Remembering What it Feels Like to Fly

“A smile spread across Caroline’s face, for so many reasons. Because of her mother’s praise. Because she had just cleared an oxer set to 3’9”. Because she had finally let determination overcome fear. But most of all, because she was starting to remember what it felt like to fly.”
Just a small sneak peak of what I’ve been writing lately. Still have a ways to go! This video is from nine years ago today.

Caroline’s Purpose: Video

If you’ve ever wrestled with fear, faith, or finding your footing after loss, Caroline’s Purpose is for you. Follow Caroline Davis as she navigates heartbreak, healing, and unexpected hope in the form of an abused horse and a boy who understands more than he lets on. With tenderness, authenticity, and a message of redemption, this emotionally rich novel invites readers to believe in second chances. Don’t miss your chance to grab it for under a dollar—download Caroline’s Purpose on Kindle today and discover how the hardest seasons can lead to the most beautiful transformations.

Splinters of Grace

A rough wooden cradle,

Hay pokes through the swaddle, 

Splinters of grace. 

Learning a craft, carpentry,

Turning wood into beauty, 

Splinters of grace. 

Carrying a cross, to His death 

Hanging from nails, fighting for breath, 

Splinters of grace. 

The weight of everyone’s sin, 

There on the cross died with Him, 

Splinters of grace. 

But death had no victory, 

He rose and conquered on day three, 

Unending grace. 

Hope and a future, love unearned, 

Sinners shown mercy undeserved, 

Unending grace. 

Joyce Bloemker (Palomino and Pinto) Interview and Review of Caroline’s Purpose

Editor and blogger Joyce Bloemker (Palomino and Pinto) did a book review and interviewed me about Caroline’s Purpose. You can read her post here: https://www.palominoandpinto.com/blog/book-review-and-author-interview-carolines-purpose-by-erica-zaborac. I am grateful she chose my book to review and enjoyed talking to her about my writing and editing process!

Check out her other posts and the books she recommends and her editing tips!

If you want to order your own copy of Caroline’s Purpose, you can find it on Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Carolines-Purpose-Erica-Zaborac/dp/1611533929/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OO6IWGGASHUN&keywords=caroline%27s+purpose&qid=1706124691&sprefix=caroline%27s+purpos%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-1

Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/carolines-purpose-erica-zaborac/1138372131?ean=9781611533934

Something Beautiful

Think about the beginning.  
Dark and uncertain,
buried beneath the surface.

Was there fear in the uncertainty?
Was their trembling in the dark?
Were there tears in the depth?

Think about the middle.
Growth and change,
emerging into the world.

Did the fear cause the change?
Did the trembling cause the debut?
Did the tears cause the growth?

Think about the display.
Beautiful and blooming,
reaching proudly to the sky.

Was it worth the fear and uncertainty?
Was it worth the trembling?
Was it worth all of the tears?

Think about the end.
Drooping and falling,
returning to the ground below.

Is the hope greater than the fear?
Is there comfort in the trembling?
Is there happiness in the tears?

Is there hope in the One
Who’s kindness and gentleness,
and love and grace know no end?

Is there trust in the One
Who planned and controls it all,
Who never makes mistakes?

Is their belief in the One
who will take all of the fear and doubt
and turn it into something beautiful?

Caroline’s Purpose July Sale

Caroline’s Purpose is in the top 50 today on Amazon for Teen and Young Adult Clean and Wholesome Romance and Teen and Young Adult Nature! You can order the ebook for just $.99 all of July!

Caroline’s Purpose: Last Chance for $.99 ebook!

The ebook edition of Caroline’s Purpose is available for $.99 only through the end of this month! Make sure you get yours now!

Amazon: https://a.co/d/12av3i8

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/caroline-s-purpose

Apple: https://books.apple.com/…/carolines-purpose/id1543990858

Meet Luna, aka Goldee

Luna, the weanling Caroline and Connor are assigned to work with in Caroline’s Purpose, is also based off of one of my personal horses. Goldee was my assigned horse in the University of Arizona Equine Sciences program. Goldee is a Thoroughbred, and can be as sweet and sassy as Luna in the book. In Chapter 2, Luna is introduced as ”the dark bay thoroughbred filly with the crescent moon shaped marking on her head.” You can see here in Goldee’s pictures that she looks exactly like Luna in the book.

To learn more about Luna, and her place in Caroline’s story, order the ebook edition of Caroline’s Purpose now on Amazon, Kobo, or Apple Books for $.99. This sale ends soon, so make sure to get yours today!

Amazon: https://a.co/d/12av3i8

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/caroline-s-purpose

Apple: https://books.apple.com/…/carolines-purpose/id1543990858