So God Made a Mother Leslie Means and Carolyn Moore

Have you ever downplayed something about yourself that’s actually really great? Maybe an accomplishment or skill or a character trait? Rebecca Cooper (author of SIX books!) was guilty of doing precisely that about her writing—until our good friend Brea Schmidt looked her in the eye and called her out.
It’s something we often do as women, isn’t it? We struggle to believe in ourselves when the only thing standing in the way of our confidence…is us.
Rebecca tells us how that conversation with Brea changed her—and why naming your God-given talents and sharing them with the world matters.
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Trigger warning: Death of a child
Six-year-old Joey was dying. Kathy Glow knew the cancer growing inside her beloved son’s body would, eventually, take his life, but she didn’t expect it to ravage her faithful heart. She believed in God, in the power of prayer and the fullness of His love—but she was angry. If Jesus heals, why wasn’t He healing her child?
It would take years for the answer to settle into her fractured heart and mend the cracks of grief. But time brought understanding—and an honest, vulnerable faith that shows us how following Jesus can be beautiful, even in the broken.
Kissing the Frog by Kathy Glow
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God’s miracles aren’t always grand and flashy—sometimes they’re as simple as a bag of hand-me-down clothes from another mother. That’s what Victoria Riollano learned when she was a young mother with growing boys and a bank account that struggled to stretch far enough for ankles or answers.
But as Victoria learned, God provides—and He often nudges others to be part of the story. She recalls that sweet moment of grace and gratitude with us today.
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Richelle Byrne was turning 40 and making plans for the next phase of her life. Her three boys were growing up, her professional life was taking off, and she and her husband were confident their baby days were behind them.
But God had other plans.
Richelle shares about her unexpected and unlikely pregnancy—and how God used the curveball in all her plans to write a story more beautiful than she could have dreamed.
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Crystal Fulmer was pregnant with twins, but it wouldn’t end with two babies in her arms. A diagnosis of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome started a cascade of medical challenges, both physical and mental—and left the young wife and mom paralyzed with heartache and a feeling of hopelessness.
But then, God spoke.
What happened next is a testimony of faith, hope, and the grace of getting up.
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Becoming a single mom wasn’t in Amy Vanderbeek’s plans. But the young mother found herself struggling to find her footing in that unexpected life—and slipping into a dark place. As she stood in church one Sunday morning, she couldn’t even hear the praise and worship music that once calmed her spirit.
That’s when she says God spoke a little tough love straight to her heart—and it set her on a new path forward.
Amy shares her story of healing and finding hope, and how she’s using that experience to help other women who find themselves in her shoes.
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