Show and Tell #27

Today, I'm sharing a very exciting Show and Tell...at least it is for me and my family!

See this magazine....

It's called Home School Enrichment and it is a wonderful source for home school families across the country.

Last fall, discouraged with the long novel that I couldn't seem to finish, I decided to stretch myself a bit and try submitting an article to a magazine. This magazine. And they accepted it!

On Tuesday, I reached with trembling hands and pulled this very copy out of the mailbox...

I honestly could scarcely breath, since I had never had anything published before...my heart was beating a mile a minute as I took it into my hands.

And at first, I was afraid that my article hadn't been published after all...but then the dawning came.They had changed the title slightly!

But nevertheless there it was...In fact, it took me a while for it to sink in, but my article was the feature article, "Learning from the Journey" blaring on the cover....wow.
I honestly had a hard time grasping that, since I wasn't advised on the final outcome or layout.

And speaking of layout, here's a glimpse of the first couple pages...

(This is just the first part of the article...another two pages follow!)

I have written stories since the time I could hold a pen and to finally see my name in print is such an amazing thing.

My little girls were so excited, too...and it was so gratifying to see the them proud of their mommy for a personal achievement! Since they both like to write and make up stories, maybe this will inspire them even more to keep writing though their lives!

Thank you for allowing me to share this special moment in my life this week.

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Blessings!