I'm a cook with 30 years experience.  I was always afraid to try making bread, too.  But I was a baker and my sister-in-law, who didn't really do any baking OTHER than bread managed to do it, so I thought..."Just maybe, I can do it, too."

Making bread isn't hard, but you do get better loaves with more experience. Even the "bad" ones will seem heavenly to your family, though. After all, they're used to store-bought bread.

It's best to do your first loaf with someone who's done this before, but if you can't find anyone who bakes bread, you can still be successful.  One thing I did learn after many efforts was that I could never knead bread for 10 minutes, like the recipes said to do.  The dough got too stiff!  Finally I realized that I knead much more vigorously than most other people, so the gluten formed more quickly.  You may find this to be the case with you, too.

One other thing: make sure your oven is up to temperature when you bake the bread, otherwise, you'll get a tough crust.

Other than that, go for it. You won't be sorry!