Tori's World

Hello, my faithful and avid readers with an OUTSTANDING imagination!

My journey to writing my first novel, Ascension, hasn't been easy. For years, I've wanted to write the books I read since I was twelve. I wanted to write secular romance, but whenever I sat in front of that computer and began writing my character, they will somehow become a Christian. Imagine trying to write about a woman who loves everything the World has to offer, but God suddenly decides to show His face. Because of this, I had major writer's block, and I could not finish the books. I would start countless really good books, but I couldn't finish them, even Ascension started off as a secular book.  

So, I had put my writing on the back burner, and then life happened. I got married, had two beautiful children, and got a divorce. I started dating again and found out that the dating scene was nothing like the 90s, which I miss, by the way. Then, I realized that people no longer believe in LOVE. Imagine not believing in LOVE. Especially when God is LOVE...see where I'm going with this.

As time went on, I found the love of my life, my soulmate, but only to get hurt again. I had to grow up, and so did my soulmate. I realized that LOVE has so many lessons. Maybe that's why people have given up on it. You see, you can't understand God until you understand LOVE. In 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8, the Holy Scriptures describe just what LOVE is, but people don't realize that this also describe who God is.

The scripture reads as follows..."Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails…" Now, replace the word LOVE with God, and the word IT with HE…now you have a clear picture of who God is.

You see, on my journey to finding LOVE. God revealed so much to me that no church has ever taught me. You see, on my death bed, which is a long story that I may tell one day, I had caught COVID, God showed me His face. He talked to me, and I told him that I would put Him first from that point on and put all of my trust and faith in Him. Since then, He has been moving in my life in ways I can't imagine.

During the writing of this book, I had gone through so much. I started thinking that I wasn't good enough. Maybe I shouldn't write this book, and then things were happening left and right with my children. They were getting in car accidents and started doubting themselves, and then my auntie passed away, and we all had a hard time dealing with that because she was the rock of the family. And then, not too long after that, my father passed, and even as I'm writing this, it is hard...so hard. I didn't want to continue writing my book, but then I thought about the father I had...he wouldn't want me to give up. So, I pressed forward, and I finally finished it. My first book...my firstborn. I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing. May God bless you all, and may you seek the truth, just as I had, and pray for wisdom and knowledge.  Because He will definitely reveal a lot to you...lol...thank you all, and stay tuned to more exciting stories written with truths mixed in with fairy tales. Love you all!

Tori Ashlyn