Time to pursue my passion

“Ethan, you need to get back to writing”. “I always loved reading your stuff through the years” “God didn’t give you this gift for you not to use it.”

Those are just a few examples of the comments that I have heard from people in my life since I last had a job working for a newspaper, which was many years ago.

My Mom has encouraged me to get back into writing. My best friend has done the same thing. To be honest, I lost count of the family and friends along the way that keep nudging me back in that area of my life.

Writing is a passion of mine!!! It’s something I feel I’m very very good at. Let me correct that, It’s a talent that God has blessed me with and I want to use it!!! When I was at the newspaper, It never seemed like work. I was getting paid to do what I loved. It was just me expressing myself and letting my personality shine through, no matter what topic I was writing about.

So enough telling people, “One Day, I will get back into my writing”. That all changes NOW!!!!

I decided to come up with a name for my blog last night and it only seemed fitting that the address would be http://www.justawriteratheart.com because that’s who I am. You can use lots of different words to describe me, but you can’t paint the full picture of Ethan Isaiah Sheppard Greer and not include “writer”.

If you know me at all, and if you are reading this blog then I assume you know me well enough to know I am never at a loss for words. If I call and leave you a voicemail, chances are I might talk till the beep. If I send you a note, when you get done reading it you are going to know how I feel. And I have probably taken up the front and back of the paper. If I tell you that I love you, chances are I’m going to tell you five more times before I leave.

But that is just me and I don’t apologize for that. That is the writer and storyteller in me!!!! It is what makes me who I am and I miss that!!!!

I’m not sure where this blog will take me. Could it lead to a full time job writing again? Could it lead to making some extra money? I don’t know and to be honest that’s not why I’m doing this. If God intends for that to happen then I will be grateful for it!!!

All I do know is that I miss writing and I’m tired of that passion and God given talent not being a part of my daily life!!!

I am going to write about Faith, Family, Love, Friends, Food and so much more!!! Some entries will be serious, others funny, and I have some different types of writing that very few people have gotten to read that one day I will plan to share!!!

I can’t do this alone and where would the fun be in that!!! I am who I am because of the people who are reading this blog. You all have touched my life in some form or fashion and for that I am very very grateful.

Feel free to comment and reach out. Tell me what you like or don’t like and if there is something particular you would love for me to write about I’m open to suggestions.

Here goes nothing!!!! I am so excited for this gift God has given me and the opportunity to share Him, the blessings in my life, the struggles, the ups the downs and everything in between!!! Thanks for taking this journey with me!!!