From Effie
April 2026
When Church Hurts More Than the World Does
The world will hurt you and you expect it. A stranger will let you down and you recover. A coworker will disappoint you and you move on. But when the hurt comes from inside the church — from the people who pray with you, worship beside you, and call you sister — it reaches a place that ordinary pain does not touch…
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When You Believe in God But Can’t Feel Him
You have not stopped believing. Let me say that first. You are not here because you walked away from God. You are here because you are still standing in the middle of your faith and you cannot feel Him. The prayers leave your mouth and dissolve into the air…
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I Prayed and Nothing Happened — Now What?
You prayed. You meant every word. You believed it as the words left your mouth. And then — nothing. No peace settling in. No shift in the situation. No sign that heaven heard you at all.
If you have ever knelt in that kind of silence and wondered what to do when God doesn’t answer your prayers, I want you to hear me: you are not doing it wrong. You are not being punished. And you are not alone in this…
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Why I Wrote What I Carry in Silence
I never planned to write a prayer book. I planned to survive. To keep showing up for my family, my faith, and the life I was building — even when all three were testing me at the same time.
But somewhere in the middle of a season that would not end, I started writing prayers. Not for anyone else. For me. Because I needed words and I didn’t have any…
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What I Carry in Silence — Releasing April 14
The first book in The What I Carry Collection releases April 14, 2026. Prayers for endurance in the quiet places of life. Available for pre-order now on Amazon. Sign up for the mailing list to be the first to know when new titles release.
February 2026
Welcome to EffieGreenbloom.com
This site is brand new — and so is this chapter. Thank you for being here at the beginning. More books are on the way. Sign up for the mailing list to be the first to know when new titles release.