Nancy Bouwens

I almost missed out on the 'nudge'!

I knew from the first moment that I was hearing from God on this. It wasn’t just me seeing someone who seemed nice to know, had a great smile, and might be a good connection for me. I felt it in my very core. “Kathy, I want you to meet this woman.”

But day one had a lot of new things going on- so I focused on the people at my table and said, “I’ll talk to her tomorrow.”

Tomorrow came- and I had that sense again. I looked over during a break, and she was sitting alone, so I headed over to her table. Just then, someone else scooted in beside her, and they immediately engaged in conversation. Oh well- maybe later.

But…you know the story. Later didn’t come.

Ever had a friend you wished you knew better...!

I first met Nancy five years ago at the very first TRIBEWRITER conference, which my community knows that has been a big part of my writing journey. However, at that first conference, Nancy and I probably didn't say more than five words to one another even though from the first time we made eye contact, I felt like we had made a connection. We went the whole weekend without really getting acquainted.

t just happened that as the conference was ending, we passed each other and I took a chance to speak to her.