I have been keeping a big secret from you all. It’s a big one, but I’m ready to share it with everyone. I’m in the thick of writing my first book as I write this!!! (And it’s available starting today!)
It’s a devotional, and it’s called… (drum roll, please!)
The Broken Until Now Devotional: 30 Days on How to Trust God and Find Your Faith When You Have Been Hurt, Bruised, and Broken
I love the title!
A few months ago, I said I couldn’t talk about my health, but I wanted to let you know that I took the month of July off of blogging. Well, I needed time to grieve and figure out how I would cope.
It was right after that time I decided to write a devotional.
I also secretly worked with an attorney to make sure everything was on the up and up regarding what I could legally share due to the complexity of my medical experience.
But given everything that has happened, I want to share a brief excerpt of one of the devotionals today.
Excerpt From The Devotional Book
I desperately wanted this not to be my story. How could this happen to me? How could God do this to me?
I wanted to be anchored into my life before I knew it when things seemed simple and the waves calmer. I didn’t want to be crashing into the waves, feeling like all I had was a boat (my medical diagnosis) and myself.
But I couldn’t. I couldn’t give back the piece of paper with my diagnosis on it. I imagined myself waving the paper to the doctor, out of breath, anxiously trying to say, “This must be a mistake. This can’t be my story. This can’t be for me.”
But it was. The boat was mine, and here I sat, trying to stop the worry waves from taking over.
The book describes my experience and how I began to trust God and find my faith when I was hurt, bruised, and broken.
Yes, it is my personal story and journey to finding my faith and trusting God again. But this isn’t just my story; it’s for any woman who feels like they are barely holding onto their boat of life because the storm continues to hit. It’s for the woman trying to survive the betrayal or loss they have experienced. And this book is for you.
It shows you that God can be trusted and that you can find your faith again after being hurt, bruised, and broken.
The book is releasing today on our shop and tomorrow, November 23rd on Amazon.
I hope you all love it!!!
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Blessings,
Ashley Marie
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