Kitty Slattery's guest appearances

Kitty Slattery

Struggle Well School

Coffee Hour at The Commons

Amanda Williams

Aundi Kolber

Heather Avis

Christine Caine

Sally Clarkson

Kristen Kill

Meg Duerksen

Ruth Chou Simons

Shannan Martin

Wynter PItts

Emily P. Freeman

Greta Eskridge

Logan Wolfram

Jennie Allen

Jessica Honegger

OwlTail

Today’s guest is Kathryn Slattery, better known as Kitty, who is a longtime contributing editor of Guideposts, a monthly publication with short, inspirational and Christian faith-filled stories. It was founded by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in 1945. Today as a nonprofit with the same name it offers a wider array of resources.  365 Bible Answers for Curious Kids is Kitty’s latest book, published last fall, and we focus on that in today’s podcast. She’s also written several other books for children, in addition to a memoir, a book on Christian faith in emotional healing, other books of stories. She’s been a contributing author to other books, and has ghostwritten cover stories for Guideposts by a number of celebrities. And she’s written for other magazines. And up until last fall, she lived in New Canaan - where she used to teach Sunday School at St. Mark’s - but she now lives in New Hampshire. So, this is our first podcast with a remote guest, and her energy and enthusiasm carried well across the miles! 365 Bible Answers is a daily a devotional for children as young as four years old, when read with adults as a family devotional, up through middle school age, although adults will certainly learn from it. Kitty’s heard that some confirmation classes use it. It asks a question every day, and there’s an extra in case it’s a leap year. There’s an extensive index in the back, organized by the type of question, e.g., Old Testament, New Testament, Church, Christianity, etc. We started by reading the question, and answer, for the day, which was May 22, and talked about some of the book’s organization and its index. Then, we asked some questions that we’d received from 7-year-old Katherine, to whom we gave the advance publicity copy (with her mom, Molly, who’s on staff at The Commons). Katherine wanted to know, how did Kitty think of the questions? And, why did she think it was important for kids to think about these questions? We learned a lot about some of the events in Kitty’s life that had a life-long impact on her, affected the way she taught fifth-grade Sunday School at St. Mark’s in New Canaan, and continue to resonate in her life. We learn she’s a new grandmother!  Katherine’s mom, Molly, had submitted a few questions as well, which led to Kitty telling us about some of the answers that were the most fun (hint: It has to do with the moon), and the most challenging, to write. At the end we ask about her next project. She’s a bit guarded because it’s still in the germination stage, which is understandable. However, she does tell us that she’s recently memorized the 23rd psalm, and shares how it’s taking on new life and meaning as she looks out over her green lawn and the pond beyond, in her new home in New Hampshire.  Maybe those reflections are what will come next.

Today’s guest is Kathryn Slattery, better known as Kitty, who is a longtime contributing editor of <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.guideposts.org%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce01d6e931dfd4f535cec08d5c731a257%7C9d4bfc60ada744c2bfbf8c80817d5cbc%7C0%7C0%7C636633938345733172&amp;sdata=y%2B49Hz%2BYalAsMKad9GQRyoYOC5hezR6M7g9NRK5TW0Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guideposts</a>, a monthly publication with short, inspirational and Christian faith-filled stories. It was founded by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in 1945. Today as a nonprofit with the same name it offers a wider array of resources.    <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F365-Bible-Answers-Curious-Kids%2Fdp%2F0718085647&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce01d6e931dfd4f535cec08d5c731a257%7C9d4bfc60ada744c2bfbf8c80817d5cbc%7C0%7C0%7C636633938345733172&amp;sdata=3h4aQPqYsFkFQwc%2B1YS8NkPaCLQzfbsrHdKhbLIf6zk%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">365 Bible Answers for Curious Kids</a> is Kitty’s latest book, published last fall, and we focus on that in today’s podcast. She’s also written several other books for children, in addition to a memoir, a book on Christian faith in emotional healing, other books of stories. She’s been a contributing author to other books, and has ghostwritten cover stories for Guideposts by a number of celebrities. And she’s written for other magazines.   And up until last fall, she lived in New Canaan - where she used to teach Sunday School at <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stmarksnewcanaan.org%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce01d6e931dfd4f535cec08d5c731a257%7C9d4bfc60ada744c2bfbf8c80817d5cbc%7C0%7C0%7C636633938345889438&amp;sdata=YsHcuBRPCVWntck6%2BPcSPR7hnAiADVFBcBn8bvUIsVs%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. Mark’s</a> - but she now lives in New Hampshire. So, this is our first podcast with a remote guest, and her energy and enthusiasm carried well across the miles!   365 Bible Answers is a daily a devotional for children as young as four years old, when read with adults as a family devotional, up through middle school age, although adults will certainly learn from it. Kitty’s heard that some confirmation classes use it. It asks a question every day, and there’s an extra in case it’s a leap year. There’s an extensive index in the back, organized by the type of question, e.g., Old Testament, New Testament, Church, Christianity, etc.   We started by reading the question, and answer, for the day, which was May 22, and talked about some of the book’s organization and its index. Then, we asked some questions that we’d received from 7-year-old Katherine, to whom we gave the advance publicity copy (with her mom, Molly, who’s on staff at The Commons).   Katherine wanted to know, how did Kitty think of the questions? And, why did she think it was important for kids to think about these questions?   We learned a lot about some of the events in Kitty’s life that had a life-long impact on her, affected the way she taught fifth-grade Sunday School at St. Mark’s in New Canaan, and continue to resonate in her life. We learn she’s a new grandmother!    Katherine’s mom, Molly, had submitted a few questions as well, which led to Kitty telling us about some of the answers that were the most fun (hint: It has to do with the moon), and the most challenging, to write.   At the end we ask about her next project. She’s a bit guarded because it’s still in the germination stage, which is understandable. However, she does tell us that she’s recently memorized the 23rd psalm, and shares how it’s taking on new life and meaning as she looks out over her green lawn and the pond beyond, in her new home in New Hampshire.    Maybe those reflections are what will come next.

Episode 11: She’s got Jesus in her heart: An Interview with author Kitty Slattery

Known by millions as a long-time Contributing Editor for Guideposts magazine, Kathryn “Kitty” Slattery has written hundreds of stories of hope and inspiration for a wide variety of publications, including Parent Life, Today’s Christian Woman, and Angels on Earth magazines.  Kathryn resides in beautiful New Hampshire with her husband Tom, and they are the parents of two grown children.   What we chat about:  what appeals to Kitty about being a ghostwriter how sharing other people's stories has strengthened her faith God's awesome ability to redeem the worst things in life how God used Kitty's interest in fortune telling to lead her to Him what she learned from talking with Fred Rogers (and his puppets) why we should all be asking questions the strength that's built by going through pain and struggles  Links mentioned: If I Could Ask God Anything: Awesome Bible Answers for Curious Kids 365 Bible Answers for Curious Kids: An If I Could Ask God Anything Devotional Connect with Kitty: website // facebook Episode Sponsors: Canvas People: get a free 11x14 canvas free using promo code MSW Butcher Box: free bacon and $20 off your first order using promo code MSW ProFlowers: get 100 blooms with a free glass vase starting at $19.99 by clicking the blue mic in the top right corner of ProFlowers.com and use the promo code MSW Teami Blends: get 15% off on orders of $29.99 or more using the promo code MSW15 Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts!  If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom.   The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together!

Known by millions as a long-time Contributing Editor for Guideposts magazine, Kathryn “Kitty” Slattery has written hundreds of stories of hope and inspiration for a wide variety of publications, including Parent Life, Today’s Christian Woman, and Angels on Earth magazines.  Kathryn resides in beautiful New Hampshire with her husband Tom, and they are the parents of two grown children.   What we chat about: what appeals to Kitty about being a ghostwriter how sharing other people's stories has strengthened her faith God's awesome ability to redeem the worst things in life how God used Kitty's interest in fortune telling to lead her to Him what she learned from talking with Fred Rogers (and his puppets) why we should all be asking questions the strength that's built by going through pain and struggles Links mentioned: If I Could Ask God Anything: Awesome Bible Answers for Curious Kids 365 Bible Answers for Curious Kids: An If I Could Ask God Anything Devotional Connect with Kitty: website // facebook Episode Sponsors: Canvas People: get a free 11x14 canvas free using promo code MSW Butcher Box: free bacon and $20 off your first order using promo code MSW ProFlowers: get 100 blooms with a free glass vase starting at $19.99 by clicking the blue mic in the top right corner of <a href="http://ProFlowers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ProFlowers.com</a> and use the promo code MSW Teami Blends: get 15% off on orders of $29.99 or more using the promo code MSW15 Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts!  If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom.   The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together!

#136: Questions for God with Kitty Slattery