This post is in participation of the IWSG.

First of all, I would like to apologize for missing last month’s post.  I did not participate in posting or in reviewing other writer’s posts.  I really, really, really do want to be part of this group.  I will strive to keep my monthly commitment moving forward.

With that said, my first post, back in January, was all about admitting to myself that I am a writer.  It was also about believing in myself, and taking the steps towards writing my next book.

Right after Christmas, a life event directed all of my energy elsewhere.  My husband’s mom passed away very suddenly and completely unexpectedly.  For my husband and I, it was our first loss of a parent.  My father-in-law moved in with us for a while.  Skills that I didn’t fully realize were simply a part of me surfaced.  I played the part of project manager as my husband, my father-in-law, and the rest of our dear mom’s immediate family forged through a very tough week.  We were all in shock, but, there was so much to be done.  I was so grateful for all of the experience I had gained from being in a professional environment, guiding along big system projects. I was even more grateful for my ability to simply be open and allow myself to be guided and to respond to what was most important at any given moment.  I found myself saying things to others that somehow helped, but that I wasn’t sure where these words had come from.

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