As followers of Jesus, we want to experience what the Bible promises: Maybe finding yourself on a similar story road draws you to seek a new way of studying Scripture too. Here was my prayer: I wanted that Bible to be worn and weary from use and the Word well-traveled in my heart and mind. And I ardently hoped that there was a way for me to find a reawakening in my faith, praying that the Holy Spirit was ready and willing to help me walk this new story road. I needed a life-guide, despite my schedule and my apprehensions. I wanted to find an answer to my every question in those pages. As if it was a lifeline, I held onto the Bible I’d been recently given-the one my dad used when he was saved and baptized at 60 years old-the Bible my dad had studied in the two short years before he’d passed away. So when I decided to pursue Bible study in a group, I walked into a church building with more than a few barriers to overcome. So while it wasn’t surprising that I found myself in unfamiliar territory, what is surprising is the place that I found the least familiar: the pages of my Bible.Īfter years of having no time to attend a women’s Bible study, I had a true lack of confidence in my ability to understand the Word. Navigating the calling of a new writing career and raising a young family doesn’t exactly make it easy to process life change at every turn. My family and I were grieving the loss of my dad to cancer.
Having walked away from my career to pursue a new career as a fiction author, I found myself on a completely different life path than the one I’d known.
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