Creating the Spaces That Don’t Exist

By Kaase Levell

There are questions that float in the air, unspoken, waiting for a space brave enough to hold them. Teen girls carry them, tucked behind laughter, buried in scrolls, whispered in hallways—questions about who they are, who God made them to be, and how to live faithfully in a world that seems to shift beneath their feet every day. I’ve watched these questions gather, quiet yet persistent, and I’ve seen what happens when there’s no one to meet them with truth, curiosity, and grace: they grow heavy, confusing, lonely.

I’ve carried a soft place in my heart for girls who live in that tension. Maybe it’s because I’ve been there—the small-town whispers, the sharp edges of words meant to sting, the ache of feeling just outside of belonging. I once thought that moving, studying, changing everything around me would dissolve it. But the ache doesn’t disappear with geography; it moves with you, shape-shifting until your heart learns to recognize it, name it, and lean on something unshakable.

It was in ministry, with middle schoolers, that the calling became impossible to ignore. Their questions shimmered like firelight in a dim room, illuminating curiosity, courage, and longing all at once. I watched as they leaned in, asked, doubted, and hoped—searching for clarity, for guidance, for a hand to hold in the chaos. The space they needed didn’t exist. So God nudged me to create it. FR, Let’s Talk was born: a podcast where girls can ask anything anonymously and receive answers rooted in God’s truth, a safe harbor for hearts navigating the storm of adolescence.

But even as the podcast grew, I noticed a new whisper of truth: these girls weren’t searching for another screen or video, another video devotional to swipe past. They craved something tactile, something that invited them to pause, linger, and enter a world they could hold, touch, and explore. Something that met them where they live, in the vibrant, messy, beautiful reality of their lives, without ever losing sight of God’s truth. Something that could be theirs.

That is how Literally Magazine came to life. Every issue is an invitation to explore identity, friendships, purpose, faith, and culture not as abstract ideas, but as living, breathing parts of who they are becoming. It is playful and imaginative, yes, but never shallow; stylish and trendy, yet always anchored in the unchanging Word of God. It teaches girls to be biblically salty and eternally lit—living faith outward, serving others, and carrying light into spaces that so often feel dark and confusing.

Creating Literally has been a tapestry of faith and chaos: homeschooling my daughters, leading a podcast, mentoring, managing life’s many layers, and staying awake late into the night sketching ideas, writing stories, and dreaming possibilities. Every moment of exhaustion, every tiny victory, every prayer whispered in the quiet hours has been worth it. Watching moms and daughters explore the first issue together—laughing, thinking, questioning, reflecting—is witnessing a quiet miracle.

This magazine is more than pages. It is a companion for a generation learning to navigate complexity without losing faith, a guide for mothers seeking to walk faithfully alongside their daughters, and a spark for anyone who believes that curiosity and wonder are holy gifts. It meets them in the world they actually live in—the one full of trends, social media, peer pressure, and comparison—and gently guides them to the One whose truth never wavers.

Our theme says it all: Biblically Salty, Eternally Lit. It reminds girls that faith isn’t just something you study; it’s something you live, share, and shine. It’s an invitation to carry hope, courage, and joy into every corner of their lives, to ask hard questions, and to meet them with God’s answer. It’s a magazine for girls who want to lean in, a tool for moms who want to walk faithfully with them, and a witness to the beauty of faith lived out loud.

Literally Magazine: THE faith magazine teen girls actually keep—and moms actually trust! 

Literally isn’t just a magazine. It is a space that didn’t exist—and now it does.

Kaase Levell

Author: Kaase Levell is your go-to girl for truth bombs and Bible drops! She’s a coach, speaker, and podcast host behind FR, Let’s Talk—a Q&A style podcast where Christian teen girls ask anything. Her mission? Link arms with teen girls (and their mamas), crack open the Word, and cheer this generation on—loud, proud, and unfiltered! ​Want in? 

Download her free resources—12 Prophetic Prayers for Moms + 5 Days to Slay for girls—at  www.frletstalk.com.