Behind the Stories
The (in)courage
Contributors
Contributors
These are the women who write regularly for (in)courage. Every day they
take turns pulling up a chair to share their stories of what Jesus looks like in
their every day, gloriously ordinary, and often messy lives.



Anna E. Rendell
Anna is the author of A Moment of Christmas and Pumpkin Spice for Your Soul. She works full-time for DaySpring from Minnesota, where she lives with her husband and four kids. Anna shares the good stuff of the regular, and encourages you to see the ordinary glory in your everyday.

Barb Roose
Barb Roose is a speaker and author who is passionate about teaching women to live beautifully strong and courageous so that they experience God’s great adventure of faith and purpose for their lives. She’s a proud empty-nest mom of three, and prefers to eat dessert first.

Becky Keife
Becky serves as (in)courage’s Community Manager. She is a speaker and author of No Better Mom for the Job, The Simple Difference, and the Courageous Kindness Bible Study. Becky lives near Los Angeles and loves hiking shady trails with her husband and three spirited sons.


Dawn Camp
Dawn Camp is an Atlanta-based writer, photographer, and essential oil slinger currently juggling two life stages: mom to 3 teens and 5 adult children, mimi to 5 adorable grands. She enjoys weekly movie date nights with her husband of 30+ years and a steaming cup of Earl Grey.

Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young
Dorina is a multicultural speaker, author, Bible teacher, foodie, podcaster, and trail runner. She helps people chase God's glory down unexpected trails and flourish in their God-given callings. Dorina and her husband Shawn are raising three brave girls in Central California.


Jami Nato
Jami, wife to Nato and mom of four unruly children, is an entrepreneur and leader who focuses on faith, community, authenticity, and courage. She’s passionate...
read more Jami, wife to Nato and mom of four unruly children, is an entrepreneur and leader who focuses on faith, community, authenticity, and courage. She’s passionate about not doing laundry and hoarding socks and loves using awkward humor and honesty to convey the truth of the gospel and navigate tough conversations.
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read more Jami, wife to Nato and mom of four unruly children, is an entrepreneur and leader who focuses on faith, community, authenticity, and courage. She’s passionate about not doing laundry and hoarding socks and loves using awkward humor and honesty to convey the truth of the gospel and navigate tough conversations.
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Jennifer Dukes Lee
Author Jennifer Dukes Lee and her husband live on the family farm, raising crops, pigs, and two humans. She’s a fan of dark chocolate, emojis, eighties music, bright lipstick, and Netflix binges. She wants to live life in such a way that you can’t help but want more of Jesus.


Joy Groblebe
As a full-time DaySpring employee, Joy leads the (in)courage staff and manages all publishing projects. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, two pit bulls,...
read more As a full-time DaySpring employee, Joy leads the (in)courage staff and manages all publishing projects. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, two pit bulls, and four very loud kids. Life is a grateful mix of family, friends that are family, OU football, and travel.
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read more As a full-time DaySpring employee, Joy leads the (in)courage staff and manages all publishing projects. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, two pit bulls, and four very loud kids. Life is a grateful mix of family, friends that are family, OU football, and travel.
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Kathi Lipp
Kathi lives with Roger and a bunch of chickens in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. There they host writer retreats, and Kathi writes about...
read more Kathi lives with Roger and a bunch of chickens in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. There they host writer retreats, and Kathi writes about how to do life with God a little closer today than yesterday. She’s a best-selling author and absolutely loves her Clutter Free Community on Facebook.
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read more Kathi lives with Roger and a bunch of chickens in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. There they host writer retreats, and Kathi writes about how to do life with God a little closer today than yesterday. She’s a best-selling author and absolutely loves her Clutter Free Community on Facebook.
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Kaitlyn Bouchillon
Kaitlyn is a Virtual Assistant, book launch manager, and storyteller who writes about discovering God's goodness in the ordinary and faithfulness in the difficult. She loves good books, deep conversations, and iced vanilla lattes. Kaitlyn is the author of Even If Not.

Kayla Craig
Kayla Craig is the author of “To Light Their Way: A Collection of Prayers & Liturgies for Parents.” A former journalist, she’s adamant about paying attention and staying curious. Kayla explores what it looks like to see God in all things in her work as a writer and podcaster.

Kim Marquette
Kim, DaySpring Brand Director, is a pastor’s wife, mama of four (all married, so make that 8), and GiGi (best title) to six grandchildren. Chocolate...
read more Kim, DaySpring Brand Director, is a pastor’s wife, mama of four (all married, so make that 8), and GiGi (best title) to six grandchildren. Chocolate fanatic, lover of a good book, a connoisseur of aprons and slippers, has a passion for discipleship, and truth in humor wins the day!
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read more Kim, DaySpring Brand Director, is a pastor’s wife, mama of four (all married, so make that 8), and GiGi (best title) to six grandchildren. Chocolate fanatic, lover of a good book, a connoisseur of aprons and slippers, has a passion for discipleship, and truth in humor wins the day!
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Lucretia Berry
Lucretia is the creator of Brownicity.com. She is a wife, mom of three, and a former college professor, whose passion for racial healing led her to author What LIES Between Us: Fostering First Steps Towards Racial Healing, and speak at TEDx Charlotte and Q Ideas Charlotte (2017).

Mary Carver
Mary is a writer and speaker who lives for good books, spicy queso, and television marathons – but lives because of God’s grace. She writes about giving up on perfect and finding truth in unexpected places. Mary and her husband live in Kansas City with their two daughters.

Melissa Zaldivar
Melissa Zaldivar is a social in the world of academics and an academic in the world of socials. She's an author and podcast host with...
read more Melissa Zaldivar is a social in the world of academics and an academic in the world of socials. She's an author and podcast host with a BA in Communications and an MA in Theology. She loves a good sandwich, obscure history, and wandering around New England antique shops.
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read more Melissa Zaldivar is a social in the world of academics and an academic in the world of socials. She's an author and podcast host with a BA in Communications and an MA in Theology. She loves a good sandwich, obscure history, and wandering around New England antique shops.
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Michelle Reyes
Michelle Reyes, Ph.D., is an Indian American pastor’s wife, writer, and activist. She is also the Vice President of the Asian American Christian Collaborative and writes regularly on faith, culture, and justice. Michelle lives in Austin, TX with her husband and two kids.

Rachel Marie Kang
Rachel Marie Kang is a mixed woman of African American, Native American (Ramapough Lenape Nation), Irish, and Dutch descent. A writer, editor, artist, and creative...
read more Rachel Marie Kang is a mixed woman of African American, Native American (Ramapough Lenape Nation), Irish, and Dutch descent. A writer, editor, artist, and creative coach, she is the founder of Fallow Ink. Her book, Let There Be Art, releases October 2022.
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read more Rachel Marie Kang is a mixed woman of African American, Native American (Ramapough Lenape Nation), Irish, and Dutch descent. A writer, editor, artist, and creative coach, she is the founder of Fallow Ink. Her book, Let There Be Art, releases October 2022.
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Stephanie Bryant
Stephanie Bryant is the co-founder of (in)courage and a podcaster. She formerly owned a Social Marketing & Business Coaching company and is now passionate about guiding you to your promised land. She enjoys spending her days with her husband and their miracle daughter, Gabrielle.

Tasha Jun
Tasha Jun is a melancholy dreamer, a biracial Korean American storyteller, wife to Matt, and mama to 3 little warriors. As long as she can remember, she’s lived and stood in places where cultures collide. Writing has always been the way God has led her towards home and hope.