The Journey Begins

Segue.  You may ask why such a weird name for my blog. First, I love the way it sounds as you speak that word.  I love that it is spelled so succinctly. And, as I’ve learned in my life, we are never stagnant in one stage or experience. Life goes on and we segue into the next adventure, the next part of learning and living that we need to do. 

So, as I segue from making a dream into a reality, I will share that journey here. Much can be learned and shared from our experiences so that it is easier for the ones who come after us.

For several years I've been occasionally dreaming about gathering some of my leadership articles and making the collection of them into a book that would be a tool for homeschool support group leaders as many have nudged me to do.

Today I met with a man who taught me how to bring together the writing of the book with the practical business side of self-publishing.  My brain is a bit overloaded.  After a while I didn't even know what to inquire about because I had so many new thoughts and processes to keep my brain’s pistons firing and I felt like I needed to make certain that energy was captured in thought for later expansion and usefulness.

I've got some reading to do, some research to do, some editing to do and some more writing to do. But it is do-able, and do-able in a timeline that seems short, but really is acceptable and can be accomplished.

I’ll check in here from time to time to let you know how all of it is going, how well it works with a mom who is already working three jobs and still homeschooling her 13-year old daughter, and involved in political groups, and my church.  I’m a new Grammy, too, with two daughters who both have been married in the last two years. Life is busy, and full, and rich with blessings.

But I feel as if I've been pressed into duty with an assignment to complete now that all this information is available for me to deliberate on and to ACT on.  Those who know me know how I feel about deadlines. Join me in prayer if you wish, as I discipline myself to set those goals (deadlines) and not allow other things to take my goals away or push them out.  Steadfastness.  Segueing into new habits and resisting old bad ones.