Insecure Writer's Support Group

            Well, here it is: my first post with the IWSG.  This will be my first regularly scheduled post among my updates and changes to my blog.  Every first Wednesday of the month, you get to hear about my writing insecurities, yay!  Of course, I have many insecurities with my writing, but one of my first concerns with joining this group was whether I was willing to share those insecurities with the world.  Showing such vulnerability and continuously putting these insecurities into words each month sounded a bit daunting at first.  I have realized, though, that this is called a “support group” for a reason.  It is nice to have accountability and encouragement once in a while and the only way to find that is by sharing my uncertainties with someone else. 

            Something else that I was a little unsure about is that it appears that most of the people in this group are published authors, or at least the handful of random pages I clicked on from the list.  I have a lot of crazy ideas floating around in my head and a few pages worth of notes.  That’s it.  I also have a full-time job that drains my energy, so I do not know when I will be able to focus on the great undertaking of book writing, but I do hope to someday.  Until then, I still have plenty of insecurities to share and there will be many, many more when I take on that task, so I’ll keep you posted.
 

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That's my job in a Death Star-sized nutshell

            Speaking of my job, I have been working more the past few weeks due to one person quitting and another on vacation, and so I have not been able to read or comment as much as I would like on most of the people I have been following.  I’m hoping to get back on my normal work schedule next week, and I will try to catch up with those I follow and get back on the road with the Post A to Z Road Trip.

Encouraging Updates

           I would like to give an update on Victoria, the little girl I wrote about in my A to Z post on Prayer.  I think this news report says it well:

This report was from last week, and since then Victoria has moved to a rehabilitation center here in Oklahoma and we saw her parents at church yesterday for the first time in three months.  It is all so encouraging and such an unbelievable answer to prayer!  This family is very dear to me, so it was great to get to see them home again.  We are only missing Victoria, and like my pastor (her grandpa) said, we will have such a great celebration when she’s back with us at church!

            In other news, I forgot to mention that I signed up for the Post A to Z Road Trip a couple weeks ago.  I decided I would take it slow and I have met a few new bloggers so far, and I plan to visit many more throughout the year.  For more information on the road trip, you can click here.  I hope my fellow participants all have an enjoyable trip!