About Beth

As a college student—long, long ago—I earned a journalism degree that started me on the writing road. Life interrupted my progress and I followed a side road that included being a mom and teaching women’s Bible studies and retreats.

Although writing was relegated to sporadic journal entries, I still thought of myself as a writer. A few years ago, I decided it was now or never and embarked on the writing road again. I dusted off my journalism degree, plunged into the Christian Writers Guild, attended various writers conferences, and joined Inkspired, a local writers group. All of these were my first steps back onto the writing road.

My book, Baby Changes Everything: Embracing and Preparing for Motherhood after 35, has been published by Revell in August 2007. Purchase your copy on Amazon.com or on ChristianBook.com.

• "The Many Moods of Motherhood" was published in the May/June 2009 issue of MomSense.
• "Finding Me in the Mothering Adventure," in the Sept/Oct 2008 issue of MomSense
• "The Heart of the Matter," in the September issue of PARENTGUIDE.
• "A Pregnancy Wasn't in the Vogt Family Plan," Discipleship Journal, March/April 2008
• "Of Lizards and Laughter and Love," in Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Tribute to Moms, Feb. 2008.
• "Looking for a Do-Over" MOMSense, July/August 2007
• "When Friends Become Family" MOMSense, Dec. 2006
• "Holiday Tug of War" Inspired Moms.com, Dec. 2006
• "How to Host an Editing Sleepover" Dabbling Mum.com; Oct. 2006
• "Get Smart" - MOMSense, Nov./Dec. 2005
• "The Battle We Never Thought We'd Fight" in the Jan./Feb. 2005 issue of Discipleship Journal (pdf)
• "Five is Enough--or So I Thought" on the InspiredMoms.com website for Oct./Nov. 2005
• "Change of Pace" in MOMSense Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2004
• "Victory" aired on MOPS Radio Broadcast Aug. 26, 2004