I don’t have children. I’m not really sure if that’s in God’s plan for me. I guess only time will tell. I may never experience pregnancy or what it’s like to have a child growing inside of you.
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I can officially say that I have a book deal. I didn’t dream it. It actually happened. (I think) With a contract and everything.
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This last year I wrote more words than I ever have in my life. I worked on a manuscript for my first book. I blogged five days a week. I guest posted. I did freelance work. I wrote content for other websites.
One of the biggest steps I took in 2011 was calling myself a writer. The more I said the words, the more I believed them. People would ask me, “What do you do?” I replied, “I’m a writer.” The first 20 times I laughed inside, but after time, I started to believe it. Now I’m not ashamed to say it.
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We’ve all failed at something in our lives. Some failures we remember as the “Big Ones.” Others are a distant memory.
When I was in middle school we were headed to a band competition. I had practiced this particular composition what seemed like a million times. I played the flute day and night preparing for what I knew to be something important. My band teacher was impressed and she knew I was ready.
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Stumbleupon was founded back in 2001, but I actually didn’t stumble upon it until last year. (No pun intended. Ok – maybe it was just a little)
Joking aside, I’m glad I did. Writer Jeff Goins highly recommended it in a blog post as a way to increase traffic to your website. I decided to jump on the wagon.
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I usually don’t write about celebrity breakups – it’s not really my thing. But as I was reading this article, a fire lit up in me and I felt the need to write about it.
Let me say this first. I don’t know Seal or Heidi Klum. I know he was “Kissed by a rose” and she hosts a successful television show. I’ve never had a glimpse into their personal lives.
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