31 Days of Writing: Let's get it started.

Welcome to October. The month where things feel a little crisper, get a little cooler, and PNW fans eat/drink/breathe everything pumpkin spice. 

There's something in the air when it's the first of the month- a freshness, a newness that brings courage to start something new. It's as if last month is completely gone and anything is possible. I sit this morning, watching the fog lift from the field across the street and I feel the excitement of something new. 

For several of my blogger friends and I, October is a big one because of...

The 31 Days of Writing Challenge!

A post everyday of October. EVERY. DAY. That's 31 posts, people!! I feel the weight of every word of those 31 posts. Last year was 31 days of Brave and that's exactly how I feel after completing that writing challenge. Sure, it took me until Christmas to finish but I did it! Sometimes brave just means showing up, persevering and finishing. I learned a lot about brave. 

This year I'm excited (and nervous) to roll out my 31 days topic. It's a topic frequently on my mind and heart, a topic that shows up as I read Scripture, get up and start the day, do my job, love people and dream about the future. 

Umm, isn't my graphic designer hubby so creative? I'm in love with this. Marrying an artist has some serious perks. 

When I brainstormed possible writing topics with a couple friends, I suggested some safe topics- ones that were easy and fun and safe. When they pressed in close and pointed to this sacred thing near to my heart that I've been processing, I laughed and replied (ironically):

Haha, no. I don't have nearly enough for 31 posts!

If I'm being honest,  I'm still uncertain if I'll have enough to sustain me for 31 days. This is why this must be the topic this year. How wonderful it will be to look back and see that I had  MORE than enough on this topic! What if this idea is so much bigger than I imagined that as I open up and peer inside, there are wonders so grand and so bold that something permanently rearranges inside of us? That's what I'm praying for. 

Enough. The word that bounces around my heart. Put { more } before it and the result is unending peace, provision, contentment. I suspect there's an adventure ahead of us these next 30 days. Want to join me?