Hi, I’m Dawn Tolbert!
I’m a author who loves to encourage frazzled women (like me!).
Life is hectic for me as a 50-something-year-old career woman. Some days I think I live a continuous cycle of get up, eat, work, wash dishes, do laundry, sleep, wake up, and do it all over again. I’m goal-oriented and am apparently convinced that eventually I will find the perfect planner that will help me hold everything together. Until then, I find myself slipping into the habit of striving in my own power. It’s exhausting, and I need regular reminders to stop striving and turn my focus on God.
So, I write to help me (and hopefully you) remember to break free from that vicious cycle and unwrap God’s gift of rest!
A bit about me…
I’ve loved writing since I was a little girl. Journal after journal is filled with my sprawling handwriting, and I’ve worn out typewriters and lots of computer keyboards through the years!
But more than that, I love Jesus and believe He is the only source of hope for our lives. I know He calls us to wonderful things: Relationship, Belonging, Love, Purpose, and Rest.
Connecting our hearts to Him is the purpose of my writing.
I’m blessed to be doing life with my husband, Larry, who supports me in my dreams. He works circles around me and somehow seems to do it with a purer heart!
By day, I work as a writer at a college I love. I spend way too much time procrastinating by working jigsaw puzzles on my phone.
What else? I love to learn and read. I have three degrees from three universities in three states. One of the biggest things I’ve learned is how much I love being home in Northwest Georgia!
As I write, I share my struggles, my fears, my struggle with fear, and even what makes me happy. I may talk about how Mother’s Day breaks my heart because I so wanted to be a mom. I may share about my little cancer journey or the big one that took my brother. I will probably chatter on about how this writing thing scares me. A lot!
My prayer is that, as I share my struggles and what God is teaching me, we will learn to unwrap God’s gift of rest.
