Unknown #AtoZChallenge

I can't see into the future.  That is part of the reason for this blog.

It's not easy embarking on an Unknown Journey, and on the Blogging from A to ZChallenge.

I didn't fail in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge - I'm still here.  But I have failed in my immediate goal.

I had hoped to blog a book about life with my autistic brother in law, Bil. I hoped such a book could help others in similar situations.  My brother in law is in his late 50's.  Many autistic children, meanwhile, are entering adulthood.

Failure is a good teacher.  It tells you that you have gone in the wrong direction.

Although I am an experienced blogger, the "Blogging a Book" thought was not a successful attempt.  I need to go back and reassess.

That's not a bad thing, though. I know one thing I did seriously wrong - I decided to be a "pantser" (a term in writing) which is what I am, and not plan the book out first.  I was too obsessed with just surviving the A to Z Challenge.

Now, I have to make a choice.  I've helped make so many other choices in the past months and years, on this Unknown Journey I embarked on years ago when the relationship with my husband of over 40 years became serious.

Because I had a disabled father, I was not scared off by having an autistic brother in law (in those days, it wasn't quite like what it is like today, I hasten to add.)  So, I won't be scared off by this failure, either.

For now, I am so close to the end of the challenge, I may as well finish it.  Then, I plan to go back to my normal blogging schedule.

I will reassess blogging a book, while I continue on my Unknown Journey.

I want to humbly thank everyone who has accompanied me on this journey through the month of April.   I hope you will continue to stop by every Friday as I resume my normal schedule after April ends.