Ice cream and other brave things

📖 “Ice Cream and Other Brave Things”

June 26, 2025 – A Woman’s Wondering

I’ve been writing for most of my life—on napkins, in journals, between recipe cards and quiet thoughts. Storytime has always felt sacred to me. The world hushes a little when words begin to unfold.

But for the longest time, I never believed mine were worthy of being shared.

Maybe it’s because I thought real stories belonged to people braver than me—people with louder voices, bigger platforms, or more important things to say. Maybe I just doubted that my little wonderings, shaped by motherhood, faith, and floury hands, were enough.

But with age… comes courage. A slow-growing, apron-string sort of courage that whispers, “You’ve always had something to say. Now say it.”

So here I am.
Telling stories out loud.
One eBook, one blog post, one podcast crumb at a time.

I’ll be the first to admit—I’m still terrified.
Terrified it won’t land.
Terrified I’m not cut out for this digital world.
Terrified that no one will read or listen or care.

But then I ask myself—isn’t not trying its own kind of failure? Isn’t silencing the dream worse than the chance it might not go anywhere?

So here goes.
I’m showing up anyway.

Besides, courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it just looks like clicking “publish” with trembling hands and rewarding yourself with a scoop of ice cream afterward.

(Chocolate chip, if you’re wondering. Always.)

“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” – 2 Timothy 1:7

With ink-stained fingers and trembling faith,
– Lezanne 🌸

If you’ve ever doubted your own story, I’d love to hear your heart. Leave a note below. 💛