Growing Only Dandelions

🌼Growing Only Dandelions🌼 is an inspirational story of a woman who has a near-death experience that propels her on a spiritual and emotional journey. The words crafted are inspired by a Christian belief in a loving God. However, it does not ostracize other religions or other spiritual beliefs. The fundamental concept is that we are LOVED and do not travel through this life alone.Growing Only Dandelions highlights the presence of strategically placed relationships, purposely left “signs” and guardian angels, all of which are gifted to us through Grace. This unconventional supernatural novel dares the reader to consider the possibility of a present and loving God through a narrative that triggers one’s imagination to question every action and inaction.***Bethany, a wife and mother, is enjoying a beautiful day at the beach with her family. She falls asleep while her husband and son swim in the ocean. Awakened by the winds of an approaching storm, Bethany is alarmed by how dangerous the water has turned. She frantically searches for her family before rushing to the water and jumping into it. Bethany struggles against the treacherous waters and slams her head against a reef on the ocean’s floor. Falling unconscious, Bethany says “I never saw a more brilliant light.”Bethany opens her eyes in heaven and her spiritual and emotional journey begins. She is escorted through a long corridor by a man insisting that she must see “Him” right away. They swiftly walk alongside an endless stream of people shuffling forward slowly in a single filed line. Some of them are curious and reach out their arms to touch the woman being chaperoned to the front of the line. Upon contact, their “ugliness” (i.e., personal, shameful life event) is revealed to Bethany.A person calls out to her by name. Bethany recognizes that it is the voice of her estranged father. Her hatred towards him is palpable. He steps off the line and touches her wrist transporting her mind back in time to when her “ugliness” started as a young child from his abuse.***Throughout the novel, Bethany is transported back in time to those milestone moments in her life that shaped her own “ugliness”. In hindsight, she recognizes all the beauty that evolved from it. Growing Only Dandelions is a novel that is meant to open your mind, heal your heart and awaken your spirit.We are not weeds.We are beautiful flowers.Growing Only Dandelions is a dark novel. It is to help you see the light. Read more