Hello dear reading friends!
I’ve been sitting on this news for months, and I’m so grateful I finally get to share it with you.
I’M WRITING ANOTHER BOOK! 🎉
After a year of rest, prayer, and careful discernment, the Lord has clearly led me into a new season—partnering with Tyndale Publishers on not just one book, but a long runway of work in the years ahead. When the timing was right, He opened the door wide, and I’m stepping through with gratitude (and a little holy trembling).
This first book is a Christ-centered celebration of the sacred influence of women as image bearers of God in our homes, our churches, and our world. I hope to elevate the conversation beyond polarizing debates and instead share a vision of womanhood that’s rooted in Christ and saturated with Scripture—one that reshapes our imaginations to see and celebrate women’s God-given beauty, strength, and generational influence.
That’s… a lot to pack into one book.
And if it weren’t a fire burning in my bones I’d be terrified. 🫣
But He who calls us is faithful, and I am convinced our generation of women—and our daughters and granddaughters—need this message.
We need to know the heart of God for what it means to live as His daughters, together.
As I begin writing, I’d be deeply grateful for your prayers.
Pray that I would listen to the Spirit and write only what God gives me to say.
Pray that this book would call the Body of Christ toward unity, not further division.
Pray that it would reach women who feel unseen or wounded, confused or weary—women who wonder if they matter to God.
Pray that I would write with boldness and conviction, that I would not shrink back for fear of being misunderstood.
Pray that I would write with humility and integrity—living this message first within the walls of my own home, not lured by the seductive whispers of power, but pouring out my life in sacrificial love.
I’ve never felt more fear or spiritual resistance than I have stepping into this project. Please pray for protection from the enemy’s schemes, and that I would boldly proclaim the good news of Jesus to our generation of women who desperately need Him.
Thank you for standing with me. I cannot do this work alone—and I don’t want to.
If you feel especially called to a ministry of prayer, we’re gathering a small prayer team who will commit to praying weekly for this book and my other ministry projects throughout 2026.
And yes—this book is just the beginning! 🥰
In the coming years, my publishing team and I will be bringing you Bible Studies, a devotional, and (cue the confetti 🎉) THREE Middle Grade novels designed to capture young readers’ imaginations and introduce them to courageous women of faith across centuries and continents.
I’ll share more soon. One step at a time.
And despite how newsy this email has been so far, I want this space to serve you, not just keep you up to date on my projects.
So tell me: If you could peek behind the scenes of one part of the book-writing project, what would you most want to see or understand? Leave a comment—I really do read every one.
Would a monthly Reader Q&A be helpful? Or do you prefer the Author BookChats we’ve been doing? Let’s keep the conversation going in the comments section below.
Now, on to the reason many of you are here: books we’ve been reading and loving this winter.1
First, if you missed it, the comments on last month’s Bookshelf email turned into a treasure trove of Christmas reading recommendations. Truly, our community has the best taste.
At Brittney Pelletier’s suggestion, I read The Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews and it was everything I wanted in a Christmas novella: cozy, atmospheric, and quietly romantic.
One reader also suggested The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder as a family read-aloud, and the timing couldn’t have been more perfect. We’re in the middle of the coldest snap here in Ohio (schools literally cancelled classes yesterday because the windchill made it feel like -8°F. Brrrrrrrr.)
As we listened to the chapter where Laura and Carrie fight their way through a blizzard, we were driving to a winter hike of our own. Forty-five minutes later, with numb fingers and frozen noses, we had a whole new appreciation for settlers who lived before heated cars and weather apps.
I’ve also begun Beth Moore’s newest Bible study, Walking with God, and from the first page, I was struck by her honesty and warmth, how she weaves storytelling, Scripture, and sound doctrine together so naturally.
The metaphor of walking with God is one I return to again and again in my own life and faith.2 It’s such a tender picture of God’s desire for daily, ongoing relationship—one that stretches from Genesis to Revelation.
Because this theme matters so deeply, I asked our friends at Tyndale if they’d be willing to give away a few copies of Walking with God to our Bookshelf readers—and they generously said yes!
👉 To enter the giveaway, comment below and tell us about one of your favorite hikes. Where was it? Who were you with? And what made it memorable? (Bonus points if books were involved.)
Last night, I stayed up far too late finishing The Girl from the Hidden Forest by Hannah Linder. A few chapters in, I assumed it would be a sweet, predictable regency romance… but halfway through, the story took a darker turn I didn’t see coming. I couldn’t put it down.
And that cover? Absolutely stunning. I’m off to find more Hannah Linder books now.
Do you ever pick up a book for its cover? I certainly do. And that was what drew me to The Seed of Woman, by Nana Dolce. It’s a great place to start if you’re newer to studying women in Scripture—or if you find yourself able to name only a few of the most well-known Bible women. Nana Dolce offers a clear, big-picture overview grounded in a Reformed perspective that helps tie each story into God’s larger redemptive plan.
Next month, I’ll share a few other books I’m reading that approach women in the Bible from a more literary lens, a church history lens, and a cultural lens, so if this topic grabs you, there are plenty more recommendations coming.
I’m drawn to bookshelves like a moth to a flame.3 I can’t walk past one without slowing down to read the titles on the spines. 🫣 (Am I alone in this?)
My camera roll is full of bookshelf photos from my travels, and now and then I share them here, alongside bookshelves sent in by readers from our own community.
I stumbled on this little free library in a coffeeshop in Oklahoma City a couple months ago, while in the city for an event, and I was just charmed by the eclectic collection. Do you have a little free library that you stop by regularly?
The top shelf are all signed books, most of them first editions. I have only read 9 of them. The second one is my Bible shelf with journals and books to help me understand more and learn more about all the stuff I missed or forgot over time. The third of five you can sort of see is my reference shelf.
—Dawn D.
Dear Asheritah, I so enjoy your emails, and have sometimes used your bible reading plans. Attached is a picture of items from my Christmas books collection. This is the first year that I read Kneeling in Bethlehem which has some powerful poetry in it. The others have been favorites for many years.
—Diane S.
Want to share your bookshelf with our community? Email me at hello@onethingalone.com and you may be featured in a future Asheritah’s Bookshelf email.
Until next month, I’ll be curled up with a stack of library books, half-finished mugs of tea, and a growing list of titles you’ve inspired me to read.
Thank you for reading along with me, for sharing your shelves and stories, and for making this corner of the internet feel like a place to linger.
May you always have a warm mug in hand and a good book nearby—and may you remember that the Master Storyteller delights in the story He’s eaving in your life, even now.
Cheering you on, one page at a time,
Asheritah
P.S. Before you go—thank you again for reading along with me. If you’d like to join the giveaway for Walking with God by Beth Moore, share a favorite hike (or a book about hikes?) in the comments. Your stories are half the fun. :)
We’re grateful for our publishing partners who occasionally provide books for review and giveaways. Their generosity helps keep Asheritah’s Bookshelf free and allows us to continue sharing bookish delights with this community.
I actually wrote a Bible study in 2016 called Walking with God: Enjoying God’s Presence from Morning to Night. I won’t link to that one here, so as to avoid the confusion, but suffice it to say, I’m endlessly fascinated by how God chooses this image of walking with us to reveal His desire for personal relationship in an ongoing daily manner.
Hence the name of this monthly email. Original, I know. lol
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