purpose

I've gone back and forth all year long trying to find out what kind of books I want to write. Most authors stick with one genre. But if you know anything about me at all, you know I don't like to be limited. I like to have my hands in as many cookie jars as possible. It's a fault of mine.

I want to write stories that mean something, that have purpose. It's not about just a random story for the fun of it. Life is hard. We struggle. We falter. We become defeated. Finding escape in a book has always been my go-to, and I know it is the same for many others. We need to escape the mundane, the difficult, and the sometimes impossible. Wouldn't it be awesome if while we were escaping our problems, we get pointed in the direction of the One who holds the answers?

It is easy for me to lose focus and forget my purpose. But as I look back and read through past posts, I remember the things that God first laid on my heart years ago. I am reminded of my calling and it just gets me fired up all over again.

So as I begin to write this next novel, I've come to a decision. I want to write stories that draw people in and point them to Jesus. Period.