Michaela L. Carson - Author & Speaker

I wasn't sure I'd make it to this point! 😅

On the last day of April I told my writing coach that I would have all of my first round of self-edits done by May 31st. At that point I think I had only one or two chapters done. I started off alright, but my amazing grandson arrived on May 13th, and I was suddenly less interested in my manuscript... 👶🏼🥰👵🏻

Then, as I was working with a client this past week, something shifted. We were talking about different types of deadlines—those you set for yourself and those you get from your boss. In the midst of encouraging her obedience, I felt convicted for my disobedience. I know that the May 31st deadline was from the Lord. My boss has a timeline for this project, and I trust it. So...

..𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟏𝟖 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝟐!

If there's something in your life you've been putting off, make a decision right now to prioritize the hard thing. If you'd like to share it in the comments, I'll pray for you!

If you’re a female Christian writer, and you are not part of the Deeper Growth - Author Group, this is your official invitation to join us! 🥳

We are a safe community for women honoring their God-assignments. If you’re tired of groups full of spammers and self-promotion, then this is the place to be! We’re ready for you to ask questions, learn from trainings, accept writing challenges and share your progress on our weekly accountability post!

I'll say it: Writing a book is like running a marathon in pajama pants—with snacks and occasional crying.

Sometimes the life of an author is complicated.

For example, when your publisher assures you that everything is correct with the book distributors, but for some unknown reason, The Zon is choosing 𝒏𝒐𝒕 to offer your paperback. Only your paperback.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲...😮‍💨

If you're looking to get a paperback copy of 𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 (and don't want to pay shipping), you can shop directly through my publisher's catalog:

Deeper Relationships are hard. They require effort and intentionality to be healthy and thriving. Yet we often view our relationship with God differently, thinking it should be easy and intuitive. The Bible teaches us that our faith is like a tree, and after years of struggling to grow in my relationship w

So, it's been quite a while since I announced book #2 in the 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 series. I'm deep in self-editing mode and wondering...

𝑫𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕? 🤣🤣🤣

_______________________: An Interactive Journey to ___________________ ___________________

Let me know your guess in the comments!

𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: I am a world-class procrastinator. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤫

But there are some things you just can’t keep putting off forever.

When I started my business back in 2023, I had big dreams, and my website was a place for all of them. A lot has changed since then—my coaching has grown, my community has expanded, I've released three new books—but that website? It still screamed 2023!

Since I'm working on my second book in the 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 series, I've finally accepted that it's time for my website to reflect all that God has done, too.

God led me to the amazing Whitney Pride, and I’m so excited to share the brand-new https://deeper-growth.com with you.

Now, everything is organized, updated, and—most importantly—you can find all of my 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 books, coaching resources, and our community links in one easy place.

𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙣:
Take a look around the new site and share something you learned about me in the comments below for a chance to win one of my books!

Deeper Growth Author and Spiritual Growth Coach for Women

Days when I️ get to come to Old Town Alexandria are some of my favorite—and most productive!

I’m working on the read through of my next Interactive Journey manuscript today; how many chapters do you think I️ can get through? 🤔

I did it. I did a trend. 🫣

I don’t generally post my private story on social media, but it’s on my heart today to share something deeply personal. Something raw and recent. (From this morning, in fact.)

This last year has been hard. I’m not sure even the people closest to me understand how hard it’s been.

You see, I’ve been walking with Jesus as my Lord for 36 years now, and He is my very best friend. I love Him more than anyone or anything. But I realized this morning I was mad at Him. Yep. No matter how long we have been friends, I’ve realized that I never outgrow pride and false expectations. I’m human, and they sneak in far more often than I want.

During this year of overwhelm, God has felt distant. I know that’s a “me” thing and not a “Him” thing, but even then, I have struggled to navigate it. I tried all the things that have worked before, and… nothing.

They didn’t work.

He still felt far away, and I still felt hurt by His distance.

Several years ago, I made a list of questions, a tool that helps me check in with the Holy Spirit on the condition of my heart. It’s an open invitation to talk about what He sees going on in me that I don’t see. Well, that stopped working, too. So, a few months ago, I stopped checking in; there didn’t seem to be any point.

Today I pulled it out, and I guess my heart was finally ready to hear what He had to say, because I journaled seven pages and confessed so many things to Him. And it worked.

Finally.

Today I found the turning point.

If you can relate, let me encourage you—we all get stuck. We all fall back into immature patterns when things don’t go as we expected. Don’t give up. He is forming you into who He created you to be in these quiet places that feel lonely.

For those who are struggling today, my Heart Inventory is a free resource I’d love to share with you. Maybe it can be your turning point, too.

https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/386912/114460764557804634/share