Julia Wade is a homeschooling mom who believes in the fruits of reading to one's children every day. She holds a graduate degree in theological studies from the University of Dallas, where she also served as a campus minister, and an undergraduate degree in music from Southern Methodist University. After teaching theology at a local Catholic high school for five years, Julia retired to stay home with her children. To fulfill her vocation as a minister, she has created small local apostolates in her parish to serve stay-at-home mothers and mothers who have endured miscarriages. Julia lives in Texas with her husband and their five children.