
In this life, there are ups and downs. The key is what you do with the dash. What is "the dash"? It's the journey of life between birth and death. It's what you do with the time you are given. It is your purpose. It is the ups and downs of life - showing you that you are still alive.
This blog-vlog is a multi-media experience. You can choose to only read the blog, or only watch the vlog on YouTube (you can also catch some shorts on TikTok), or you can experience it all by taking advantage of both!
If being an author, blogger, podcaster, publisher, speaker, wife, comic con coordinator, and mother was not enough to have on my plate, I was also diagnosed with synovial sarcoma (cancer) in SEP2024. The amazing support of God, Jesus, The Spirit, family (Super Hubby & Daughter especially) and friends, I have enables me to continue on.
It is my pledge to you to not hold back. It will be a raw walk through thoughts and feelings.
It won't be easy, but as you take this journey with me, there will three main verses that continue to sustain me through life's journey's:
Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Psalm 46:5 - "God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day."
Hebrews 11:1 (The Hall of Faith) - "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."
Faith and strength is not about what you see or what it perceived. Sometimes the strongest people are those who look like the world has beat them down...but I wouldn't want to mess with them - especially if they are one of God's!
There are two parts to this, as mentioned in the other article. To find the vlog portion, click the button below and go to C.J.'s YouTube Channel under the playlist for "Journey Through The Dash Vlog."
Make sure to subscribe to her channel to ensure you get notified when her shorts are posted as well. That way you don't miss a thing!

C.J. Peterson is a ten-time award-winning, multi-genre published author since 2012. She is also a podcaster, blogger, speaker, publisher, and content creator who knows how to relate well to folks of all ages. She is a Christian fiction author, but often tells people that “it’s not your mama’s Christian fiction.” She has books in the genres of supernatural/paranormal, time travel, romance, genetic manipulation, sci-fi, and fantasy. She loves the challenge of writing in different genres. Her readers also love the variety of the different genres. The gospel is on all of her novels, and a portion of the proceeds of her novels go to a charity – which can be found on her website. She enjoys taking her readers on an emotional journey. After all, her tagline says, “While the stories are fiction, the journey is real.”
She has two podcasts: Magic Making Mischief – which cover everything related to the comic con world; and Book World: The Great Escape – which covers everything related to the world of books, which readers, authors, and writers of all kinds can glean from.
C.J. is a busy lady! She makes her own ads, book trailers, book covers, publishes her own books, marketing, and enjoys speaking on all subjects related to all of these. She also runs the floor of the comic con team she is on. She and her husband, which she has nicknamed Super Hubby, love to travel, and she often documents this on her vlog called Journey Through The Dash. She loves all of these various aspects of her life, and lives life to the fullest – the way God intended it!
You can watch her vlog on your YouTube at this link: CJ'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL

The actual blog starts with the post from 25FEB2025. Feel free to check out the others while you are here.
C.J. Peterson: Author/Speaker/Podcaster/YouTuber
"While the stories are fiction, the journey is real."
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