4/5/2021 0 Comments Learning and Growing 2Evidently, I'm not learning and growing as fast as I hoped. My post that I thought was Learning and Growing doesn't seem to be here! So this is take two!
I commented, supposedly, that getting out of my comfort zone was not as easy as I'd hoped. Writing a book sounds wonderful, but I was full of trepidation ... which wasn't unfounded. The book has been written and published. Wonderful. Many are buying and giving me good feedback. Wonderful. But now - the writing doesn't stop! As an author, I need to -- keep my diary, respond to the wonderful comments people send about my book, work on a rough draft for the second book -- and keep the social media going. That is where it's hard for me and my comfort zone calls me to come back home! But if I want to continue as an author, then I need to learn how to keep a blog on here, and work on a facebook page, etc. etc. As I tell my students, you'll never know what you can do until you try -- so I need to take my own advice. But I'd love to have someone who LIKES all this tech stuff to magically make things works for me, instead of my stumbling around and falling into posting and pages, etc haphazardly. As I just found out, my other post disappeared, so we'll see if this one actually sticks around!
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CategoriesFebruary 26, 2021
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What a week! As a teacher on a Hutterite colony for grade 5-12, life is non-stop from 9:00-3:30. This coming Friday is the end of quarter, so report cards will be due. So that always makes one extra busy.
But I had 2 highlights in this week. The first: I came home and stumbled over something on my step. When I picked it up and entered, I found out I was holding MY copy of my book! I felt like a mother receiving her first child. The awe and wonder of holding something I'd created and labored over for - yes, about nine months- well, that is quite the feeling. The second: Last night the doorbell rang. I answered and a man stood there with a floral arrangement. I was sure he'd come to the wrong house, but he had the right name. Imagine my amazement when I saw that friends from the States had arranged these lovely roses to be delivered to celebrate this milestone in my life. In today's Covid restrictions, such a thoughtful, kind gesture means SO much! I never get flowers, so I'm still just smiling over it. |
January 5, 2021
How many of you make New Year's Resolutions? How many of you don't because you know you won't keep them?
As I look at 2021 and wonder what this year will bring, I've decided to try a couple resolutions.
A poet once said, "It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all." I feel that can be applied to resolutions too. As I start this year as a new author, I'm scrambling to figure out what I'm doing! This has definitely pulled me out of my comfort zone. I've asked the Lord, "What have I done? Am I stepping off this cliff to float or fly?"
So my New Year's Resolution is to have a website and put a blog on it. Will this last? It will be interesting to look back in December 2021 to see what has happened here! Tech stuff is NOT my thing. But as a teacher, I always tell my students, "Just try. You never know what might happen." So how can I do less than I preach? I will try this. No guarantees, but I've made a start! Happy New Year to you all!
As I look at 2021 and wonder what this year will bring, I've decided to try a couple resolutions.
A poet once said, "It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all." I feel that can be applied to resolutions too. As I start this year as a new author, I'm scrambling to figure out what I'm doing! This has definitely pulled me out of my comfort zone. I've asked the Lord, "What have I done? Am I stepping off this cliff to float or fly?"
So my New Year's Resolution is to have a website and put a blog on it. Will this last? It will be interesting to look back in December 2021 to see what has happened here! Tech stuff is NOT my thing. But as a teacher, I always tell my students, "Just try. You never know what might happen." So how can I do less than I preach? I will try this. No guarantees, but I've made a start! Happy New Year to you all!