Why I Wrote This Book
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I did not set out to write a book. I began by writing because my heart needed somewhere to place the memories, the questions, the tears, and the quiet conversations that followed the loss.
Silence felt overwhelming, and writing became a way to breathe again.
As I walked through widowhood, I realized how many emotions are never spoken aloud. The loneliness. The guilt for laughing again. The fear of the future. The tension between honoring a lifelong love and wondering if joy is still allowed.
These are sacred and complicated spaces, and too often they are carried alone.
I believe they shouldn’t be and need a place to live. They should be expressed freely and fearlessly.
I penned this down for anyone who has loved deeply and then had to learn how to live without that person beside them. I wrote it for widows and widowers who wake up in the middle of the night searching for peace. For people who feel uncertain about opening their hearts again. For those who question where God is in the middle of their sorrow. For anyone standing between preserving the past and stepping into an unknown future.
I wanted to share not just my grief, but the faith that sustained me through it. This book is not about replacing love. It is about honoring it. It is about trusting that God’s plan does not end in loss, and that even in our most broken moments, He is quietly preparing what comes next.
If my story can make even one person feel less alone… offer comfort to one grieving heart… provide practical help to someone across the world… if it can offer clarity, or courage to someone standing at the edge of uncertainty…
Then every vulnerable word written here has been worth it.
I wrote this book because love deserves to be remembered — and hope deserves to be shared. Also, the profits from the sales of this book are going to be a great support in various charitable causes in the Philippines.
Serving others has always been part of my faith journey, and I wanted this story — born from love and loss — to become a blessing to those who are vulnerable and in need.