It’s Not Too Late To Keep The Promises You Made To Yourself: 5 Reasons This Book Will Remind You
It’s time to start keeping promises to yourself again, sweet friend — even if it’s been so long that you’ve almost forgotten what they were.
Can I be honest with you for a moment? I wrote Keeping Promises because I believe with everything in me that there are women all over this world carrying the same quiet ache in their hearts. The ache that shows up at the strangest moments — when you’re standing in front of the mirror first thing in the morning, really looking at yourself for the first time in a long time, and you notice the lines that weren’t there before. The face that doesn’t quite match the one in your memories. And somewhere between the reflection and the silence, a thought rises up that catches you completely off guard…
When did I get here? And did I ever actually live the life I dreamed of?
You think about the woman you used to be — the one with big plans, wild hopes, and a heart full of someday. You were going to travel. You were going to write that book, start that dream, chase that calling. You were going to do all the things that made your soul come alive.
But then life happened. And you showed up for everyone else instead.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV — https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+29%3A11&version=NIV)
And if that sounds painfully familiar — if you’ve been keeping promises to everyone except yourself — then this story was written for you.
Reason One: You Have Been Keeping Promises To Everyone Instead Of Yourself
Let’s start with the truth that nobody talks about, sweet friend. You are one of the most dependable, faithful, selfless people in the lives of everyone around you. You show up. You follow through. You keep your word. Your family knows they can count on you. Your friends know you will be there. Your church, your job, your community — they all know that when you make a promise, you keep it.
But somewhere along the way, the promises you made to yourself got quietly pushed to the bottom of the list. Not because they didn’t matter. But because everyone else’s needs always seemed more urgent than your own. And after years of putting yourself last, you stopped even noticing that you were doing it.
That’s exactly what happens to the woman at the center of Keeping Promises. She spent her whole life showing up for everyone — keeping every promise she ever made — to everyone but herself. And if that sounds painfully familiar, then this story was written for you.
Reason Two: That Feeling In Your Heart Is Calling You Back To Keeping Promises To Yourself
Some people might look at this season of your life and call it a mid-life crisis. They might see you questioning things, feeling restless, looking in the mirror and wondering where the years went — and they might think something is wrong with you.
But you and I both know better than that, don’t we?
What you’re feeling isn’t a crisis. It’s an awakening. It’s God stirring something inside of you that has been sleeping for too long. It’s that still, small voice whispering, “There’s still more for you. I’m not done with your story yet.”
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:19, NIV — https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+43%3A19&version=NIV)
Keeping Promises is a story about a woman who finally recognized that restless feeling for what it truly was — not the end of something, but the beginning. And sweet friend, maybe that’s exactly where you are right now, too.
Reason Three: Those Lines On Your Face Are Proof You Still Have Time For Keeping Promises To Yourself
Can I tell you something I wish someone had told me a long time ago? Those lines on your face are not signs that your life is over. They are proof that you have survived every hard thing that tried to stop you — and you are still standing.
Every wrinkle tells a story. Every gray hair is a testimony. Every morning you wake up and face the mirror is another day God has given you to start again.
The woman in Keeping Promises had to learn this same beautiful truth. She had to stop seeing her reflection as evidence of time lost and start seeing it as evidence of a life richly lived — and a future still wide open.
You are not past your prime, sweet friend. You are not too old. You are not too late. You are right on time for the life God has been preparing for you all along.
Reason Four: It Is Never Too Late To Start Keeping Promises To Yourself Again
This is the part of the story that will grab your heart and not let go. Because Keeping Promises is not just about a woman who realizes she has been neglecting herself. It’s about what happens when she finally decides it is her turn.
It’s about second chances. It’s about grace. It’s about looking in that mirror one more time — and instead of seeing someone whose best days are behind her — seeing a woman who is just getting started.
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:31, NIV — https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+40%3A31&version=NIV)
God is in the business of renewing. Restoring. Rebuilding. And the most beautiful chapter of your story might just be the one you haven’t written yet.
Reason Five: This Cozy Read Will Inspire You To Start Keeping Promises To Yourself Today
If you’re looking for a book that feels like curling up in a warm blanket by the fire with a cup of coffee and a long heart-to-heart with a friend who truly gets it — this is your book.
Keeping Promises is clean Christian fiction. There is no language you have to skip over, no scenes you have to skim past. Just a beautiful, heartfelt story about a real woman with a real struggle that so many of us are quietly living every single day.
It’s the kind of book you pick up on a quiet evening and don’t put down until the last page. The kind that makes you laugh, makes you cry, and makes you look in the mirror the next morning with brand new eyes.
And when you turn that final page, I hope you close the book and whisper to yourself — it’s my turn now.
Sweet friend, don’t let another minute go by wondering what if. Your dreams didn’t expire. Your time hasn’t passed. And the promises you made to yourself all those years ago are still waiting for you to keep them.
Grab your copy of Keeping Promises today on Barnes & Noble and let it be the reminder your heart has been waiting for.
Have you ever had that moment — standing in front of the mirror, realizing you’ve been showing up for everyone but yourself? I would love to hear your story. Tell me about it in the comments below — I promise you, sweet friend, you are not alone in this. 💜
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