196: God’s Heart for Mothers with Leslie Means

Leslie Means is a wife,  mom of 3, columnist, former journalist, founder of Her View from Home, and also an author who recently launched an incredible book entitled So God Made a Mother, which contains nearly 100 stories and essays on all aspects of motherhood from a list of contributing writers. We hope you come away from today's episode feeling encouraged by God's heart for mothers.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT ON THIS EPISODE:

~Leslie’s new book, So God Made a Mother, what led to its release, and what readers can expect

~The concept of God whispers, and how Leslie has experienced God’s leading through them

~Some of the topics covered through the stories of this book

~The importance of community for moms

~Our divisive culture and the need we have for a book like this one and the kind of encouraging community it will foster

~The global sense of community worldwide that all mothers can have through the threads of similarity in each mom’s experiences

~God’s tender heart for moms

~Leslie’s own motherhood journey thus far and where she sees herself on the pages of this book

~Learning and growing as a mother

~The importance of asking for help as moms and understanding that we need each other

~How Her View from Home came about; the blessing of small beginnings and watching God move

~How our busy, independent culture is harming moms an depriving them of the help, support, and community they need

~Searching for community wherever we are

~The lies of imposter syndrome, and the importance of sharing our stories

~Remembering that there is a time and a season for everything and that God’s plan and timing is best

~Honoring right priorities in the midst of work and ministry; the importance of boundaries

~And more!

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