What is my career plan?
I plan to pursue my career as an author. From the time I was young, I’ve loved writing and creating stories. From acting in makeshift plays to pretending with my siblings, stories and imagination have always been present in me. An author is my definite career plan.
I look forward to what God has for me in writing!
Happy writing!
What gives me direction in life?
God’s Word and the Lord Himself give me direction. Without the Lord, we have no direction. We are lost in a wilderness of despair, worry, hopelessness, anxiety, fear, and unsurety.
If we try to navigate the road of life all on our own, we’ll get hopelessly lost. We think we can walk this road all by ourselves, but we can’t. And we know we can’t. We just don’t like to admit so. We want to prove we can live without Christ guiding us. But with that attitude, always we prove the opposite—without Christ, we don’t know which way to go. We’re lost.
That’s why we need a Navigator—Jesus Christ. Give him the map and let Him take you where He knows you need to go!
What’s a risk I took that I do not regret?
Keeping it real.
I write all the time. I love writing, and I have mentioned this several times. I write about the happy and butterflies-and-rainbows side of life. On the other side of the coin is the darker times of life, and I have no regrets on writing about that. I understand there’s a time and place for writing about certain subjects and that certain topics should be worded carefully for certain age groups, but I have no regrets about writing those things. At all.
Understand, everyone, that though I write about the happier sides of life, I am more of a darker-side person. I grew up in a fantastic Christian home with wonderful, protective parents, and I was taught the Bible and went to church. But somewhere along the way, I took to writing about the darker side of life more than the happy times.
About a year or two before I reached adolescence, I became extremely rebellious. I refused to obey my parents and looked at things on the Internet I should not have. And that, I am afraid, is when I became more dark-sided that happy-sided. Up to that point, I had never heard of much of the stuff I had looked at. And like an idiot, I chose to think on and write about those things in a graphic manner (even including bad words), even though I didn’t understand them.
I finally came to my senses about a year later. I repented and vowed never to do such a thing again. I decided from that day forward I would be careful about what I wrote to others. I understand my writing topics may seem a bit over the edge now—and I have to admit sometimes they are—but I’m very careful never to go over the edge like I did before. (Just be thankful you never saw my earlier stuff. That was a nightmare!)
Now I write darker things to warn others of the dangers of evil and to show God’s hand through it all. As I put it in my post “Improving My Community”:
“I will speak out if no one else will. I will be the realistic voice for the evils in the world if no one else will. And I don’t care what it costs.”
I will speak out. Even if it means I have to face a firing squad or possibly get thrown in prison, I will speak out. Even if it costs me everything, I will not back down. I refuse.
There’s a reason I write this blog. Even if it is dark-sided at times, ultimately, there is hope amidst the horror. And that’s the point I want to make to everyone.
God bless.
What makes me nervous?
Being watched. It’s eerie. I’ll be in the store or walking down the street and this random man or woman will either be behind me or in front of me, somehow ending up in every place I am. They’ll be watching me, marking my every move. It’s just weird as heck. And don’t even get me started on being chased by creeps occasionally. Now that’s terrifying. Nothing has ever happened to me, but still, I think a few of us can relate to being spied upon or pursued by desultory people.
Thankfully, God is by my side no matter where I go. He watches over me and keeps me safe. As the psalmist says in Psalms 121:5-8 (NIV): “The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” We don’t need to fear any evil on this earth, for the Light of the world is residing with us.
What’s a decision I made in the past that helped me to learn or grow?
Believe in yourself.
Yep. Believe in yourself.
I have always wanted to be a writer. . .and I am one at this moment. But the core values of writing were not always obvious to me. At one point, I wrote just for fun. At another, I wrote hoping to get better at it and maybe win a few awards one day. Now I write merely because I enjoy it and to teach others about God.
But in between, I had my doubts.
I still do, honestly.
There are days when I want to step back from the keyboard and quit.
Days when I critically survey my own writing and hate it.
Days I think I’m no good at writing when I compare my work and someone else’s.
But I never quit.
Why?
Because I can’t.
I made the writer’s commitment. . .and now I have to stick to it.
I will stick to it.
I am good at writing.
I will not believe the lies in my head.
Believe in yourself. . .
What is a positive thing a family member has done for me?
Show grace despite my rebellion. In my early teen years, I was very querulous and moody toward my parents. I rebuffed them, always wanting to do things my own way. Though they disciplined me repeatedly, they also showed me grace, trying to draw me back with their kinds words and God’s grace. In the end, I shaped up, and no longer am I so rebellious.
Many thanks to my parents for being so gracious. Your love and compassion is the reason I am where I am right now. ❤️
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