Anita was getting ready to retire and she and her husband Chris wanted to break ground for a house in a Florida beach town. With their children grown, their idyllic dream was to move from scenic Pennsylvania to sunny Florida.

Retiring and breaking ground on a building lot seemed fairly straightforward, though Anita soon discovered that fears threatened to overtake the move into the unknown. She was in a stable career with an established identity and she wrestled with the idea of leaving that behind to pursue a new and unfamiliar path.

Though Anita's journey is specific, there are universal lessons here about trusting our intuition, following our dreams, and taking action toward our desires.

Follow Anita and Chris from the first inklings of a house design to the building permit process, while they deal with fallout from the pandemic and rising construction costs. They are forced to make choices all along the way but they never lose sight of their goal.

The journey shares one of the most sought-after aspects of life, the manifestation of our dreams. Anita demonstrates from her personal experience how to flow through the transition. Drawing on life lessons learned along her path, every chapter ends with sage advice, sharing insight about letting go of the familiar and allowing for the creation of something new. Building A Dream will inspire, comfort, and inform your own life’s journey toward your personal dreams.