, but they kept it because it the number-one recognized Catholic publication name. She said reprints were part of Catholic Digest history, but that's not the plan for the future. Her focus is on providing fresh and relevant content from contemporary writers. Scot talked about the way the Catholic Digest website is organized. He said there's a lot of content available there on a wide range if subjects. Scot said he was impressed by how broad the content is. It shows that living the Catholic faith isn't just about praying, but it's about embedding our faith into all aspects of life. Danielle said her goal is to serve the whole person. This is what the Church does for us. 4th segment: Scot said Faith and Family Live is a very strong community that built up around Faith and Family magazine. He asked how that developed and why is it important to continue when Faith and Family ends as an independent entity. Danielle said it goes back to the days when she started her own blog in 2004 and she said gathered a following of Catholic women who would have weekly conversations on whatever was on their minds. When she took on the role of editor of Faith and Family, she convinced them to create a beautiful website that fosters the same sort of community. The look and feel is expressive of the kind of community they have built there. They managed to grow the site through promotion in the magazine and other ways. On a daily basis, the cadre of bloggers who contribute regularly post on topics of interest, but they also do a daily coffee talk where it's freeform discussion on various topics. Early on they discussed that access to one another was the most valuable commodity they could offer. The greatest resource was the community of Catholic women online, not just the writers for Faith and Family. Scot said one of the comments he often heard at the Boston Catholic Men's and Women's Conferences was being present with other people like themselves and Faith and Family Live is one of those conferences every day. Danielle said she's often heard from women who say the best part is just not feeling alone. Many women don't have someone they can talk to about their faith and family life. For those living their faith counter to the culture, they often feel isolated from everyone else. You don't want to feel constantly on the defensive or so alone. Scot said someone could bring up a question about NFP in an environment they can feel is safe, unlike a random gathering of friends or neighbors. It's a private and perhaps anonymous forum for asking questions and getting answers. Danielle acknowledged that the Internet can be a difficult place to keep charity and they have struggled with the comments, but they don't want to forbid anonymous comments because of that very reason. Scot said all the supportive comments show how much Catholics care for one another and anyone looking for help. Danielle said it's like the holy Father says, which is we want to give the Internet a soul. Danielle said you don't have to register or provide personal information to comment on the site. But you can also join the free online community by registering. 5th segment: Scot said Danielle has written three books, , , and . My Cup of Tea was the first book and it included some reworked columns from when she was a columnist at National Catholic Register, but also some new essays sharing in a very real way what the day to day living of the Catholic life looked like from her perspective. After that book was published, she started a website to promote the book and through the blog she started to get lots of request from women from advice. She heard a lot of the same questions over and over from women who were struggling and looking for help. From that came the idea for Mom to Mom. She tried to do it with humor and honesty from her own experience. Scot said parenting without a sense of humor is very challenging. Sharing the moments of humor with first-time moms and others who are struggling can expose them to deep and profound joy. As the mother of eight children she has a lot of experience and many moments to share. Being a writer, especially a daily blog, gives her a perspective to step back and see the bigger picture. It's easy to get lost in the day to day drudgery, so it's important to step back and see what a high calling it is. She remembers early on in her writing career, she was at home and fell down some stairs and at the bottom lay there and thought, This will make a great column. This is part of that perspective. Small Steps was a project she worked on with her friend Elizabeth Foss. They had the idea that they like the daily support from a book that gives them guidance to inspire and encourage and support in a practical way.