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From the Front Porch

I am an "accidental blogger". When I launched my writing career in March of 2014, one of the things that I decided to include was my journaling, which I have always found to be a comforting and therapeutic endeavor.  It was a big risk to open myself up in such a public forum, but it has taught me that, for the most part, we share far more experiences than we think. It's comforting to know I'm not alone!  (*the "Button Text" is the link to my first novel)
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It's Time to Grow, Girl

5/29/2015

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Some days when I'm sitting down to write the blog article in my journal, I have so much trouble unraveling the thoughts whipping around in my head that it feels like dumping a 5,000 piece puzzle out onto a table and deciding where to begin. Do I sort the dominant edge pieces, then fill in the middle or should I just randomly pull out a center piece and go with that? More times than not, I pluck the most "noisy" thought out, plop it on a page and work from there. Today, however, I'm beginning from the cornerstones (or edge pieces).

The things that balance my world are my Tribe, my careers of teaching and writing, and my Faith (not necessarily in that order, and frequently the order itself changes depending on the day). It is within these three places that my roots grow the strongest. They are like rich, fertile soil that nourishes an feeds my soul. Some of the roots connected to certain members of my Tribe are thick with time and age, while others are smaller, more tender connections. Both are of equal importance to me even though they are very different.

It is up in those highest places, where new leaves reach mightily for the sun, however, that capture my essence today. I feel the growth as I stretch up as high as I can possibly extend myself and strain to force myself even further. I remember what the wind feels like beneath my wings when I can no longer remain on terra firma and must fly! I am changing and it is wildly exciting, but a little frightening too. The undertone of angst to be found in the new will not hold me back, though. No longer do I remain captured in my self-imposed cage of fear from my past and that is a glorious feeling indeed! Whatever your weekend entails, I hope it includes many sweet, waking dreams and flying things (...okay, except for mosquitoes, which are completely UNFUN and tornadoes, which are far worse!). Until Monday, embrace your life with JOY in your heart...and eat the cookies!
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    I grew up in rural North Carolina. When I was only nineteen, I moved away and became a military wife. My only aspiration at that tender time in my life was to create an adult life that "fixed" all of the "injustices" of my childhood. Secretly, however, I wanted to reach for the sky! I wanted to be a writer and find ways to "save the world" (my mother used to say, "You have Save the World Syndrome".). Mostly, I wanted to matter.

    Since then, I have learned to reach well beyond what I ever dared to think was possible. I've learned not to allow fear to stop me from whatever future I want to create!

    What keeps me grounded? My Tribe! What provides the wind beneath my wings? A well of reserves filled with unstoppable passion!

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  • Amy M. Schaefer, Writer
  • Blog: From the Front Porch
  • Novels
  • Short Stories
    • Children's Books
  • About the Author
  • Contact
  • Photo & Art Gallery