Updated spelling, grammar, and punctuation - Rewritten archaic expressions and sentence structure for clarity - Bible References and other sources footnoted - Not AI-generated. Modernized by a real live human being. At sixteen, Katy resolves to keep a journal. “It will do me good to read it over and see what a creature I am,” she writes. Through her honest, often self-searching entries, we walk beside her as she wrestles with her faults, longs to grow, and repeatedly feels the pull of the world around her. Though the setting belongs to another century, Katy’s struggles are timeless. Guided by the gentle wisdom of her godly mother and shaped by the people and circumstances she encounters, Katy’s journal follows her through courtship and marriage, motherhood, joy, grief, life, and death. Step by step, she presses toward her heavenly goal—but will she reach it at last? First published in 1869, Stepping Heavenward has comforted, challenged, and inspired generations of readers. Her husband, George Prentiss, later recorded its profound impact, as readers across continents and Christian traditions carried it into moments of weariness and prayer, finding renewed faith and hope. Stepping Heavenward endures as a faithful companion on the spiritual journey. Whether you are discovering it for the first time or returning to a beloved classic, this edition invites you to experience anew the warmth, honesty, and lasting influence of Elizabeth Prentiss’s timeless work. If you love old-fashioned language style, this book may not be for you. You can read the original on many online sites that offer out-of-copyright books. Please don't write a bad review just because you wish it were the original.