Don’t Lose Your Joy
My decision to become a writer came during a crossroads in my life. I realize this story will probably make some of you gnash your teeth and want to shoot spitballs at me, but believe me, I understand just how lucky I was. Back in 2007 I was teaching music at an elementary school in Georgia when my extremely handsome and intelligent boyfriend asked me to move to North Carolina to be with him. I loved many things about my job, but I also knew that teaching was not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Still,…