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May 14, 2019 · 2 Comments

The Road Back to Writing

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The Road Back

The road back to writing feels long. This is my first post in almost a year! Before this, I hadn’t taken a blogging break of longer than a week or two. But, full-time graduate school was really taking a toll on my soul and on my energy level. I decided that sitting out from writing till all the crazy settled down was the wisest thing to do.

And then, a few weeks ago, this happened (and in keeping with the Before & After theme I have loved for so long, I give you “Before & After Graduation”):

graduation procession

BEFORE graduation

UAB grad school commencement 2019

AFTER graduation

Yes. On April 26, after 15 grueling months of classes, I graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with an MS in IDD. That’s a Masters in instructional design and development. I will specialize in applying learning theory to learning activities. More specifically, I will help subject matter experts and teachers organize and present learning content.

The Jesus Way

Though most of my classmates are interviewing or are beginning new jobs, I have entered this time of quiet with the Lord, which is definitely not my wheelhouse. So, Jesus is calling me to lay down my agenda and follow His. This Jesus Way is hard for me, and I struggle with doubts that I am called to rest. Moving forward feels better. But as I pursue His will for me, the Lord continues to make it clear that I should enter a sabbath time where I can regroup and focus on our family.

In the next few blog posts, I will begin sharing some of the slow-down resources I have been enjoying during this time of re-grouping. 

As for our family, suddenly the “little people” are bigger than me!

family graduation pic

I am the short one in the middle, wearing heels…

And their time left at home is growing short. How can this be? As many moms of teens can agree—you can see coming from a long way off, then it seems to get here all at once. Pretty soon, I will be sitting in the commencement audience, instead of walking across the stage.

With so many big thoughts—and the time to explore them—I am pulled back to writing. I want to explore the idea of transition and what is means to savor and hold dear.  Plus, I have been intrigued by what I have seen in learning science that shows how the Lord created us to know Him, and I want to put some of those thoughts together, too.

I don’t know what to expect…

I am more nervous to come back to writing than I expected—will I love it, like I used to? Will it help me make sense during a confusing time, like it used to?

I’m not sure what that will look like or how often I will write. But I hope the Lord will renew my love for writing. And I’m hoping that you will walk with me and write back to me: you can do that by 1) leaving a comment, 2) sending me an email to britta@brittalafont.com, or 3) sending a message through the contact page.

See you around your inbox!

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  1. Tracy Walker says

    May 16, 2019 at 8:25 am

    Congratulations on your accomplishments, Britta!
    Welcome back to the world of writing where you always seem to have a natural fit!
    Would love to take a few minutes and catch up by phone or email this summer if you find a moment! I know summer brings its own crazy. Would enjoy hearing how Grace and Josh are doing. 😉 Tracy Walker

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    • Britta says

      May 22, 2019 at 1:27 pm

      Hello Tracy! You’re very generous——thank you 🙂 I would love to catch up with you, too. It has been a LONG time! We just got back from a quick visit to the coast, and we will be around most of the summer (with two trips nestled into June and July). I would love to hear about your kiddos——your girl is a grown up, now! Gracie is not far behind. I am sure Ryan in outpacing Sydney in inches, as is Josh. I have the same gmail from before, but a new phone number. Email me with a good day to chat!

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