Hey there strangers!  After such a long absence I am back!  So much has happened over the plethora of months that have passed, I'm not sure where to begin!  I should start by telling you I'm finally being published!!!!  I should, but I can't, because it's not true...yet!

Seriously though, a lot has happened, and it's good and thrilling, and a little unnerving!  Since I became a mother...twelve years ago...I have been trying to find a way to quit my full time job to be with my children.  I use the word "trying" loosely of course.  What I actually mean is I have spent the past twelve years griping about my situation but being too complacent, lazy, and scared to do anything about it!  About a year ago it occurred to me that I was putting my faith in the company for which I worked rather than trusting God.  I have been too afraid to leave my job because I believed my security came from it, rather than acknowledging that it was God providing for us.  I was tired of living that way; I wanted to walk in faith, so I began to pray and asked God to help me trust Him.

Choice is a very powerful thing.  It would have been one thing to be laid off; it wouldn't be so scary because I believe God is in total control, and therefore I would know it was the right thing.  But when I was given a choice to leave my company I initially found myself riddled with fear.   It would have been far more comfortable and "safer" to remain, collecting my bi-weekly paycheck and carrying on as usual.  Yet God was answering my prayer, pretty clearly.  And though it was terrifying for me and my husband, we stepped out in faith, and chose to trust God.  Boy are we glad we did.


I am now a substitute teacher, and though my paychecks are sporadic, as is my schedule, I am home everyday after school with my kids.  Though my pay has decreased a significant amount, we are all finding our household to be a lot less stressful, and my husband has decided to go back to school!  With my new schedule he now has the time to work toward his degree.  I am hoping working more with kids (which I love!) will also help me with my writing.  I have a new story, PRINCE PICKSALOT which has received enthusiastic feedback from the classes I've read it to!  I am also working on another story entitled LANCE THE LIAR AND HIS PANTS THAT CAUGHT FIRE!

My goal now is to make it a point to write at least weekly.  Up until now I have been a willy nilly writer.  I would write whenever I got the whim.  I recently read, however a true writer is disciplined and writes whenever and whatever possible.  I truly don't want this to be a hobby, so I am going to try and be disciplined!  It's going to be hard, because now I have to share my computer with hubby, but I'm sure we can work it out!