Finding the Time

I'm pretty tired of answering the question "How are things?" with "Busy!"  Seriously it gets old.  Sadly it's true though.  And frankly I'm weary and tired.  When I look at the list of things in my life it can be overwhelming.  The things I want to accomplish, the things I have to accomplish, the things I'd rather leave for someone else to accomplish...They are all jumbled together.

And I need to prioritize them.  Say no to some things so I can say yes to other things.

Since I only have a couple minutes right now I'll update you on one aspect of life.

I'm really enjoying the writers group that I am in - even if it's seriously intimidating and definitely hitting every insecurity I have! A couple months ago I was wondering what got in to me to make me sign up (sometimes I still think that) but God is showing me one piece of the puzzle at a time and I just have to trust that He knows where He's leading.  It's my job to follow.

A couple weeks ago I had a coaching call with one of the leaders and I needed to present her with my writing projects so we could discuss it and plan for it.  I had to laugh!  Writing projects?!  I email the women of my church once a week and I write blog posts try to keep up writing blog posts once a week.  I had no writing projects to share. 

But God did.

I was driving home one afternoon when He flooded my mind with an idea for a book.  I was so excited for all that He was showing me and the thought actually crossed my mind "I think I could do that!"  And then I had my coaching call and I was encouraged that yes, in fact, I could do this!  I'm not quite ready to share what the idea was but as I get closer to seeing this become a reality I promise that I will.

Now I just need to discipline myself, carve out time in my busy schedule and get down to the business of writing.  Oh and find a laptop so I'm not limited in when and where I can work.  I could get a lot done while waiting for my kids at gymnastics... :)