Has anyone seen my get-up-and-go?

[Dawn of Hope]

Thank you, Mishka and Irma!

I am really excited today! If you've been following along, you may remember that I have talked about how my work (calligraphy) has appeared in both the spring and summer issues of a particular household-name wedding magazine this year (even you gentlemen have probably heard of it).

Well, today I got an email from a fellow calligrapher, one whose work I have admired for years, who has appeared in this magazine multiple times and is much more well-known in the wedding industry than I am...and she said she saw my work in the magazine, liked it, and wants to talk to me about sending me some of her overflow business! WOO HOO! We have exchanged a flurry of emails today, and so far everything looks good!

I am not counting my chickens yet, but this has given me a BIG boost in how I feel about myself, and in my hopes for the future! It was funny...I read through her initial email to me, and I felt my face break into this huge grin, and the first thing that went through my head was, "Thank you, Lord!"

I am going to work on keeping up with the gratitude and focusing on the positive!

Thank you all for sticking with me through good times and bad!

Peace,
Dawn