Another Pruning

It was around Memorial Day I said goodbye to a ministry I have loved serving with—youth. I will champion for teens louder and longer than any age group, and that includes my own.

To live a surrendered and free life in Christ is uncomfortable at times. If I did things my way, I’d be in youth until they locked me out. But I want that ministry to thrive, and that means I had to be obedient.

My time for this season is with Women’s Ministry and it has seen growth and transition in a way I’ve had to focus on this more than other things.

Now to bookend the summer holidays, Labor Day time is when I just said goodbye to a ministry I’ve been involved in for maybe 15 years? All I know is I think the founder and I were the only ones left from the remaining team.

Christians Read is a blog comprised of Christian authors sharing devotionals, thoughts, book reviews, writing projects and more. When I started blogging there I wasn’t published. My child I believe was about to start school. I have ten published books and that child is a junior in college. God has been good.

Again, it would be easy to stay with it. I blog every other Friday, how hard is that? Well, honestly, it has been hard. I’ve felt for a while it was a time to let go and trust God has something better for those readers.

John 15:5 comes to mind because it makes no sense. How can I bloom if I keep getting trimmed back? I’ve seen the answer play out in my roses. When I prune them, they come back so much better. A beautiful bounty and an even better fragrance.

I want my life to be a beautiful fragrance to God. If I held on to my wants, it might look good to the world, but I’d be disobedient. And that’s a garbage stench to my Heavenly Father.

With these changes, not only can I devote energy to the women that they deserve, but I am also starting to have time to write. I’m way behind in Building Hearts, Evan Hart’s story in Surrendering Hearts #3.

I also joined a multi-author small-town romance novella project with release dates in 2025 and 2026. I am so excited about this, and you’ll hear more as the project comes closer. God has poured so many ideas and puzzle pieces together that I can’t wait to dive in.

Obedience is a life-long choice. I’d love to tell you it comes easy and I have it all perfected. The truth is I lament, drag my feet, and at times whine. But I’ve been around long enough to testify there is nothing sweeter than yielding to God’s plan. His ways are perfect and I trust Him.

You can read my last Christians Read post HERE.

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