Welcome Friends to my Peace Journey

My name is Kimberly Grace and this is my story.

Hi there! My name is Kimberly Grace. I am a relatively new author in the Contemporary Christian Romance genre with one book and two short stories self-published on Amazon. I want to be upfront with you that I am a Christian who believes in the death and resurrection of Jesus. Now what does this all have to do with my peace journey? A lot actually, but I want you to know that you do not have to be of faith to begin finding peace. There are some very simple and easy steps that everyone can take to start reclaiming a calm state of being again. My hope is that everyone will be able to take bits and pieces from my words to help them achieve more peace, health, and balance. In this blog, I will explore different topics and how we can make small, incremental changes that will greatly improve the quality of our daily lives.

My peace story began when I wrote a second book and sought to see if I could get it traditionally published. Even though I did not hear back from all of the agencies that I queried, among the rejections was one agency that provided me with something just as good as a publishing deal (although that would have been amazing too, of course!) The specific agent told me that she liked my voice and tone. It is incredibly difficult and seemingly impossible for a writer to get traditionally published. That sentence alone buoyed my confidence in my writing ability so much! She gave me hope and encouragement that I would someday be successful in the writing world.

She encouraged me to focus my writing on shorter-form novels. I was so excited and immediately began researching the line of work that she had recommended. I read several books that would be similar to the one I planned to write. The problem was that once I started writing the book I thought would be perfect, I kept having trouble writing it. I had little trouble writing the first one but this one was proving to be a real struggle for me. Something was different. Yes, life had more challenges and stressors, but that was not the difference.

The change was that I was no longer seeking God’s comfort and finding solace in his Word. I had let the world distract me with endless social media scrolling and feeling confused about the world. Doubt and fears crept in and before I knew it, I began having panic attacks. I have anxiety but the reality is that everyone does and it will rise and fall to different levels over the course of our lifetimes. What we tell ourselves has significant control over our lives. If we are not careful, the lies we tell ourselves can become truths in our minds. Yet I want you to know that it is never too late to fight back those thoughts and reclaim confident, reassuring truths in our hearts. If you read this far, thank you so much for taking the time to read my story and I hope you will continue on this journey with me. Our time here on earth is limited and what we do with it really matters. Today is the perfect day to take a step, however small it needs to be, towards a future full of hope, encouragement, and peace.

Tune in next week as we begin the journey to peace with a puzzle to solve.