Welcome to my blog! I am excited to have a place all own to showcase my journal creations with you all. I have a clean, junk journal style. My kids tell me it's an aesthetic, and then they cringe when I use the word! Ha! Teenagers keep you humble.
But really, there is so much possibility in a blank page. When you open the book the first time, and you ruffle the pages through your fingers... there are stories waiting to be written. How exciting! Even in the mundane, daily existence, there is an abundance of inspiration!
Maybe you use your journal for your thoughts, prayers for your families, ideas to implement, dreams to achieve, or words of wisdom to live by. Whatever the purpose, I would be so honored if you were to choose one of my creations to capture all your inspirations.
I have another passion! Writing! I dream of publishing a novel and I have started one (almost finished actually) and I have So So So many ideas! In fact, in this inaugural post, I want to share an excerpt from the novel I have (almost) completed! :)
I think about how early authors would place their stories in newspapers, a week at a time. And so I thought I would like to do that with my first story. It is a deep story. A story that touches on abuse, human trafficking, and ultimately, the power of prayer.
I am getting older. It's true. I have survived a lot, more than some, not as much as others. But enough to bring me to a deeper understanding of the human struggle. And it's given me a lot to build on as a writer. And I am heading into a season that I haven't exactly looked forward to...
Let me explain,
I have two amazing, breathtakingly beautiful girls. They are 13 and 15 and as their social calendar fills up more than mine, I can't help but see that just beyond the horizon, their stories will take off and mine seems like it will end. And that is what I need to adjust. That view. That perspective. They will have a new horizon and while they will always need me, I need to see that horizon, not as the setting sun, but as a new day rising. I still have dreams. I still have goals. I just have to convince myself that they are still attainable. That there is still more to be written in my journey. And so I hope to inspire all of you reading this sappy post... there is time to remake yourselves. There is still ample opportunity to dust off the old dreams you have tucked away on the top shelf in the closet. The Author and Finisher of your faith, has not closed the book on you. A chapter may end, but there is a bright, crisp, clean page waiting to be filled with the fascinating adventures you have yet to take.
Thank you for sharing this journey with me! Watch for pics of my journal creations and grab a cuppa (tea, coffee, kumbucha...) and enjoy a glimpse into Rescued: The Girl in Green in the following posts!
~Stacey
