I joined the world of blogging!

Remember this line from the Sound of Music film?

"Let's start at the very beginning...a very good place to start..."

Well, this is me. A newborn baby in the world of blogging, wide-eyed and ready to see what this is all about! Thanks to all of you who have given me encouragement to write more, write well, and write now.

Back in college, I was living and breathing the art of writing---doing it all the time and "in the zone." I knew it was time to declare an English major when I called my mom and said, "I just LOVE writing all these papers!" :) I worked in the writing center at Taylor University, helping other students find that perfect paragraph that expressed their desired outcome exactly. Whenever I was able to do that, I had the same feeling that a basketball player probably has when he scores the 3-pointer in the last second of the game. There is such a natural high for me when it comes to words and languages and the people who use them.

Since college, I have been writing, but, honestly, I haven't had the "go-get-em" kind of courage I used to have about sending things out for possible publication--or even sharing my work with others who know me well. I want to use this blog as a catalyst to change that. I'm hoping the blog will jump-start my "writer's block" and "writer's fear"---possibly opening larger doors to my dream of paid publication. I AM a writer and it is time to celebrate that, devote time to it, and enjoy it publicly again. God knows how He's gifted me and I want to use my writing to bring Him glory.

I don't quite know how I'll use this forum, but here are some ideas floating around in my excited head: book reviews, commentaries on public events, editorials, travel diary entries, moments of reflection on God (who He is, what He's done, His goodness, His mysteries), insights about the little beautiful things in life that pop out at me randomly, etc.

Thanks for joining me on this journey to step out and do something new! It'll take me some time to figure out all the cool things I can do on here!

Till the next post,

Summer