It's official. I am now a published author.
The words look strange to me. I've been writing ever since I was a teenager ... songs, poetry, journals. I have been writing on this blog for over a year - yet - now I have not only written a book, but it is now published.
The title is the same as the title of this blog; in fact, I started the book and named it, even finished the first draft, before I started this site.
It's exciting, to be sure. Yet there is a feeling of incredible vulnerability.
The experiences God has brought me through have healed me, made me whole and happy, and I have been waiting to share those things with the world; you've seen some of those things on this blog and my book just gives the complete story.
But ... there is such a feeling of being exposed in this newest step. It's like this is my own child, borne out of a lot of pain: a vital part of me, my life, my place in the world. And now it's out there, a struggling, squalling infant ... and the world can be a scary, dangerous, and overwhelming place at times.
That being said - I would rather launch this new venture with you, my faithful readers, than with any stranger. So with this in mind, I present to you the fruit of my labour and God's empowerment. Just to to the link in the artwork above... which, I am proud and pleased to say, was done by a very dear friend of mine. Lisa Bulman Taylor - thank you so very much. It's been an absolute pleasure working with you.
Deep breath. Onward!
The words look strange to me. I've been writing ever since I was a teenager ... songs, poetry, journals. I have been writing on this blog for over a year - yet - now I have not only written a book, but it is now published.
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It's exciting, to be sure. Yet there is a feeling of incredible vulnerability.
The experiences God has brought me through have healed me, made me whole and happy, and I have been waiting to share those things with the world; you've seen some of those things on this blog and my book just gives the complete story.
But ... there is such a feeling of being exposed in this newest step. It's like this is my own child, borne out of a lot of pain: a vital part of me, my life, my place in the world. And now it's out there, a struggling, squalling infant ... and the world can be a scary, dangerous, and overwhelming place at times.
That being said - I would rather launch this new venture with you, my faithful readers, than with any stranger. So with this in mind, I present to you the fruit of my labour and God's empowerment. Just to to the link in the artwork above... which, I am proud and pleased to say, was done by a very dear friend of mine. Lisa Bulman Taylor - thank you so very much. It's been an absolute pleasure working with you.
Deep breath. Onward!
Looks good Judy! Congratulations on this achievement! I wish you huge amounts of success!
ReplyDeleteThank you my friend. Time will tell where this will lead...one day at a time. :D
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