A New and Exciting Adventure

I have some exciting and potentially terrifying news that I would like to share with you.

My resolutions for this year are simple. Obviously there's the "lose weight" one and the "watch less TV" one, but this year there's one more that I don't know I've ever decided to do and follow through on.

I'm going to pursue writing and photography with the hopes of creating a career.

GASP! No really, I'm going to try this whole thing out. I've had people tell me since I was a child how creative I am, how well I write, and how good I am with a camera.

Now, I know that it won't come with just talent. I will have to work at it. Learn constantly about the world of cameras, writing, photography, how to build up my skills and create what will essentially be a business.

Let me be very clear right now, I have no idea what I am doing.

All I know is that I love writing, and photography might be one of the best creative outlets I've ever experienced. More than that, I know that God has given me this as a way of sanity and love and excitement and something to truly experience Him through.

I've been miserable and bored for too long and now I'm ready to celebrate.

Can I remain really honest here? I'm petrified of this new step. My history of not following through with big events/ideas is very prevalent in my mind, and more than that, I'm afraid that the blogs I love won't be consistent. Will I love each and every one that I write?

But then I hear that still, small voice saying it doesn't matter. All I need to do is follow my passions and see where I end up. I have a feeling that even if this doesn't pan into a career, it will pan into something great, full of adventures and joy.

With all that, I'll be working on the new blog and photography site over the next month. Look for it's launch at the beginning of February.

EEK! That's real. And I'm telling people about it! That means I have to follow through, right?!

Anyway, join me on this adventure and I will gladly keep you updated. Pray Isaiah 43:18-19 with me as I trudge onward in this race.
Isaiah 43:18-19
Forget the former things;
    do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
    and streams in the wasteland.

May God get all the glory.

Much love,
Maggie Mae