That Scared Little Girl

It’s my six month blogging anniversary tomorrow and that makes me happy, happy, happy! It makes me so proud of myself and grateful every ounce of support others have offered.

I did it! We did it! There has been such a grace and I know that I couldn’t have continued without it.

When I started contemplating whether I wanted to give blogging another shot, I did a lot of research and planning to make sure I knew what I was stepping out into. I wanted to do things well.

The main reason I started this blog was to process and share stories and healing from the perspective of an adult daughter of an alcoholic father. I wanted to share my experiences because I wished I had known that I wasn’t alone and that I wasn’t just some innately inadequate and defective person. I wished I had known that there wasn’t something wrong with me. I wished I had known that others felt the same way.

And that’s why I write.

No matter who you are or whether you had alcoholic parents or not, I just want you to know that you’re not alone. Struggling and grieving are ok. Just don’t give up. Wrestle with your inner self if you need to. Fight the good fight. Seek out truth. Find healthy support. Try new things, meet new people, go new places. Keep taking steps to find healing.

Share your story.

I’m not worried about how many views, likes, comments, subscribers, and whatever else I get. I just want to encourage others. And if that’s ONE person, it was worth it. I’m a slow and steady girl, so this suits me well.

I am hoping to be in this for a long haul. I don’t need, nor do I want overnight success. I want to be faithful. I want to learn and get better as I go. The practice of blogging every week has definitely helped develop some stamina and discipline. It has stretched me to try to be creative and produce something even when I feel like there’s nothing left in me. This blog has exercised my creative muscles once again and reignited my passion for words! I’m reading more, writing more, and planning more.

I’ve even dabbled back in writing fictional scenes with an idea that maybe I am capable of writing a book. It’s a goal and dream of mine. One day. Maybe I’ll spend some time with it during the summer.

Thank you for joining me on this journey. Thank you for coming alongside and encouraging and challenging me.

Here’s to six more months of words and stories!