I have not written on my blog in some time. It’s not that I dislike it, I love to write and honestly it helps me process. Life has been so full and my mind and heart have also been in grief mode the past year, as I process the loss of my mom and best friend.

This summer, I felt motivated to check out the SheSpeaks conference that is done by Proverbs 31 Ministries. This was a conference that my mom and I had always wanted to attend together, but we never did. My mom always wanted to write a children’s book and she had a few stories that were almost complete, but she had not finished them. She was a wonderful and creative writer and growing up, I remember finding little sticky notes around the house with random words and rhymes on it… usually a song or a book she was composing. This summer, I purchased my online ticket to listen to this conference from home, since I was not able to go in person. My mom always encouraged my writing and wanted me to work on it.

With getting plugged into this ministry and their Compel Pro program, I found the opportunity to pitch a book to a publisher. Writing a book has been on my mind awhile now, but I was always thinking of something geared towards adults.

When I went online to book an appointment with a pulisher, the only available publisher was for a children’s book. They had a few appointment dates available and there was one on my mom’s birthday. The fact that the only available publisher was a children’s one and that the appointment was on my mom’s birthday just seemed so perfect.

“Okay God,” I thought, “You have to tell me what to write… because I don’t have any ideas for a children’s book.”

After a hard day with our heart warrior kiddo, an idea of a book popped in my head… “I need to write a book about this.” And so I started to write.

As most of you know, my husband and I have walked this road of being “heart warrior parents” for 7 years now and I am constantly looking for ways to support our son, not only with his physical health but his mental/emotional health too.

This book is for kids like my son, who do not have a lot of choice when it comes to their days they spend at the doctor, but we can help them see that they can choose to be brave and that God is their true source of strength. My hope is that this book can be a resource for any child with a chronic medical condition and also a resource for their caregiver/parents. These kids are so strong and amazingly resilient, and sometimes they just need some extra support to remember the bravery they carry inside.

This whole process has been a learning experience for me and a chance to simply say “yes” when I feel God ask me to do something. My hope is that this book can be a great resources for other brave kids like our son.