One Step, One Breath, One Round at a Time

One Step at a Time, One Breath at a Time, One Round at a Time is a raw and personal coming-of-age story about growing up, losing friendships, searching for purpose, and discovering faith in places where it wasn't always easy to see.

Beginning in childhood and following the author through his early teenage years, the story explores the experiences that shaped him: meeting a best friend who would become an important part of his life, experiencing the pain of losing that friendship, discovering robotics and running, struggling with loneliness during homeschooling, and searching for something-or someone-to give life meaning.

As the years go on, the author's relationship with God becomes increasingly complicated. He wrestles with loneliness, self-doubt, difficult emotions, family struggles, and questions about why God allows suffering. His faith doesn't follow a straight path. Sometimes God feels close; other times, He seems painfully distant.

Then comes church camp, where a new friendship and the possibility of first love bring a completely different set of emotions. What begins as excitement quickly becomes uncertainty, self-doubt, and heartbreak. Through those experiences, the author begins to understand that finding peace doesn't necessarily mean having everything figured out.

From secret adventures and robotics competitions to dirt bikes, church camps, friendships, and moments of quiet reflection, this book follows one teenager's attempt to make sense of a complicated world while holding onto his faith.

It is not a story about having all the answers.

It is a story about continuing forward when you don't have them.

Because sometimes life doesn't change all at once. Sometimes healing doesn't happen overnight. Sometimes all you can do is take the next step, breathe, and keep fighting the next round.

One step at a time.

One breath at a time.

One round at a time.