--- title: All the Small Steps Add up to a Great Book description: Sarah Reinhard raves about the release of Small Steps for Catholic Moms. It's a resource you shouldn't wait to buy, share, and gift. --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/09/16/all-the-small-steps-add-up-to-a-great-book#) # All the Small Steps Add up to a Great Book Sep 16, 2013 6:00:52 AM  |  by [Sarah Reinhard](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/sarah-reinhard) ![Small Steps for Catholic Moms](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/0004675_small_steps_for_catholic_moms_your_daily_call_to_think_pray_and_act1-285x400-4.jpeg?width=285&height=400&name=0004675_small_steps_for_catholic_moms_your_daily_call_to_think_pray_and_act1-285x400-4.jpeg) Small Steps for Catholic Moms ***Today, we end our weeklong celebration of the publication of [Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Your Daily Call to Think, Pray and Act](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594714266/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1594714266&linkCode=as2&tag=catholicmomcom), the newest installment in the CatholicMom.com Books partnership with Ave Maria Press.*** I’ve been following Catholic mom-stars [Danielle Bean](http://www.daniellebean.com/) and [Elizabeth Foss](http://www.elizabethfoss.com/) for as long as I’ve been reading (and writing) online. These two ladies have walked me through many a trial, and I’ve shared tears and laughs with them. They didn’t know it at the time, of course. I was just one of their invisible fans, enjoying the immense work they do online. Though I’ve gotten to know each of them a bit better in the last few years, I still face close calls with my bladder and have difficulty not lapsing into psycho fan-girl mode with them. They are, after all, Catholic moms, just like me. They get up in the morning, face the battles of their days, and plow on through to bedtime. Maybe that’s why they are so popular. Maybe that’s why I’m just one of about a million of their fan-moms. Maybe that’s what makes their latest project, *[Small Steps for Catholic Moms: Your Daily Call to Think, Pray, and Act](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594714266/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1594714266&linkCode=as2&tag=catholicmomcom)*, such a treasure. *Small Steps* isn’t a tome about how you can be more of a super-mom. This isn’t a book that will unlock the secrets of momhood and give you the elixir of needing less sleep. What you’ll find, which is better, is a daily dose of inspiration, wisdom, and encouragement from women who know how lonely and hopeless it can be in the trenches of motherhood. This isn’t preaching, this is touching and giving in the most beautiful of Catholic traditions. This is a cup of tea with friends, a hug from a fellow trooper, an embrace from God Himself. In *Small Steps*, you get just what it says: a quote from a saint, a short prayer, and a to-do item. Every month is centered around a virtue, even as each day of that month takes you on a small step toward that virtue. *Small Steps *is a lesson for all of us: we don’t reach sainthood in giant leaps, unless we look back over our entire lives. Instead, the road to heaven is a series of moments, of small steps we take, holding on tight to the hands of those who have gone before us and who are carrying us when we fall. ***Copyright 2013, Sarah Reinhard*** ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F09%2F16%2Fall-the-small-steps-add-up-to-a-great-book%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F09%2F16%2Fall-the-small-steps-add-up-to-a-great-book%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F09%2F16%2Fall-the-small-steps-add-up-to-a-great-book%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=All%20the%20Small%20Steps%20Add%20up%20to%20a%20Great%20Book) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F09%2F16%2Fall-the-small-steps-add-up-to-a-great-book%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F09%2F16%2Fall-the-small-steps-add-up-to-a-great-book%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Sarah Reinhard](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/Contriubutors/SARAH%20REINHARD.jpeg) ### [Sarah Reinhard](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/sarah-reinhard) When she’s not chasing kids, chugging coffee, or juggling work, Sarah Reinhard’s usually trying to stay up read just one … more … chapter. She writes and works in the midst of rural farm life with little ones underfoot. She is part of the team for the award-winning *Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion*, as well as the author of [a number of books](http://sarahreinhard.com/my-books/). ## Related Blog Articles [ Small Steps to Success by Sarah Reinhard Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2010/06/11/small-steps-to-success-by-sarah-reinhard) [ Small Steps with Elizabeth Foss Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/09/20/small-steps-with-elizabeth-foss) [ Small Steps: Perfect Daily Tool for Working Mom's Faith Journey Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/09/12/small-steps-perfect-daily-tool-for-working-moms-faith-journey) ## Comments ## Donate now [![Support Catholic Mom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545) [![CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png?width=1806&height=731&name=CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png "CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) ##### Subscribe to Catholic Momcast on iTunes or Spotify [![itunes-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/itunes-logo-black.svg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357)[![spotify-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/spotify-logo-black.svg)](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8?si=hqaQJSxDQgq7S1hxCwsoxQ) ##### CatholicMom on Social Networks [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) ##### About Catholic Mom [Who We Are](https://www.catholicmom.com/about-us) [Contact Us](https://www.catholicmom.com/contact) [Support CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/support-us)   ##### Associated Links [Holy Cross Family Ministries](https://www.hcfm.org/) [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/) [Family Theater Productions](https://www.familytheater.org/) [Congregation of the Holy Cross](https://www.holycrossusa.org/) [Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.](https://www.fatherpeyton.org/) [The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life](https://www.peytonfamilyinstitute.org/) ### **Stay connected!** Don’t miss a thing! 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