If Not For Grace...

Refreshed, Restored, and Refocused....That's How I am feeling after spending the weekend with my family in NYC. I needed the time away...so I could get my mind in a state where it was ready for all the upcoming plans that I have. Now that my book is all but finished I know that the hard work is truly coming. I am so proud that this part of my project it finished. There is something rewarding about what I have before me. That feeling alone is so worth it! I am going to be grinding hard because I know that nothing worth having just falls in your lap. The reward comes from knowing that you put forth the effort and there will be success for you. So the way I see it...I have already conquered this. I look to the future when it comes to my writing career. I have so many ideas that I pray I will be able to share with the world. Or at least those in the world that see things as I do, those who are willing to see things in a different light, and my supporters.

This upcoming book is not the only thing on the horizon for me.

I have a big move coming up. Most would consider this a bad time to be making such life changes but I know that I need change in my life all together. I need to purge the negativity and move on to the blessings that the Lord had laid in front of me all along...I was just too blind to see.

I think that some of us..or maybe just me, think that they are not worthy of happiness. So when happiness and fortune are within our reach we back away. Looking for something else, something that you feel is more up your alley. Backing away from that may not always mean doom. It will teach you a lesson, that is for sure. I was running in another direction because I was scared to take a hold to what was meant for me..... Going in that direction and trying to focus my attention where it wasn't meant caused some heartache and trouble, both for me and others I am sure. However it also made me smarter. It showed me that I don't have to seek out something else. Not when the real thing has always been there and has remained even when I faltered. This is the way it was always meant to be. This is what God has blessed me with and I will no longer keep fighting it. I will acccept it. I know he makes no mistakes...and thankfully for his Grace, he forgives us when we do.



Please read the blog from begining to the end. I hope in doing that You will gain a better understanding of me.



Lots of Love Liz.

I Can See Clearly Now....

Sometimes I wonder why are some people so consumed by their own reasoning that they can't hear anyone else's.
I have come to realize that I don't know it all. I don't know everything. I once thought this way when I was a child. Now that I am an adult, I know better. I know that there are many things that I will learn from others. There are points of views that I may not have thought about, therefore changing the way I feel. Or at least opening my eyes to see a picture at a different angle. These realizations have changed me for the better. It has allowed me to open myself up to many other possibilities. To be able to absorb knowledge from others...and I can only pray that they have learned something from me in the process as well.
I say all this to make one point. Don't get so hung up on your own words that the words and wisdom of others fail to move you. Take something from it. It may change you....make you realize that you were right all along...Or maybe help you see the picture more clearly.


Thank you for the support.

Lots of Love Liz....

I Am Able....

This is a time in my life where I am discovering new things about me and what I want and except.
I have discovered that my talent is writing and although it does need to be polished, this is what I will do. This is who I am. I have been writing this with the thought in the back of my mind that this may not become a reality. I know this is in part due to the people that should be my support system...They can be less then supportive. Don't get me wrong, I have the support and love of many people...even from strangers that share my passion for writing and expression. I know that I have to rebuke these thoughts. It's those doubts that will hinder me in my pursuit. So from this day forward, I will only speak of the great things that will happen. The successes I will achieve. The accomplishment that I will feel for going after what I want and need to be whole.
I am also becoming more and more aware that I can't except anything from anyone. I AM ABLE! Able to encourage myself, To lead my family, (until the man that GOD has created for me finds me and is in position to take the lead) To pursue my dream... and pick myself up when I fall.
This is definitely a learning process. I have learned of my strengths and my weaknesses. Things that I already knew existed. Some I have conquered and others I am working through. My strengths have increased and guided me.

I want to Thank everyone for the Love and, believe it or not, the Hate. I am growing because of it!

Please continue to read...

Lots of Love Liz.

Roses and Violets....

On my journey, I have befriended quite a few authors. Through many different outlets....On my facebook, at the library, and on my twitter. Some of them, I immediately felt a kinship to because I have read their words. Taken part in their journey. Some are promoting their upcoming projects. Along the way I built up soooo many books on my "to read list." I am so excited to experience all these new people and their talent.
However, there is something that I want to challenge myself with. WRITING A POEM.... I have always been a story teller. Those stories running through my mind...picking up from where they left off the day before. In my opinion, poetry is more of a romance of words. Whether you are discussing the ways of love or the ways of the world. Today I will try to romance the words and see what happens. YIKES!! This new challenge for me does make me think though. Is this the sign of a good author? That they can write in any style and succeed? Can they excel in poetry, journalism, and novels? Will I be able to do this and do it well? If I don't, what does that mean?
I really don't know...but what I am sure of is that I don't want to hold myself back from things that I want to do anymore because I'm scared of what the next person will think. That's why it took me so long to start this journey... to write this book. So worried that I would not be good enough. I know that poems are not all rhyming words and "Roses are red Violets are blue." So I will dive into this and Pray for the best. No matter what, I will have tried something new...Have completed another challenge to myself... I will be happy and will forever have the proof that I tried.
So when I have my POEM...all completed I will post it right here on "Trials, Tribulations, and Torn." I will also tell everyone where they can find it else where along with other amazing poets.

Until next time...

Lots of Love Liz

Resting on Faith...

I am almost at the end of my Journey...I will be completed with my very first novel in a matter of weeks. The pressure is really on now. There is so much that has to still be done and so much that I still don't know. What I'm resting on and putting all of my faith in is that I really poured my heart out into this book. That this is the beginning of what I hope will be my career. Or at least something that I will be doing for the rest of my days. Whether it be full time, part time or on the side. I hope that when this book is read everyone feels that. Feels that I loved writing it and I am so proud that someone decided to read it. That someone else is sharing this with me.



To give a brief review of what this book " TORN" is all about......

Leslie is a woman that is on her way to being successful...In her Career and In Love, but when life steps in and puts one obstacle in front of the other will she stay on the track to success? Can she survive the obstacles and the choices she makes and still be whole in the end? Who will she effect with her decisions? And will they stick around to see her through this mess she made?



There are Steamy Teases also available. Please read the blog from the beginning. Take a peek inside the real life drama that I have dealt with in writing this novel and get a taste of what "TORN" will deliver when released.



Thanks for all the Love.

Lots of Love Liz

Take That Ride With Me....

The devil works overtime when there is a light for you at the end of the tunnel. I believe that God puts people in place to help your blessings come to pass. I also believe that the devil will use agents to block this blessing.
Please be aware that everyone who smiles at you and you call friend, or worst, family is not there to uplift you. Be aware of the people you surround yourself with and who's team they are really on.
For the past couple of days I have been going through it. I have been an emotional mess. And unfortunately for me, I feel like there is no one to turn to. Sure, I have friends that I can share my feeling with, but lets face it....sometimes when people ask "how are you?" it's not because they really care. It's because it sounds good. So while you think you are pouring your heart out to a good friend... they are really thinking about their own issue's and when you will be done rambling so they can take the lead of the conversation. At least that's how I feel sometimes. Why bother wasting my breath? So I brought my frustrations here ....To my blog. I take it to my book. That's where I can express myself. That is where I know people will listen....Listen by taking in the words and allowing the story I tell in... although I hope it is entertaining..I pray that there is a message in there for someone. I know the message will be different and new for each person. Everyone who reads a book, takes something different away. Every time someone reads the words that I write they will be taking away a part of me no matter what the other lessons learned will be. They will have taken a peek inside who I am. That is an overwhelming feeling. That I will be allowing so many people in...that they can make judgement. That's scary....but I willing to take that ride.

What I do know is that there have been many visitors here to my blog and for that I am thankful. When I started this I thought that no one would ever read it. However I know that my blog receives visitors daily. I hope that they stay long enough to read a few entries.....maybe catch up from the beginning. Take that ride with me .... ;-)


Lots of Love Liz

3rd Tease " Watching"

..... He was touching her the way I wanted him to touch me. He was paying attention to what she had to say. He wasn't looking through her like I felt he sometimes did to me. It hurt to watch, but I couldn't pull my eyes away. My breathing had become labored. Each inhale painful, every exhale rugged. I needed some air but how was I going to get past Lincoln and out the door without him following me and asking questions? If I told him that I was having an anxiety attack he would want to take me home. I wanted to stay. I wanted to watch. To see the way he interacted with her and how it was different from our's......



This the 3rd tease from " Torn" I hope that you all like it as much as you have the others. Please leave comments and tell your friends.

New Blog Entry coming soon.



Lots of Love Liz.