2025 Bingo Card, Life as I know it and How I'm Dealing with it.

Verse of the Day:

"You will keep in perfect peace, those who's minds are steadfast, because they trust in you."

Isaiah 26:3

After much consideration and a midnight discussion with my husband about my professional future, I had two choices: I could start this blog with reintroducing myself for the 300th time or I could just drive back into it as if I didn't leave for almost two years after about half a year of solid consistency.....I chose the second. :) I'm baaaack and I have a lot to share so let's talk about it.

1. I am no longer a teacher

   That's right, you read correctly. I have officially left childhood education with no intentions of going back. I would rather not have a job at all than have to go back to that burning and sinking ship. There were many things that contributed to my final decision, among them, just being tired of having to prove that I know what I am doing. I didn't teach for ten years to be micromanaged and belittled for someones frail ego. Teaching was the greatest joy of my life until it wasn't...I learned a lot and for that I'm thankful, its just time I moved on.

   
   

2. Focusing on God

   Now that I have my mornings back, I'm returning to the habit of dedicating the start of my day to God. I was starting to feel guilty about how much of my day was taken away from me to really meditate in the word besides reading my daily scripture. I worked in a field that required lots of spiritual nourishment in order to survive and I was starving. I prayed during the New Year to be able to re-establish my spiritual ties and re-seek the word of God in earnest, even going back to old books and texts that help recognize my place in his story and his purpose for my life.

   
   

3. New Art!

   I bought a new sketchbook back in December just to get back into the groove of making new art. I've even returned to traditional journaling and scrapbooking as well. My days are free to be creatively expressive and I am very thankful for that.

   I've made a couple of 3-D pieces as well! I haven't made anything to sell, it's just been about reconnecting with my zone of Genius, it's not just something I'm good at, it feels like home to me, I was born to create and I'll never let anyone take that from me again.

4. Book Releases coming soon!

   Between February and March, I'll be releasing three new books to the public! (more details will be discussed soon!) I'm so excited to share some new work with you all. :)

5. What's Next?

   I wish I knew the answers to that...There's just so much that I'm not sure about anymore...The only thing that I AM certain of, is that God knows the plans for my life even when I don't....This chapter of my life is the beginning of truly getting comfortable with walking by faith and not by sight.

   
   
   
   
   
   

"For the love of life and the pursuit of art and literature, stay prayerful and write on."