Do you ever feel like you’re not moving fast enough? Things take longer than you want them to? You run into obstacles at every turn?

If any of these thoughts sound like you, then I get you, my friend. I often find myself in the same boat of wanting to get results and achieve my goals faster and sometimes easier than they often are.

But remember this: Just as a seed doesn’t turn into a tree the day after it’s planted, neither do your goals and desires. Whether you desire to be healthier, lose weight, reach a new business goal, or perhaps even write a book, those ideas need nurturing, care, and time to grow before they turn into the beautiful achievement they’re intended to be.

I discovered just how much nurturing and care my goal needed when I decided to write my new book “The Simply28 Real Food Cookbook” and NOW I am so excited that I stayed with it, reached my goal, and that the book is soon to be released!!!

Writing this book is probably one of the greatest accomplishments of my life, outside of being a mother of two amazing women and being happily married to my high school sweetheart, Steve for 32 years. It has also been one of the biggest challenges.

I learned how to become a better writer and put my thoughts down on paper in a way that I hope is helpful and at the same time a little entertaining for my readers!

I learned all about the ins and outs of food photography and that the best time of day to take images without a photography studio was at high noon when the most natural light was available.

I learned how to get super organized when it comes to planning the meals that I would be cooking to photograph, creating shopping lists, and doing prep work early in the morning or the late the night before so that my dishes would be ready for their photo shoot at the right time of day to take advantage of that natural light.

And, my family was so excited on photo shoot days because they knew that there would be plenty of goodness to enjoy at dinner that night after all the food had been prepared and the images had been taken. I just had to keep fingers out of my dishes long enough to get the pictures.

Anyhow, I wanted to take this moment to share how excited I am that the book will be available very soon and to encourage you that no matter what your goals are, they are worth the time, care and nurturing that you put into them.

Keep going, friend… Your time to shine is right around the corner.

P.S. Stay tuned and I will keep you posted on the The Simply28 Real Food Cookbook release and my virtual Book Launch Party coming soon!