The one question I was asked last year, over and over, during the forty-three days my husband was in the hospital was, “How are you so strong?”
My answer, “I’m not. Jesus is.”
In those days I told God that whether my husband lived or died, He would be glorified through the story of His provision in our lives. I am writing a book to share this story – the place I found peace in the midst of possibly losing the one thing I always wanted – my husband.
In my efforts to learn how to be a writer, I have come across amazing writers of God, who also share His story in their lives. One of those writers is Brooke McGlothlin who is releasing her new e-book Notes to Aspiring Writers this Tuesday, July 19th! I can’t wait to read it, and I feel blessed as her blog and insights encourage me as an aspiring writer!
Recently Brooke has challenged aspiring writers to write an elevator pitch for their book. Below is my elevator pitch for the story of my quest for peace. Seeing God work through me in this way is humbling, and I have an intense desire for everyone to experience His peace in the way I did.
My desire is to share with other women where I found Jesus’ supernatural peace – between faith and surrender. As a single woman, peace was something I never felt and only looked for in a future husband. Then God gave me a husband – a husband dying from Cardiomyopathy – and peace was not there either. This is the story of my quest for peace as my husband underwent heart transplantation, and I laid his life down at Jesus’ feet.
Please feel free to leave your honest and truthful thoughts on my elevator pitch. Any spare prayers as I continue this project are also so humbly appreciated!
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