About the Authors

ELIZABETH FOSS is a cancer survivor who lives every day grateful for the gift of life. She is very happily married to Mike Foss and mother to nine children from 1-21.

A featured columnist for the Arlington Catholic Herald, Elizabeth has written an award-winning family life column for 17 years. Her work appears frequently in Faith and Family Magazine and she has also been been featured at Catholic Exchange, EWTN and The Washington Post. She was a frequent contributor and Managing Editor of Welcome Home.

Elizabeth published her first book, Real Learning: Education in the Heart of My Home in 2003. The book is now in its third printing. Online, Elizabeth’s blog, In the Heart of My Home has received numerous awards, including Best Homeschooling Mom Blog (2006 and 2009) and Top Ten Blogs for Christian Women.

Elizabeth is an often-requested speaker on family life, parenting, and home education. For speaking information, email Elizabeth at elizabeth.serendipity@gmail.com You can listen to Elizabeth on Faith and Family Livecasts, find her on Facebook, or follow her on Twitter.

DANIELLE BEAN, a mother of eight, is Editorial Director of Faith & Family magazine and author of My Cup of Tea: Musings of a Catholic Mom and Mom to Mom, Day to Day: Advice and Support for Catholic Living.

Though she once struggled to separate her life and her work, the two have now become so perfectly entangled that she embraces the joyful jumble. She writes what she lives: marriage, motherhood, cooking, homemaking, health, humor, and Catholic family living. Find her at Faith & Family Live!, read her personal blog at DanielleBean.com, friend her on Facebook, or follow her on Twitter.