The Journey Begins

Welcome to the journey!

“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” -Colin Powell

Dreams.  What are they?  Are they things that we see only when our eyes are closed?  Are they ideas deeply planted in the back of our minds, never to see the light of day?  Or, are they glimmers of hope for the future?

Everyone looks at dreams differently.  As a little girl, I developed the dream to become an author.  I have always loved to write, and have always harbored the notion that I would attempt to become a published author some day.  A few years ago, I took a leap of faith and submitted an original manuscript to a few different publishers.  Nothing was ever returned, no contact was ever made, and that is where I let the dream stay.  Notice, I didn’t say that I let the dream die. It just….stayed…fixed where I left it.   Motherhood, teaching, reality, and excuses took over.

Fast forward to now, the present, the moment that my fingers began typing this post.  I am determined to continue to pursue my dream.  What better way to test the waters than start a blog.  It is an interesting way for me to see if anyone is even interested in reading anything I put out there.  So, here is what you can expect.  You can expect stories inspired by my students, my children, and my family.  You can expect posts from random thoughts and real world happenings. You can expect an imperfect person just out here trying to chase a dream.  So, as I tend to say, let the journey begin!