push myself even harder to keep up. eventually i lost sight of the finish line and found myself ready to quit. you see, i had lost the joy in my own journey. the very thing i had encouraged others to do, i had failed to accomplish myself. where once i felt excited and prepared for the journey, now i was tired and discouraged. i had somehow wandered off the path god had laid before me and i had run into the desert.
i have spent the past two years on a detour from my writing journey. i must admit it has been neither easy nor much fun. you see, friend, there 