Happy Thursday friends! I am so honored and humbled to share that after nearly four years, 2023 will be a year of multiple book releases!! This announcement is tenderly precious to me and I am so grateful for all of your support! Similar to my reasons behind December Caravan Shop being placed on hold, my writing took some time away.
THANK YOU so much for all of your support, sweet messages, kind words, and encouragement during these years!! I wrote this in the dedication of Praying through Lyme Disease, but my precious daddy was one of my biggest cheerleaders of my writing (along with my mom and my precious grandmother) and it was painful for a long time to step back into it. These months and years have been so difficult and your understanding of taking time away from publishing the writing that I have been doing during this season and during this time of grief, learning to put one foot in front of another, and transition has been a beautiful blessing.
This time has also given me some space to process where to go with my writing. After nearly 10 years it was time to evaluate and in doing so I fell in love with creating stories and books in a whole new way. I am SO excited to show a new season with writing and share all of the new stories and books that are coming this year and in the years to come! In the next few days I am looking forward to sharing about the new books that are coming this year (and a few special hints for next year!).
Since my first book to be published was a Lyme Disease centered book, it seemed only fitting to share first the new Lyme Disease book releases that are coming in 2023! Each of these books have been things on my heart for years. They are unique in the sense that there are no other books like them around, and my prayer is that these will be encouraging and helpful to Lyme Disease patients and those who love them.
Over each book project that I write, I have prayed the following prayer that one of my former pastors once said:
"I have a handful of prayers that I pray all the time... One is that God will put my books into the right hands at the right times. I've prayed this prayer thousands of times, and God has answered it in dramatic fashion countless times. The right book in the right hands at the right time can save a marriage, overt a mistake, demand a decision, plant a seed, conceive a dream, solve a problem, and prompt a prayer. That is why I write. And that's why, for me, a book sold is not a book sold; a book sold is a prayer answered. I don't know the name and situation of every reader, but God does, and that's all that matters."
//Mark Batterson//
Thank you for rejoicing with me and all of your support of ALL of my books as I embark on this new season!
When Lyme Invades:
Encouragement and Practical Tips for Churches, Family and Friends To Love People Well Through Lyme Disease
Release Date: May 15, 2023
Synopsis:
Lyme Disease is one of the single greatest health crises affecting our world and yet resources for churches, community members, friends and loved ones of Lyme Disease patients do not exist, until now. When Lyme Invades is the first and only Lyme Disease book centered on encouragement and practical tips for those who know someone with Lyme Disease.
"When Lyme Invades" provides an in-depth look at what it feels like to have Lyme Disease and how to practically come alongside and love people walking through this disease. Understanding that support is a critical need of patients, this book will bring awareness, encouragement, and practical tips to help address and meet the unique physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals and families fighting Lyme Disease regardless of the type of treatment patients choose. Additionally, this book will enable readers to learn from countless stories so that the reader will have a well-rounded perspective.
Praying through Lyme Disease: For College Students
Release Date: May 1, 2023
Synopsis:
In a recent Lyme disease conference it was stated that "Lyme disease is the growing epidemic and health crisis of the 21st century". In this growing epidemic there are hundreds of thousands of Lyme warriors that struggle each day just to live, and finish their dream of completing and graduating with a college degree. In the midst of sickness and pain it is hard to sometimes know how to pray. This special edition of "Praying through Lyme Disease" uniquely addresses and encourages the hearts of those being a student of a university they never imagined: "Lyme University". This book gently addresses 31 topics that college students, fighting Lyme Disease face and how to pray through them each day of the month. Each day also includes verses to meditate on and encourage your heart with. In this health crisis, in the midst of college, you are not alone. You are not forgotten. You are truly seen.
Praying through Lyme Disease: For Teens
Release Date: May 1, 2023
Synopsis:
In a recent Lyme disease conference it was stated that "Lyme disease is the growing epidemic and health crisis of the 21st century". In this growing epidemic there are hundreds of thousands of Lyme warriors that struggle each day just to live, and long for a normal teenage life. In the midst of sickness and pain it is hard to sometimes know how to pray or have faith. This special edition of "Praying through Lyme Disease" uniquely addresses and encourages the hearts of those ages 15-18 years old. This book gently addresses 31 topics that teenagers face while fighting Lyme Disease and ideas to pray through (one for each day of the month). Each day also includes verses to meditate on and encourage your heart with. In this health crisis, in the midst of these "dreaming of a different life" years, you are not alone. You are not forgotten. You are truly seen.
Coming July 2023: Praying through Lyme Disease Exciting Announcement! Stay tuned! *smiles*
2024 Lyme Disease Book Releases:
May 1, 2024: Praying through Lyme Disease: For Kids
May 15, 2024: When Girl Met Lyme (Rebecca's Story)
Thank you so much for all of your support and excitement about these Lyme Disease books! I can't wait to share in the days and weeks ahead more books that will be releasing in 2023 and 2024!! If you are looking for any of my books you can find them all HERE!
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