The book was very much a part of my continuing growing sense that I should go into the ministry. It was just that kind of sense that God was using the words of the book in some way that was unfathomable because it affected people's lives in an amazing way.

It's faithful without being religious. It's a garden book but it's not about gardening. It's sort of inspirational but it's not a devotional.

A lot of my writing went into sermons and seminary papers, but I'm beginning to feel the urge again. I need something creative going on in my life.