I am happy and excited to announce that my editor is underway with her professional touch. 2026 will bring many new and exciting opportunities for HMRyan as an author and for Heather M Smith as a woman. My goal for 2026 is to have all completed work edited and published by the end of the year. My goal for the first half of 2026 is to get all completed work edited. My goal for the last half of 2026 is to publish, market, and organize book signings and fundraisers.

As a woman, my goal for 2026 is to reach the summit of Stone Mountain, NC. I reached the summit in 2019 before my back surgery, and I haven’t been able to reach it since. Until the temps warm up in the mornings, I plan to work on consistency with attending the YMCA every morning, Monday thru Friday, to workout. My gluttony has some added weight it needs to shed before bathing suit season.

I conquered depression and the pit of selfishness last year. This year I am ready to roar like a lion… “I am Woman! Hear Me Roar!” I have watched the world pass me by long enough. Now, I will get up and get moving. They can all watch me pass by while they stand still. I’ve had enough sorrow, enough self-pity, enough wallowing.

In 2024, God worked with me on Integrity. Last year, 2025, it was Discipline and Self-Control. This year, 2026, God says, “This year, your word is CONSISTENCY. I will teach you how to be consistent while you show integrity in a disciplined and self-controlled manner.” Immediately, I thought to myself… “Great! I failed the integrity test and the discipline and self-control test. What in the world makes Him think He can teach me all of them at once? The only thing I’ve ever been consistent at is hounding my son’s grandparents for the last 26 years. It’s true. I admit it!

“Behold, I do a new thing!” I’m not as eager as I probably should be, yet I am.