Through the last three years, God has shown me a faith like I’ve never known. Never cared to write.” But there I was, typing away at the keys with a burden to share a story I had no idea where it was heading. I remember saying with ready fingers pressed on the keyboard, “Are you sure, God? I never wanted to write. How does your faith play into your writing? I truly believe God allows detours in our lives so we may see His glory and for us to know He is faithful. Today God has richly blessed me with three children and health. This was my detour, but God had used that time to tell me He had plans for me. It was after the surgery I had time to think, but I couldn’t pray. I had little time to think or how I might not have children again. My doctor was wonderful, but everything happened so fast after that, I was in a blur from more testing to the next week, surgery. =) Shortly after my first child was born I found out I had cancerous cells. Has God ever provided an unexpected “detour” in your life that turned out to be positive? The interesting thing is those characters are the same ones in my debut novel Unconditional. Though it may never see an editor’s desk, that story is dear to my heart, more than any others because of what it represents. I wrote a book entitled Live by Faith, Not by Sight. During that time I felt the Lord leading me to write. It was the first time he’d gone overseas since our three children were born and, honestly, I didn’t know what to do with myself. My spark started three years ago when my husband left for Israel. Her debut novel, Unconditional, released this month. She also writes for Christ to the World Ministries, sharing the Gospel through Bible studies.Ī member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Tanya was a semi-finalist in the 2011 Genesis contest. Tanya Eavenson and her husband have served in church ministry for the past fourteen years.

Unconditional by Tanya Eavenson