Here’s a bird’s eye view of this Old Gal (my blog), and how she came about.
The Beginning is my journey from teacher to mother to writer. Changing directions doesn’t have a thing to do with giving up on a dream. Dreams shift. I mean, really, how many people actually end up doing what they set out to do? Except I did. Then God came in and showed me something better. He put an unexpected charge on my life to write that was kinda sorta there all along. I just couldn’t see it. Writing my way through life has been exceedingly better than what I set out to do. He does things like that.
New Year, New Word. Some people, smarter people, seize the opportunity when God puts a charge on their life. Others, like me, run the other way but eventually come back.
Sometimes I’m a downer (in the best possible way) and I find myself writing about topics like grief. I’m learning that in order to move forward, we all have to process where we’ve been. Never in a million years did I plan on writing about my grief journey. But God knew writing about grief would somehow break the chains of oppression and restore my hope.
Happy Birthday Blog is what happened when this baby (accidentally) went live. Up until this point my online writing was unpublished and for my eyes alone, an oxymoron if I ever did see one.
Writing Anyway. And then life happened, and this writing spot of mine was placed on the back burner for a bit.
Exploring Autism and The Rest of the Autism Story are essays that are more like snapshots into my unique mothering journey. You get to meet one special little boy. He also has a crazy eyesight story. You can read about it here. Every child is unique, I realize that. My girls are special too. Like her big brother, my youngest daughter has a less-than-typical childhood story. My big girl, thankfully, is as healthy as they come. She’s a neat kid.
I’m deeply loved by God. So are you. But if you think for a moment that I have my act together read this. Spoiler: I don’t have my act together. Not even close. My life is a beautiful mess. Not too long ago, my life was an ugly, self-destructive mess. I’m a work-in-progress, for sure. But God is for me, not against me.