Blessings and peace be with you Åÿê§hå
My mother has been more than supportive, she was actually extremly happy that i had ' found god '
Your mother sounds very wise, presumably she brought you up in the hope that you might also be a Christian, but understands that as an adult you must now find your own way in life.
Your mother might live her life to the end as a Christian, and you might well live your life to the end as a Muslim. The greater challenge in life will be how do you keep that love for each other despite all your differences? Your brothers seem cool also. In ten, twenty, thirty years time you will still want to have a good relationship with your mum and your family.
Sadly I have witnessed family members driven apart by differences and they haven’t spoken to each other in years and that seems tragic.
I sense that you may have a struggle on your hand bringing your husband and your family together, but as the Prophet pbuh. said there is no compulsion in religion. I believe there are many stories about the Prophet showing continued kindness to non Muslims.
Is there any other advice in how i should respond to family or work collegues that ask questions or wish to discuss religion
You might find that once people know you have a faith that they will not bring up the topic of religion, simply because everyone knows that religious people are out to convert.
In Christianity it has been said spread the Gospels only use words if you have to. This means more about living what you teach rather than talking about it or preaching.
Simply live Islam in the best way you can, be kind, helpful, charitable, support others in their need. You have to earn the right to be heard.
You might tell people how Islam has helped you, how you came to Islam, your own personal story may carry more weight than quoting passages.
Be aware that you may want to talk Islam, and the other person is a fundamental atheist or Christian. Many people know about religion and have been damaged by religion.
God chooses whom he wills, the results of whatever you say is in the hands of God and he uses you in the way he sees best when spreading his word.
In the spirit of praying for greater interfaith friendships
Eric