Exciting changes are in the air!

A while ago, my youngest son, Ben, asked me a question: if money wasn't an issue and I could do anything at all for a job, what would I do? Surprisingly, I fairly quickly answered "write". I love writing...I know I've said that before on this blog. I have tons of journals with random entries and writings that I have collected over the years and I have started several books. I've never gotten very far with them because I get distracted by life. You know, being a mom, a wife, an employee, a pastor, a volunteer, a daughter, a grandma, and the list goes on.

In November, my life changed dramatically when I quit my job and moved to Michigan by myself. All the kiddos are big kids now and I had a yearning desire to be away from my adopted city and back home to my native land. Now I have a cute little apartment and a little bit more free time. This means I have time to actually concentrate on writing!

So, I decided that my new years resolution would be (even though I don't really do those) to finish my first book by the end of the year. Since I have several already started, I was already on my way. But then I realized that while accomplishing this will be great, I wanted more. My job here in Michigan is experiencing some difficulties because of health related issues for my boss so when I began job searching, I started looking for a job that would utilize my writing abilities, among other positions.

Then I realized that I was going about this all wrong. I needed to step out of my comfort zone even more and just jump into the arena of freelance writing. I began researching options, collecting websites and blogs that welcomed guest posters, and working on my sample writings. On Friday, I created a new business email, a Facebook page, and a Twitter account.

The idea here is to be able to write about things I am passionate about and things I have experience in. So what does that mean? Well, it means I will be writing about parenting (or life as a parent/grandparent), travel, business and nonprofit life, and more. It means that while I am still working diligently on my book(s), I am also able to write about other things that interest me.

I am so excited about this and I hope that you are too! Let me know what you think about my blog posts, follow me on social media, and spread the word that I am available for hire as a freelance writer!

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