Details
- Release
- Spring 2027
- Edition
- Faith
- Publisher
- Dream Big Publish / Ohana Style Publishing
- Format
- Trade paperback, e-book, audiobook (planned)
- Companion
- Workbook included
The 15-step Brave Purpose Framework in three movements, written for readers walking it with God. The companion non-faith edition is Brave Purpose.
The golden thread
“There is a golden thread of bringing restoration, healing, and encouragement to the heart. If you don’t believe that you are valuable, you will not believe that the dreams in your heart are valuable. I make a case for knowing your value, and throughout pretty much everything that I do, there is that golden thread of bringing restoration, healing, and encouragement to people’s hearts.”
In Brave Purpose with God the thread is the Father waiting for you on the water. Michele calls a reader off the rock of the familiar and into the dreams He planted before they were born, treating even their deepest pains as clues on the way to the treasure He has prepared.
The story behind the story
Friend, welcome to a great adventure.
The journey of dreaming big with God is a path I have walked for decades, and beautifully, it is the very road that has led me to you. As I have navigated the hills and valleys of pursuing the dreams He planted within me, discovering God’s purposes along the way, I have been left with a gratitude deeper than words can express.
Time and again, I have discovered that God had bigger dreams for my life than I could have ever conceived. He is a God full of surprises! Pursuing His heart has led to personal transformation, profound healing, and a life of miracles beyond my wildest imagination. It has been a walk into the kind of freedom that only a Heavenly Father can give.
Every milestone I have reached, from the victories and mountain-top moments to the quiet, healing shifts of the soul, has been a preparation for this season: to see you embrace the sacred richness of the story God is writing through your life. My great passion is to walk beside you as you learn to partner with our Creator God, daring to dream with the same boldness that He used to craft the stars.
As we navigate together, may the Holy Spirit lead you beyond the boundaries of any self-imposed limitations. We will step into the light of the Father’s grace where you can walk in the breathtaking fullness of who you were always meant to be: thriving, unhindered, and alive with your God-given purpose.
There is a spark within you that isn’t just a wish. It is a divine whisper. Let’s unlock your dreams and watch as your life becomes the masterpiece God intended it to be.
May the glory of God be witnessed and experienced through you, and through the impact of your dreams.
Michele’s preface, quoted in full.
Imagine, for a moment, that you are standing barefoot on a smooth, sun-warmed rock in the middle of a flowing river. The cool water swirls ankle-deep around you, and you can feel the gentle, persistent tug of the current. It is inviting you to let go, to drift downstream into territory unknown, into a great adventure.
Yet, there is something comforting about the safety of the rock. It feels stable. It is familiar. It is known. It is like the somewhat predictable life you have created, and you know every inch of its surface.
But deeper than the comfort of where you stand, you feel it. A subtle, magnetic pull of a current toward something more. It is the call to experience deeper fulfillment, more radiant joy, and the abundant life that Jesus offers that makes your soul feel alive. And still, you may hesitate. It is uncomfortable, perhaps even frightening, to risk stepping off the solid ground of the “known” and into the flow of what could be.
This winding river journey is, at its heart, a pursuit of the hidden treasure chest of dreams God has planted within you. That is the voice calling out to you from the water.
The opening of Michele’s introduction, “A Sacred Invitation.”
“The map is in your hands, the river is deep, and the Father is already waiting for you upon the water.”
What the book is
Brave Purpose with Godis a practical guide in three movements. Discovering the Dreamer Within is a reckoning of a reader’s worth as a beloved child of God, dismantling the false beliefs that kept them small and naming the God-given dreams planted at the center of their purpose. From Dreamer to Builder treats imagination as a sacred blueprint and teaches the discipline of stewarding the three T’s He has already placed in their hands: Time, Treasure, and Talents. Living Your Dream builds the courage to protect a vision when the temptation to quit is loudest, and helps a reader find the God-sent community that will champion their purpose when they cannot champion it themselves.
Explorer’s Notes and Treasure Summaries run through the book, written for partnership with the Holy Spirit and paced as a treasure hunt rather than a quick read. Michele writes it for the young adult in the season of the first breath, the mid-life reader on the sustained trek, and the senior stepping into a golden legacy, and she widens what “big” is allowed to mean along the way: a dream is measured by the depth of the obedience and the heart behind the action.
Same 15-step Brave Purpose Framework as the non-faith edition, with a companion workbook.
Endorsements
Early praise
“There is a lack of practical tools that can assist young adults in discovering the direction that God wants their life to take. This book fills that void. Writing with a positive and uplifting tone, Michele provides practical advice on how to connect with one’s life purpose, no matter what adult life stage you are in.”
“Brave Purpose with God is a wonderful resource, helping us reflect on who we are, what we can achieve, and where to go from here. Listen for that divine voice of calm and clarity rising above the noise as we explore Brave Purpose with God together.”
“Okimura masterfully connects the prophetic and the artistic with the dusty, everyday path we actually walk. Readers will come away not just encouraged but awakened as travelers ready to follow God’s clues toward the treasure He has prepared.”
Launch information
Brave Purpose with God releases in Spring 2027 from Dream Big Publish / Ohana Style Publishing, in trade paperback and e-book with an audiobook planned, alongside a companion workbook.
Contact Michele for release updates
Launch email list coming soon.
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Where the thread leads
“The golden thread is like the spine. It runs through everything I do and teach and coach and speak on. And it culminates in embracing your brave purpose. And living it out.”
If you are ready to walk this out yourself, Michele coaches authors through the Brave Purpose Author Method.
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