In May of 2026, it will have been a year since my first book, Walking in the Valley with God, was published. This devotional was and is still very special to me, and it covered topics such as Friendship, Health struggles, Beauty Standards, and Social Media, to name a few.

Friendships have always been one of the things I struggle with most in life, and I continue to endure them with Christ by my side. I only wrote two chapters about friendship in my book, but I knew I could have written a lot more, and I wanted to.

I’m a Christian author first and foremost. I will always exclaim Jesus or have spiritual undertones in all my works. God has put it on my heart to continue Walking in the Valley with God and create a series in which, one book at a time, I will cover topics that mean the most to me.

The second book in the Walking with God series comes out September 1st, and I am being joined by my friends who helped make Walking in the Valley with God what it is - Meghan will be illustrating the cover once again with her beautiful artwork. Brooke will be beautifully writing the foreword at the beginning of the book.

The book will be titled, Walking in the Wilderness with God, and will cover friendship - good ones and bad ones. Stay tuned for more updates and follow @sammyraeauthor on Instagram to be the first to see all the exciting things coming up!