AUTHOR SPEAK FEATURE: Formed, Held, and Flourishing

Capsonart
May 13
5 min read

Updated: May 13

FEATURE READ

This week's featured reads come from two powerful narratives: Formed in My Mother's Womb and Roses Among Thorns: Flourishing in the Midst of Adversity — stories rooted in a place that is both raw and real. Authors M.C. Vaughan-Cadmus and Mel M. Walters have each navigated their own pathway through motherhood, childhood, grief, faith, and personal growth.

MOTHER'S DAY CARRIES A POIGNANT TENDERNESS. As we celebrate the women in our lives, we also hold space for those who grieve — quietly honouring the women who shaped, nurtured, and impacted them.

INSIDE THE MAGAZINE - THE AUTHORS

M.C. Vaughan-Cadmus | Author of

Roses Among Thorns: Flourishing in the Midst of Adversity

M.C Vaughan - Cadmus takes us into her world as a child who lost her father at a young age. From vulnerability and intentional transparency vaughan-cadmus invites into that space of loss. It becomes the propelling wind that forms her into the woman she is today.

M.C. Vaughan-Cadmus is a woman of many colors, whose life experience speaks to humanity, lifes obstacles, but the unwavering hope that rises from the ashes. A mother, counsellor, and teacher, Vaughan- Cadmus understands the many facets of life — and it is from that rich, hard-won ground that this memoir has been born.

Mel M Walters | Author of

Formed In My Mothers Womb

Mel M. Walters is a beloved wife, daughter, and mother whose own journey through the valleys of motherhood gives the prayers in Formed in My Mother's Womb a quiet, knowing weight. A prayerful read that invites parents to pray over their children as they grow in a world full of wonder, uncertainty, and the unknown.

Mel M Walters writes not only as a mother, but as a woman who knows intimately what it means to hold hope and loss in the same breath — and it is from that place that her prayers for children carry such depth. In imitate with the need to always pray M.Walters gives us bundle of precious prayers to be the light for our children as they are nursed in a precious place and grow in a unfathomable world.

...THE NARRATIVE FEATURES

The inaugural issue of Author Speak features sample readings from both books — each one an invitation to reflect, pray, and grow. Here is a glimpse of what awaits you inside

Formed in My Mother's Womb

Days of Prayer

By Mel M Walters

Praying for our children is never far from our lips. It is what we do every day — before they are born, as they are formed, and as they grow in the grace and knowledge of God. Formed in My Mother's Womb was inspired by something we hold deeply: the covering of a parent's prayers.

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations."— Jeremiah 1:5

Even before he was conceived, Jeremiah was already in God's mind — his existence, purpose, and calling fully known. What is especially striking is that his parents are barely mentioned, a quiet reminder that God's hand moves even beyond what we can see. In the same way, our children are held in God's mind and in His hands before they are ever conceived.

This devotional creates a sacred space for parents and children to come together: a time to reflect, speak life, and rest in the knowledge that they are continually being formed in God's hands. Each day offers a simple, engaging experience through prayer, scripture, and creative reflection.

sample read

Formed in My Mother's Womb — Day 3 "I/We know, Father, that ________ was specifically formed to live a life with purpose and meaning. Before the foundation of the world, You knew everything about them, even before they were conceived. You are well acquainted with their past, present, and future; their life is like an open book before You."

"Along with their career goals and aspirations, guide them in identifying their purpose in You. Help ______ to understand and recognize whom You have called them to be and to act in harmony with Your divine will."

Mel M. Walters — Formed in My Mother's Womb, Day 3: Formed With Purpose

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Roses Among Thorns

Flourishing In The Midst of Adversity

By M.C Vaughan Cadmus

Roses Among Thorns: Flourishing in the Midst of Adversity was born out of lived experience — a mother navigating grief, loss, unmet expectations, and the piercing thorns of life. Through uncertainty, pain, and perseverance, she emerged with a testimony that shaped not only her own life, but the lives of her children and those she continues to inspire.

Like Jeremiah, her story reflects the truth that God holds purpose even in seasons of hardship. Through adversity, faith is the soil where resilience, healing, hope, and growth take root.

This work speaks to anyone who has walked through dark seasons — offering the quiet assurance that beauty, strength, and renewed joy can still bloom among the thorns.

sample read

Roses Among Thorns — Chapter One "I noted the positioning of the roses in comparison to the thorns at the bottom of the branches. I wondered how the roses found their way to the top of the branches. At that moment, the idea planted in my heart — Roses Among Thorns. The revelation hit me as young as I was: 'God wants me to be beautiful just like that rose.' "

"Although I didn't realize it then, my encounter with those roses would, years later, shape my views on life's challenges."

M.C. Vaughan-Cadmus — Roses Among Thorns, Chapter One

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PUBLICATION INFO

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E- Magazine	Author Speak - Issue 1
Featured Titles	Roses Among Thorns: Flourishing In The Midst of Adversity
Featured Titles	Formed In My Mothers Womb (Days of Prayer)
Genre	Memoir, Prayer, Inspirational
Category	Non - Fiction
Publisher	Capsonart Publishing
Release	Early 2027
Access	Sample reads available in Author Speak e-magazine. Roses Among Thorns E-book is available on Amazon

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