Our oldest son, Kyle, was slowly inching his way to graduating, and in the moments I allowed myself to think about that reality, panic came over me for so many reasons.

One cause of panic was I didn’t know who I would be or what I would do once they became adults.

I began praying about this and thinking about what I was good at and what I liked to do. Memories began coming to mind of a time when I loved writing cards and letters, and I had found journals I had written over the years.

Writing is a wonderful thing but I wasn’t sure what I might do with it.

Around this time, blogs became popular, and email too. I began looking at different blogs and getting some emails since I loved to read, too. One that I had signed up with was Proverbs 31 Ministries. I began seeing resources there geared toward writers and those who might want to write a book.

“Could I really do that?” I thought to myself. So, I began to dream a little bit.

Now, I am a girl who can dream if you let her, and I can have big visions of what I want to do, but I don’t always do well figuring out the steps to making it happen. My brain gets overwhelmed with all the details, and I get distracted and detoured very easily along the way.

But this dream in my heart began to become real.

I began talking to my husband about it, and now I have brought up many other things along the way and tried stuff that never panned out well, or I didn’t finish. So he was, with good reason, a little hesitant. But my husband has always wanted to see me become who God wants me to be, so he agreed to start on this path.

Do you have any dreams God has put on your heart? Are you hesitant to move towards them for fear of failure?

I would love to be here for you like my husband is for me. If God puts that dream there and it doesn’t go away, I would love to encourage you to move towards it, even if it is one small step at a time.

This was my first step. I was saying the dream out loud to my husband and getting his support.

I am excited about sharing this writing journey and the process of putting my first book, Created to Relate: Living Beyond Religion, together.

Thanks for joining me!