Barbara Curtis, mother of 12 and grandmother of 12 (so far!), has published nine books - including Lord, Please Meet Me in the Laundry Room and The Mommy Survival Guide. She is also an award-winning columnist with over 1200 published articles in 60 publications, including Focus on the Family, World, Guideposts, The Washington Times and the Washington Post. In 2005, seeking a more immediate connection with readers, Barbara began blogging at MommyLife.net under the banner: Montessori megamom serves up a smorgasbord of parenting, cultural, political and spiritual wisdom. Because she can. MommyLife now averages 8000 visits per day and has earned several blog awards. With five children still at home and one in college, Barbara and her husband Tripp continue their parenting adventure in northern Virginia. In 2004 they received the Congressional Angel in Adoption Award. Barbara originally became a Montessori teacher to change the world one child at a time. Now she hopes to change it by unburdening, encouraging and equipping women to find joy in the calling of motherhood