Roots Grow Deep: The True Story of How I Grew Up and Out of Unwanted Same-sex Attraction

by Maureen Heath

Maureen Heath was in her early teens when she started to experience unwanted same-sex attraction. She didn’t understand these feelings and was raised in an environment where emotions weren’t talked about, let alone demonstrated. All she knew for sure was that something inside told her, “That’s not who you are.”

This book takes the reader through Maureen’s earliest memories of life, her experiences of abuse, and the effects of generational alcoholism, exploring her ancestry to illuminate how previous generations influence future ones. Then her life was transformed by an encounter with Jesus Christ, who was that inner voice assuring her, “That’s not who you are.”

This story gently confronts one of the church’s greatest issues in recent times, inviting the reader to the table for a conversation and offering hope to all who happen to have a sin nature.

Maureen Heath is a visual artist and missionary who uses art as a tool to engage people who have suffered trauma. Pickleball and coffee are her addictions but as an artist, she feels most at home with herself when painting, woodworking, and blacksmithing. She currently resides outside of Portland, Oregon.

197 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 19, 2022