Birth Pangs Of A Book

After God planted the seed in me to write this book in 2014 after I got married, I thought it might make more sense if we’d been married for at least 5 years first. I mean, who would believe I’d really found my ‘Godly man’ if we’ve only been married for less than 5 years, right? Absolutely! Because I wasn’t even sure if we could survive beyond 3 years without either killing each other or ourselves!

 

By God’s grace after about 4 years, I felt like I had enough ‘material’ (more like war stories) to really set aside time regularly to properly write. Being a novice author, I didn’t realise that recollecting my life experiences wasn’t simply about typing out the words. For my readers to relate to my authenticity, I had to muster the emotions that came with it. I wondered why I was even doing this.

 

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit us about 2 years later, everything came to a standstill. About a year later, I asked God if I should still be writing this book. I felt the peace to pick up where I left off. After asking God at several junctures if I should still push on with this book, He finally told me in the Spirit that this book isn’t really about me. This book is about how I’m glorifying Him and praising Him for His faithfulness!