Me TOO!!!

I shared my excitement and anticipation for a NEW year and all it will hold for myself and my children:) Very happily giving a nod on 2024 as I gently close the door, and turn forward.....and I wrote about my intentions yesterday for the NEW year and then divine inspiration struck last night:)......I absolutely adore when that happens.......and I shared a picture that my daughter had drawn.....her artistic talent is legitimate......like my dad who is an artist....and my Gilly got the gene no question.....so she drew this street somewhere with houses...out of her imagination, and it was delightful and charming and whimsical....and talented.....and all of the sudden as I was laying there with her it struck me.....that she and I should work toward publishing a children's book together....my writing and her illustrating....and a child's perspective on the aftermath of divorce and a dad leaving......and the story is just taking shape in my mind.....but I have some ideas percolating.....and ironically or not so ironically I am learning.....there was a man that came to our school to read a Christmas children's book he had just written, he is local and a brother of one of the women I work with.....his visit to our school was right before break, so right there is a resource to tap into to learn some about the process:)......and it felt like one of those moments that I was supposed to listen to and explore......one that sort of hit me out of the blue......and resonated deeply, so that is on my radar this year too....not in a stressful adding to my to do list and my goals but in a bliss spot.....what a wonderful thing to be able to do with my daughter.....and there are likely not too many books about that out there.....I think we would use a fictional little girl to be our main character.....I am going to see if my Gilly can dream her up.....and I will trust the divine timing, and the process to an eventual book if that is what is in the future for she and I......and keep letting inspiration take hold....there is nothing I love more than THAT moment....when something speaks to me so clearly and loudly that there is nothing to be done but pay attention to it......Gilly loved it too, and was all in to figure it out....she also loves writing and has a knack for it.....she has been blessed to have both sides of her brain being strong....she is well suited for all of the things.....having strength in so many areas.....and that will serve her well for sure in this life! SO children's book here we come perhaps in 2025:) Stay tuned! Exciting! :)