I Just Said Yes to Early Mornings

I never, in my wildest imagination, thought I would write one book… let alone four.

Writing wasn’t on my vision board. It wasn’t a childhood dream. It wasn’t even a quiet desire tucked away in the back of my mind. Although the Lord later reminded me of a small book collaboration I did in kindergarten with two classmates, that memory had long been forgotten. So no, writing was never part of my plan.

I do remember sitting in a church service once when someone else received a prophetic word about writing a book. That moment stayed with me. But the word wasn’t spoken to me, and at the time, I didn’t realize it had taken root. It was simply planted, waiting for its season.

That season came during COVID.

It wasn’t glamorous. There was no dramatic “aha” moment. Life had slowed down, church attendance looked different, and the familiar rhythms of everyday life had shifted. My daughter was away at school, so I turned her bedroom into a prayer room. Early mornings with the Lord became sacred, just me, my Bible, my journal, and silence.

And in that quiet… God began to speak.

He downloaded The Flip Side relatively quickly. It wasn’t something I planned or strategized. There was no outline or publishing goal. It was obedience. I simply wrote what He gave me. I shared it with a friend, and she encouraged me to keep writing—and eventually, to publish.

Then… the other books followed.

But Wise Words of Wisdom: Her Faith Speaks Today was different.

That book was birthed out of conversations.

While I was out vending, I kept hearing the same things from women:

“The Bible is hard to understand.”

“How is that relevant to my life today?”

“I don’t see myself in those stories.”

And standing there, among people, listening, God showed me a need.

This book wasn’t written to impress. It was written to bridge a gap.

A gap between the women of the Bible and the women of today.

Different culture.

Different century.

But the same struggles.

The same questions.

And the same faithful God.

I didn’t set out to become an author.

I didn’t chase a title or platform.

I just said yes to early mornings.

Yes to listening.

Yes to obedience.

And God did the rest.