Lessons My Toddler Taught Me | A Devotional for Mothers of Young Children | by Anita S. Lane

Anita S. Lane is a freelance writer, columnist and conference speaker who is passionate about empowering women, mothers and families. She is the founder and editor of Keeping Family First online family magazine. (http://keepingfamilyfirst.org). 

A wife and mother of four young children, Anita is also a prolific writer who is committed to encouraging other moms.  “My heart goes out to every mom in America.  We lead very busy, complex lives today.  We need to encourage one another and every mom needs to know that she is not alone.” 

In January of 2005, Anita launched Keeping Family First online magazine, which serves as an online community of moms and dads. Keeping Family First contributors are from all over the U.S., and write on topics ranging from fitness, health, parenting, business, fashion, home organization, finance and more.  The magazine offers hundreds of resources and features new authors and exclusive celebrity interviews.  In September of 2005, Keeping Family First for Dads was launched.

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Prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom, Anita earned both a bachelors degree in political science and a masters degree in public policy from the University of Michigan.  She worked for over ten years in the field of community development—managing and marketing programs, and procuring millions of dollars for family and youth-serving organizations in the city of Detroit.

A devoted Christian, Anita was licensed to the ministry at the young age of 25.   Today, her primary ministry is to the “family”— hers and others’ as well.  In a warm, down-to-earth and often humorous fashion, Anita writes and speaks on the topic of motherhood, as well as societal and policy issues that affect today's families.

Anita's editorials have been published in The Detroit News. She's been featured in Metro Parent's African American Family Magazine, the Urban League's Urban Influence Magazine, and as a guest on numerous radio talk shows, including WWJC in Duluth, Minessota, WCHB in Detroit, and WJSS in Baltimore, Maryland.

Anita authors a column for moms at http://www.justformom.com. She is a regular contributor to Hope for Women Magazine, and a published author within the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul® series. Her first book, Lessons My Toddler Taught Me: A Devotional for Mothers of Young Children was released in March of 2007. Anita resides in Grosse Pointe, Michigan with her husband and four young children.

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