Every grandma’s story is unique.

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So God Made a Grandma invites you to journey through stories of grandmotherhood…

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In a time when families once lived in close-knit communities, stories and wisdom flowed effortlessly from one generation to the next.

In today’s busy world, these shared experiences are even more essential.

Join Leslie Means, author of the bestselling book So God Made a Mother, as she curates another heartfelt collection of essays from women of all walks of life. These poignant stories are important for all of us. So God Made a Grandma celebrates the women who love us, the women we are, and the women we pray we’ll become.

About Leslie

Leslie Means is founder and owner of the popular website Her View From Home, which features heartfelt contributor stories on motherhood, marriage, faith, and grief. She is a former news anchor, a weekly columnist, author of the national bestseller So God Made a Mother, and has published several short stories. She is married to a very patient man named Kyle, and together they have three fantastic kids: Ella, Grace, and Keithan.When she’s not sharing too much personal information online or in the newspaper, you’ll find her in Nebraska spending time with family and friends.

Meet the Contributors

Alana
Smith

Alana Smith is a nurse anesthetist and author of “Magic Air: Ten Kid-Sized Steps to Surgery”. She loves storytelling, and is a columnist in Alabama, where she lives with her husband and two boys.

Ali
Flynn

Ali Flynn, the creator of Hang in There, Mama offers encouragement to moms while reminding them they are not alone on their motherhood journey.

Aliette
Silva

Aliette Silva is a bilingual freelance writer. When she's not writing, you can find her chasing sleep, her children, or a good Cuban sandwich.

Alyse
Bressner

Alyse is a Midwest mom of two. She shares an authentic view of stumbling through life, marriage, and motherhood on her blog, She Writes Flowers.

Amanda
McCoy

Amanda McCoy lives in Ohio with her family and rescue dogs. Her blog The Write McCoy features raw and real writing about motherhood and marriage.

Amy
Allender

Amy is a writer, speaker, and columnist, committed to creating a life that cultivates positivity and lasting mental wellness. She helps others make room for their minds to breathe by sharing little th… Read More

Amy
Betters-Midtvedt

Amy Betters-Midtvedt is a mom of five, wife, and educator. She shares her chaos and faith at Hiding in the Closet with Coffee.

Amy
Juett

Amy Juett is a large family homeschooling mom and writer who encourages and equips Christian mothers to thrive in their faith, motherhood, homemaking, and homeschooling.

Andrea
Corsi

Andrea Corsi is a former school psychologist turned stay-at-home mom, wife, and aspiring writer. She is a lover of books, travel, fitness, and a good cup of coffee.

Angela
Anagnost-Repke

Angela-Anagnost Repke is a writer/educator dedicated to raising two empathetic children, often found along the shores and within the trees of northern Michigan.

Ashley
Adair Garner

Ashley Adair Garner lives in Knoxville, TN with her three boys— Maddox, Walker, and Finn and her three rescue dogs— Ladybird, Nick Carraway, and Duke Ellington. She works as a ghostwriter and proj… Read More

Beth
Hoff

Beth Hoff blogs about marriage, motherhood, and shaping the culture of your family at Favorite Families and hosts the Family Culture podcast.

Brigitte
Shular

Brigitte Shular is a wife to her best friend and Mama to soon-to-be two kiddos. She is an avid reader and coffee drinker.

Carol
Moore

Carol Moore, a wife, mom, parenting teens advocate, and author writes on building lasting relationships with our kids. You can find her on FB/IG @heymom.co.

Carolyn
Moore

Carolyn Moore serves as Editor-in-Chief of Her View From Home and is a wife and mom of five in the Midwest.

Casey
Huff

Casey is mom to three amazing kids and wife to a great guy. She writes to help other women find solidarity in their motherhood journey.

Cassie
Shaw

Cassie Gottula Shaw explores themes of motherhood, mental health, self-discovery, and compassionate theology. She writes at Girl, I've Got You and Lovely Soul Disciples.

Celeste
Yvonne

Celeste Yvonne is five years sober and an advocate for mothers who struggle with addiction, which she refers to as "The Ultimate Mom Challenge."

Chelsea
Ohlemiller

Chelsea Ohlemiller is a wife, mother, and advocate for the grief experience. She is best known for her blog Happiness, Hope & Harsh Realities.

Cheryl
Donely

Cheryl Donely is a high school teacher and mom to three boys. She writes faith-based encouragement for moms of tweens/teens at Empowered Moms and Kids. Subscribe here to get monthly encouragement and… Read More

Christine
Derengowski

A SAHM, Christine and her husband hope to instill their love of the outdoors in their two young sons by keeping busy outside. They can often be found walking their dogs, cheering on the Detroit Tigers… Read More

Christy
Walter

Hey, ya’ll! I am a former educator, mama of two, and nature play advocate. Born and raised in Texas, I live here with my husband, and I love navigating this crazy life with him! Writing is my therap… Read More

Cindy
Farr

I am a retired insurance exec, mom to three grown sons, bonus mom to my sweet DIL and CiCi to my precious grandson. My husband and I in live in Pass-A-Grille on the west coast of Florida and on Duck K… Read More

Courtney
Mount

Millie's Mama, Courtney Mount became an author when Millie was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma in the summer of 2019. She is a Christian wife and homeschooling mother to nine children. She and he… Read More

Cynthia
Murray

Cynthia Murray is a grateful mother to four miracles. She loves dabbling in writing, reading, and music, but her heart belongs to her favorite people at home and the Great British Baking Show.

Danielle
Sherman-Lazar

Danielle Sherman-Lazar is a mom to four girls and mental health advocate. She writes about both at Living FULL. Find her books on Amazon.

Debbie
Prather

Debbie Prather is a wife, mom, freelance writer, and woman of faith. She and her husband are grandparents to two beautiful baby girls, born three months apart, and have been married for thirty-five years. Debbie is fond of connecting heart-to-heart with those God places in front of her and shares her essays on family, marriage, and kindness for humanity at 742iloveyou.com.

Elizabeth
Allison

Elizabeth is a former educator, fiction and nonfiction writer, and proud mother of two boys. Her work can be found on The Write Profile website.

Liz
Spenner

Elizabeth Spenner is a Christian motherhood writer and blogger who lives in the Midwest with her wonderful husband, six beautiful children and energetic Boxer dog.

Emily
Brisse

Emily Brisse's writing has been published by The Washington Post, Parents, Motherwell, Literary Mama, Creative Nonfiction, and elsewhere. She writes about presence and positivity (not the toxic kind) … Read More

Emily
Solberg

Emily Solberg is a mom of two, soldier, and milspouse. She supports moms in their parenting journeys and shares her own over at Shower Arguments.

Esther
Goetz

Esther writes with a fierce passion to restore hope for the sacred space where hearts and homes meet.

Hadassah
Treu

Hadassah Treu is an award-winning author of "Draw Near: How Painful Experiences Become the Birthplace of Blessings," poet, speaker, and motivator. She loves encouraging people to draw near to God in t… Read More

Jaymi
Torrez

Jaymi Torrez is a writer and teacher of tiny humans. She lives in Southern California with her two kids and super cool husband. She dreams of hot cups of coffee and five minutes of peace, but can more… Read More

Jenni
Brennan

Jenni Brennan is a grief therapist, college professor, and podcaster. She is the founder of Changing Perspectives Online and author of Confessions from the Couch.

Jennifer
Thompson

Jennifer Thompson writes at Truly Yours, Jen and hopes her words will feel warm, encouraging, inviting and honest, like receiving a letter from a friend.

Jenny
Albers

Jenny Albers is the author of Courageously Expecting: 30 Days of Encouragement for Pregnancy After Loss.

Jenny
Vanderberg Shannon

Jenny Vanderberg Shannon has a B.A. in English Literature and an M.A. in Education Leadership and a Ph.D. in overcommitment. She resides in northern New Jersey with her husband Rich and their two… Read More

Kaitlin
Chappell Rogers

Kaitlin is a newlywed striving to be a strong half of a Kingdom team with her hunk of a husband. She is a lover of words, good coffee, and exploring new cities. Her favorite places include airports, h… Read More

Kara Leonino

Kara Leonino is an editor by day, sun chaser, adventure seeker, dessert devourer and glasses wearer the rest of the time. Find her online @Karaintheworld

Karen Peterson

Karen Peterson speaks and writes about her passion--building healthy Christian marriages and families. She blogs at To Grow a Family.

Kelli
Bachara

Writer for The Unraveling Blog, Kelli Bachara loves to encourage women by reminding them how loved and cared for they are by God.

Kelly
Cervantes

Kelly Cervantes is an award-winning writer, speaker and advocate best known for her blog Inchstones. Her debut book, Normal Broken, releases Fall 2023.

Kelsey
Scism

Kelsey Scism writes about her journey of faith and the ways God speaks to her heart on her website Loving Our Lord.

Kierra
Henderson

Kierra Henderson is a wife and a mother to four boys. She’s the creator of Beloved Mama and founder of the I AM MAMA movement.

Kirstyn
Wegner

Kirstyn Wegner lives in rural Minnesota with her husband, daughter, stray cats, and a revolving cast of foster children. Her blog is The Frustrated Epileptic.

Kit Tosello

Kit Tosello is an award-winning writer of small-town, big-hearted contemporary women’s fiction and devotionals. Her debut novel, The Color of Home, releases September 24, 2024. You’ll often find Kit sipping matcha in the loose-tea shop she operates with her husband in Central Oregon, exploring the great PNW, or reading to her grandkids. Learn more at KitTosello.com.

Kris Ann
Valdez

Kris Ann Valdez is a proud Arizona native, wife, and mother to three children. Her personal essays have appeared in Motherwell, Her View from Home, Motherhood Mag, and elsewhere. Follow her @krisannva… Read More

Krista Bratvold

Krista Bratvold is a preschool teacher in North Dakota who loves Jesus, her three delightful kids, her incredible husband, and reading far too many books.

Krista
Ward

Krista Ward, creator of Kisses From Boys, is a wife and mom with a heart for encouraging others through every messy, beautiful moment of motherhood.

Kristen
Houghton

Kristen Houghton is the award-winning author of the popular series, A Cate Harlow Private Investigation. She is also the author of nine novels, two non-fiction books, a collection of short … Read More

Krystal
Sieben

Hi, I'm Krystal. Minnesota wife and mom of three great kids, three rescue dogs, and a Fjord horse named Syver. Former middle school teacher turned nonprofit director. A chance meeting with a special … Read More

Laura
Childers

I'm a retired RN who loves walking at midnight, stand-up comedy, and surprises.

Leah
Peterson

Leah Peterson is a native Nebraskan, living on the ranch her ancestors homesteaded in 1878. She and her husband Matt, met at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, and returned to the ranch in 2012 after… Read More

Lisa
Appelo

Lisa Appelo is an author and speaker inspiring women to find hope in grief. Her book, Life Can Be Good Again: Putting Your World Back Together After It All Falls Apart, will help you navigate the raw … Read More

Lisa
Leshaw

Lisa Leshaw believes that through rich storytelling we discover just how alike we truly are and how much we need one another's embrace to thrive.

Lori E.
Angiel

Lori Angiel is a loving wife, emotional mother, and Her View From Home contributor. She lives in Western New York with her family. Go Bills!

Mande
Saitta

Mande lives in Nebraska. Married to a good man and mother to two beautiful daughters, you can find her blog musings at Handiwork of Grace.

Maralee
Bradley

Maralee Bradley is a wife, mother of eight, writer, speaker, and passionate advocate for kids.

Meg
Duncan

Meg Duncan is author of Life on Saturn: A lifetime of Grace in Unexpected Places and writes the award-winning newspaper column What a Life.

Mehr
Lee

Mehr Lee is the writer behind the blog Raise Her Wild. Her heart is happiest within the mountains, alongside her beautiful children and loving husband.

Melissa
Neeb

Melissa Neeb is a Jesus-loving wife, mom, and blogger for Faith in the Mess and Never Empty Nest. Follow along on social media!

Michele
Peters

Michele Peters is a survivor who writes from the heart with the goal of bringing light into dark places. She believes in love first, always. More of her writing can be found at https://mlpeterswrit… Read More

Michelle
Koch

Michelle’s a middle-aged young at heart storyteller, wife, and mom. A lifelong gratitude enthusiast; connect with her blog and socials at One Grateful Girl.

Mikala
Albertson

Mikala is a wife, mother of five, part-time family doctor, and author of Ordinary On Purpose: Surrendering Perfect and Discovering Beauty Amid the Rubble.

Nancy
Brier

Nancy Brier is regrowing her hair with her balding husband and their teenage daughter, whose hair is perfect.

Natalie
Hayden

Natalie (Sparacio) Hayden, 41, is a former TV news anchor turned blogger living in St. Louis. Her mission in life is to be an advocate for those battling inflammatory bowel disease and to show that a … Read More

Natasha
Smith

Natasha Smith is a grief advocate, wife, engineer turned homeschooler and NC native. She is an author, speaker, and podcaster, sharing stories on faith, family, and grief. Her work has appeared in Inf… Read More

Rebecca
Cooper

Rebecca Cooper is a mom, a lover of nachos and Jesus, and she lives every day rooted in joy. Find her latest books on Amazon.

Rebecca
Nevius

A mom with an M.A. in Philosophy, Rebecca Nevius is writer, illustrator, and author of God Is Bigger Than A Juice-Box, among others.

Sandra
Samoska

Sandra Samoska is a stay at home wife and mom of four beautiful children. She enjoys writing about her faith, family, and how her family has grown her faith on her blog Outnumbered. You can also find … Read More

Sarah
Lango

Sarah Lango is a wife, mom of 3, writer, speaker, disability advocate, Jesus follower, and coffee lover from small-town Missouri. She writes vulnerably about grief, joy, and finding God in the hard pl… Read More

Sarah
Luke

Sarah Luke raises sons with her husband, and writes the stories of their lives to keep forever in her heart.

Savannah
Lyon

Named after the movie Savannah Smiles, she is still finding that seeking joy in every moment is an endless endeavor. Savannah begins and ends each of her days pursuing God’s presence. The… Read More

Sherry
White

Sherry White writes about the messiness of life, parenting, and faith at her blog The Messy Christian. She tries to add her own brand of humor and insight into everyday issues we all face, reminding u… Read More

Stacey
Skrysak

Stacey Skrysak is a TV journalist and writer, specializing in child loss and premature birth. Mom to a 22-weeker surviving triplet and rainbow baby.

Stacy
Bronec

Stacy Bronec is a writer in rural Montana. She lives with her husband and their three kids on their family farm and ranch. Years ago, she dreamt of big city life, but she fell in love with a farmer an… Read More

Stephanie
Hanrahan

Stephanie Hanrahan is an author, TEDx speaker, activist, and most notably, proud autism mom. She can be found leaking nothing but the truth on the Today Show, CNN, Yahoo! News, and her viral online co… Read More

Stevie
Swift

Stevie Swift lives free, following Jesus, traveling, being Mom to The B, and writing poems about cheese.

Susan
Lambert

Writer, wife, and empty-nest mama of two grown sons. Passionate about the power of story and faith to encourage others.

Sydnei
Kaplan

I'm a mom and wife, blogger, freelance writer and author of the children's picture book 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚. I strive to help moms navigate all seasons of mother… Read More

Sylvia
Schroeder

Sylvia Schroeder loves connecting God’s Word with real life and writing about it. Mom to four, grandma to 14, and wife to her one and only love, Sylvia enjoys writing about all of them. She is a con… Read More

Tera
Elness

Tera Elness is a seriously-excited student of the unchanging unfailing Word of God after picking it up when she hit the big 4-0...nine years ago. She is a speaker, online author, bible teacher, faith… Read More

Tia
Hawkins

Tia Hawkins’ voice on mental health, motherhood, military life and more can be found on her Tea Talks with Tia blog and social media platforms.

Vicki
Bahr

I'm a mother of four, grandmother of nine, wife of John for fifty three years, an incurable optimist, word lover, and story sharer. I've worked and played at many careers, from proofreader to presc… Read More

Victoria
Derksen

Victoria is currently a stay-at-home mother of two boys, two girls, and a geriatric boxer named after a beloved Jane Austen character. She was born and raised in Ontario, Canada and has too many inter… Read More

Victoria
Riollano

Victoria Riollano is a mother of 8, military spouse and professor of Psychology, and author of Warrior Mother: Equipping Your Heart to Fight For Your Family’s Faith.

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