In my Author Era

Hey its me again! It’s been too long, but I’m finally back to share what I’ve been working on that’s been keeping me from my blog posts. So. Here it is. 

I’m writing a book!!! 

Still can’t believe I’m actually saying that!!

Back in October of last year I started dreaming big with Jesus and allowing Him to really emphasize to me what things I love and why I love them. The main thing I ended up realizing was that it is specific to me that I love the things that I do and that He planted that in me for a specific purpose. So I’m writing a book. A book about plants and Jesus and how a life with Him is really similar to the different stages of caring for plants. The cultivating, the sowing seeds, the watering, the pruning… all of it and more! 

I believe the Lord is teaching me so much through taking on this project and I am praying that as I spill out the words of my heart, and His, on to the pages that others will be able to see Him in a new light as well. I’m not going to give too much away yet, as it still has a long way to go, but here is a little sneak peak from my “Watering” chapter that I’m working on. 

“For a little context, the seasons in Chiang Mai go: cold season, hot season/smokey season, rainy season, and then back around. As I’m writing this it’s March, therefore, we haven't had rain in probably 5 months and the smoke from the farmers burning their crops has taken over our city. For about 2 weeks it has been so hazy that you can’t see the mountains and the weather apps tell you not to go outside, or better yet they just say “smoke” as the form of weather for the day. You pretty quickly forget what it was like when the sky was blue and the mountains were shining in the sun. What it was like when the grass was green and you didn’t have to keep all your doors and windows shut all the time. A reality I never knew existed and certainly never expected I’d have to deal with. 

So last night I returned home from another gray day and was reading in my bed when I heard droplets on my tin carport. When I tell you I literally ran from my room to unlock my front doors as fast as I possibly could, I’m not being dramatic. I stood and watched as it began to pour down over my little house in Thailand. The most refreshing feeling of cool winds and stingy cold drops hitting my cheeks, I felt the Lord refresh my soul as He refreshed the earth around me. I cried as I for the first time truly understood refreshment in a way I never have before…”

As you can see some of this book will be the personal things I’ve experienced, some will be informational about literally how to take care of plants, but of course most will be what this all has to do with Jesus.

I have truly been having such an incredible time working on this and am beyond excited about what this book will become. Thanks for your support as I begin this new chapter!