Went through and backspaced a bit of Blessing.  I was thinking that the introduction of my male protagonist was just a bit too quick.  Had a flash of inspiration today and backspaced the intro, putting in a bit of action that should provide better flow, and give me a better intro.

After the backspacing, I’m back at about 1500 words again.  Looking to work a bit more on the intro tonight, and hopefully naming the guy *laugh*