Where to begin was the question I began asking as I started this journey. I began educating myself and looking at different ways to create a blog.

There are a million choices out there, and that was overwhelming to me.

At the same time, I was looking into places to learn about writing and how to become a writer. After looking around, I went with the COMPEL program through Proverbs 31 Ministries.

I am very glad I made that decision. I learned a lot about writing, the process, the skills, and all of that, but best of all, I made some of the greatest relationships with women writers, with whom I am still connected today. I have seen many of them author their first books and more as well as had the proviledge of being a part of their book launches.

As I learned about what I needed to do, I began looking at making a website so I could blog there. It seemed the better way to go. I am so thankful for friends like Kayla Pelletier, who helped me get my website to a starting point at the beginning of this journey. I am forever grateful. I have learned so much from friends along the way who were willing to share their knowledge and skills. It has been a blessing!

I also have to give Kayla credit for helping me work through the title of my blog, A Renewed Creation. I was struggling to get it to where I wanted it, and she helped me work that through.

So then, A Renewed Creation was born! I finally had a blog and began writing and building an email list.

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After getting the website going, I got on Facebook. Facebook was still somewhat new at that point, and Instagram wasn’t around yet. I also got on Pinterest. That was the beginning of my social media presence, too. This was a learning curve, too. Can I say that learning algorithms are dizzying, so much so that I gave up on doing that at all?

So I had a website going and a very small social media presence, and I was tugging along on COMPEL, learning writing skills and all it takes to become an author.

These were my first small steps!

What steps are you taking toward the dreams God has put in your heart? Take time to share them with us today. We would love to celebrate those with you.

It is important to celebrate our small steps and to look at them as important.

I know, looking back, I didn’t appreciate the small steps back then, but they are treasures to me now and part of the journey to get here as a published author.

Would you help me celebrate these steps today? Let me know how I can encourage you in the steps you are taking toward your dreams.