Onward and Upward

Hello, old friends. It’s been a while – a long while. But I haven’t forgotten you, and I most definitely haven’t forgotten my long-time dreams of writing. It’s just that, when dizziness took over my life and brought with it a mental fog so thick and heavy that I could barely think a rational thought, writing became enormously difficult. Well, not writing so much as creating. My creativity took a nosedive – it went from a skill to a dream I could barely hang on to.

I’d always thought my characters came from somewhere outside of me, that I was just the messenger required to tell their stories. Truthfully, I still feel this way. But as my existence became compromised, so did theirs. And I realized they must come from somewhere deep inside of me. A place that became enshrouded in the thick, dark fog that has been hanging over my mind and heart for the last two years.

However, I have been fighting to get them back. We have so much unfinished business, and I know they want their stories to be told as much as I want to tell them. After all, their world is beautiful. It deserves to be seen, to inspire those curious enough to explore it. It’s a place where redemption is not only possible but inevitable. Where broken things are mended. I’m not giving up on it – I’m fighting tooth and nail to revisit the place my heart has called me to. I haven’t managed to get the upper hand yet, not fully, against this unforgiving fight. But I have made some progress. And with every inch of progress I make in this battle for my health, with every tiny bit of improvement in my mental faculties, I consider myself one step closer to resuming my writing.

I’m working on a few projects, as time and health permits. It’s slow going, but I’m super excited to share them with you when the time comes.

Imagine this: a woman loses everything, and her hopes and dreams are shattered. Only to discover it was part of God’s divine plan for her life, and that it was better than anything she could imagine. Would you read this? It’s eerily similar to things I’m going through right now, but I’m still holding out for the redemption part of my story.

Until the time comes,

Jess