How have we almost completed the first quarter of 2025? Time seems to fly faster with each passing day. All I can say is I did not read much in 2024, and I updated my blog even less. But, 2025 brings winds of change. Every new day is a day to do better, be better, read more, and write more. And that is my goal.
(However, I did read four new books, and I’ll post about them soon.)
If you are interested in news about me, you will remember in one of my last full posts, I told you I was working on a novel. Instead of reading, I spent most of 2024 writing. I am happy to say – after 18 months of writing – I finished my first draft in October! Sadly, I did not update my blog to tell you… Oh well, I shall try to do better next time.
When the first draft was done, I decided to set it aside. The holiday season gets so busy that I didn’t want to be distracted during editing. My plan was to return to it after Christmas as though I was returning to a clean slate. (That’s a tip I got from an author on Pinterest – I don’t remember who though.) Stepping away and coming back is supposed to make editing a little easier because your book is no longer a sweet newborn in the crib but a mischievous toddler who needs to be corrected and taught to do right.
But Life Happened.
My husband had brain surgery on December 31st. We have spent the last three months recovering and going to therapy and living life together. I have learned how to slow down. How to live and not just survive the daily grind. Eventually, as I feel the Lord leads, I may add a page about our journey to my devotional section.
And now it’s March! Spring has spring. The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming. My husband is doing great. And I am finally getting back into the swing of writing regularly. I’m starting here on the blog. Then as inspiration returns, I’ll spend a little time with my novel and poems.
I can’t wait to see what the latter half of 2025 brings!