Midland Teacher Taylor Turner Releases Book 'My Story, God's Glory' to Share Message of Faith and Family

MIDLAND, Texas — Taylor Turner, a high school science teacher with more than 12 years of experience, has released her new book, My Story, God's Glory, a personal testimony of faith that she hopes will resonate with readers who have faced doubts and challenges. The book, published by Houston-area hybrid publisher Clay Bridges Press, explores the idea that faith is not formed in comfort but deepened through surrender and strengthened in life's most testing moments.

Turner, who lives in Midland and serves at Hope Alive Church, wrote the book to share the Gospel in a way that felt authentic to her gifts. "We are here to spread the Good News of Jesus, and since public speaking is not my strong suit, I thought this is the next best thing," she said. Inspired by Jesus' call in Mark 16:15 to "go into all the world and proclaim the gospel," Turner sees writing as an extension of that calling.

In My Story, God's Glory, Turner writes for people who have wrestled with questions, experienced circumstances beyond their control, or wondered where God was in the middle of their story. She is transparent about her own struggles. "My faith was never perfect," Turner says. "It was questioned. It was stretched. At times, it felt fragile." Yet those difficult places became part of the process through which her relationship with God grew.

Turner's journey to publication required the same kind of faith she writes about. She describes her greatest challenge as an author as "getting started and taking the leap of faith," and summarizes the writing experience in three words: "Stressful, joyful, worthwhile." Her advice for others who sense they have a story to tell: "Just go for it. Don't be afraid of the what-ifs and do it."

Beyond her new book, Turner is the author of From Manger to Messiah, a family Advent study created to help parents lead their children through Scripture and meaningful conversations about Jesus. Through her brand, I Noah Mom LLC, she develops Bible studies, books, journals, and other resources designed to help families make faith part of everyday life. Her passion extends beyond writing individual books to creating practical, faith-based resources that help families grow closer to Christ and to one another.

"I hope this brings families closer together and closer to loving Jesus," Turner says of what she ultimately wants readers to gain from her writing. When she is not writing, Turner says she can usually be found "at home with my family being silly or teaching at school."

My Story, God's Glory is ultimately an invitation for searching, struggling, and questioning readers to discover that imperfect faith does not disqualify them from experiencing a faithful God. It reminds readers that their current chapter is not the end of their story and that even when they cannot clearly see what God is doing, He has not stopped working. Because faith may be tested. It may be stretched. It may even feel weak. But God remains faithful.

Clay Bridges Press, a Houston-area hybrid publisher, helps authors edit, publish, and promote their books. For more information, visit claybridgespress.com.