Melinda Means is a writer, speaker, and mom blogger at Mothering From Scratch (www.motheringfromscratch.com), as well as women's ministry director at First Alliance Church in Port Charlotte, Florida. Her work has appeared in Focus on Your Child newsletters, CBN.com, In Touch magazine, and Lifeway's Journey magazine. She is mother to two teenage children, a daughter and a son. She and her family live in Punta Gorda, Florida.
Kathy Helgemo started out as an English teacher after graduating from Florida State University, moved through various other jobs, and landed in her current one as a freelance writer from home. She blogs with Melinda at www.motheringfromscratch.com. Her blog posts have been featured on thesitsgirls.com, the Women of Faith website, and Parent Society's Mommy Blog Hot List. She and her husband, Ben, have four children and live in Port Charlotte, Florida.