The Big Reveal Week

Have you had those times in your life when you felt like you were just bursting with opportunities?  And you wanted to share with everyone- but you couldn't?

The past month has been a bit like that for me.  And I am excited.  And scared.  And thrilled.  And overwhelmed.

But mostly, I'm excited.  And it is October which means that I can start sharing the opportunities that are ahead of me.

Are you ready?!!!

Monday through Thursday of this week, I will be posting a new opportunity each day.  Friday, I will join in with Five Minute Friday.  And Sunday, I will share another opportunity!

If you know me at all, you know that I don't typically schedule posts, so this in itself is a big deal for me.

First things first~ at the end of this month, I will be attending my first ever blogging conference.  I can't even tell you how excited I am about this.

The conference is called Allume Social and is located in Harrisburg, PA.  I grew up in Pennsylvania, so it seems appropriate to go to a conference there.  

Pennsylvania represents growth and learning to me.  It is where so many decisions were made about life.  It is where I accepted Jesus into my heart.  Where I started playing violin.  The place where lifelong friendships were made.  The place where I fell in love with God's creation.

It is where I married my husband.  I love Pennsylvania!

Going to this conference will in many ways feel like I am going home.  And how fitting that my first steps in growing as a blogger will take place in my home state.

At the beginning of the year, I started praying about attending a blogging conference.  My friend Amy decided to attend with me- even though she wasn't a blogger at that time.  After signing up for Allume, we both joined a Better Writer's group on facebook.  We participated in a writing challenge- 31 Days to Become a Better Writer.

It was a great challenge for me.  I met some wonderful bloggers who love Jesus and who are committed to bringing glory to Him.  I was challenged to write from different perspectives.  And I was encouraged to be the writer that God is making me to be.

One of the best outcomes of that group was joining with a small group of women bloggers who faithfully encourage me on this blogging journey.  Their support has meant so very much to me!

In 3 1/2 weeks, I will be getting in my car, picking up my friend Traci and driving to Harrisburg.  I will have the opportunity to meet so many women who have become dear friends over the course of this year.  And I know that I will meet even more!  I will get to spend 3 whole days with my friend, Amy- it has been nearly 4 years since we have lived in the same location.  Can. Not. Wait!!!

The relational aspect of this conference is huge- and I know that it is a blessing from the Lord.  But the thing that I have been praying about is how God wants to use this conference in my life.  The more that I write, the more I want to write.  And ultimately, I desire that my writing would bring glory to my Great God!

And this is what excites me.  I will have the opportunity to learn and to grow, to be stretched and strengthened in my blogging pursuit.  I have no doubt that I will hear things that will change me.

I am bursting with excitement as I prepare my heart for what the Lord has for me at the end of this month!  Thank you for being a part of this journey with me!