“Suitable for all ages, the book skillfully integrates three elements: scripture, story, and illustration. A forlorn tree with little fruit to show laments its existence. A kind man comes along and gives the tree hope to abide until something special comes along, revealing its purpose. This book will encourage believers of all ages. Read “The Abiding Tree” and place it on your coffee table so your guests can enjoy it too!”
— Christian Book Awards
For the one who gives and never receives.
Caregivers give. That's who they are. They give all their strength, passion and attention to help others. Yet, they are so focused on others that their own health, their own rest, their own faith, quietly slide to the bottom of the list. Ask how she's doing and she'll tell you how her mother's doing and not how she's doing. Because we all know the answer.
64%
of family caregivers report high emotional stress.
AARP / National Alliance for Caregiving, Caregiving in the U.S. 2025
That is why this gift is so powerful. It serves two purposes. The first is the book itself, small enough to read in one sitting, beautiful enough to leave on the nightstand. The second is what the book carries: a path back to restoration and health that does not depend on her finding more strength. She has no more strength. That plan never was going to work.
“My grandfather died caring for my grandmother while she fought cancer. It was a double tragedy. He gave her everything she needed to survive, and no one thought to give him what he needed to continue on. I don't want another giver to end up where he did.”
— Michael Weissman
What's inside for this reader
The Abiding Tree is a deeply emotional journey hidden inside a short story. It cuts to the heart of the real issue: depletion. All along the way, the reader will find topics that we all are challenged by, including comparison to others, needing to wait, and continuing even though it is hard. A short excerpt:
But inside, it was hollow. Not rotten—just empty. It no longer knew what it meant to grow for itself. It only knew depletion.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. — Psalm 22:15
How to give it
One way to make the gift even more impactful is to add a little verse or two on the cover page. It will make the book more special. Here are some great verses you might consider.
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
Jeremiah 31:25 (WEB)
He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Psalm 23:2–3 (WEB)
but those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (WEB)
Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 (WEB)
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