The Authors of Crash Course in Parenting are Micah Taylor and Lacey Neville

Micah has been married for four years and is the mother of an energetic two year old and the smiliest six month old there ever was! She loves motherhood and has a love for the purity of natural childbirth.  Micah lives in Arizona and enjoys hiking, running, and playing basketball or soccer when there is an opportunity. She has a passion for learning and sharing truths about parenting, marriage, and all things associated with a happy family life.

Lacey Neville lives in Idaho, USA. She is currently a college student studying marriage and family studies, and finds relationships to be fascinating. She and her husband have been happily married for nearly two years, with their first baby due in May of this year. In her free time, Lacey enjoys  spending time with her husband and extended family members,kayaking, hiking, camping, and playing board games. She also loves to draw, paint, and to spend time helping the teens in her area through a youth program sponsored by her church. Lacey hopes to continue to expand her knowledge of principles that create happy, successful families so that she can share her knowledge to help others.

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