As many of you may have noticed, my writing has been more poetic and whimsical of late. I think my brain is tired. When my literary mind can’t travel deeply, it falls back on lighter, more dreamy thoughts and feelings.

Over the last year of writing, I have amassed a great number of words, deep thoughts, reflections and funny anecdotes… all of which, I felt very led to write. Now What?

Do I leave them where they were created, or do I go farther with the messages God has so lovingly interlaced within the lines?

For over a year now, the main message I’ve received from my Father has been to Just write! So that is what I’ve done, steadily!

Of late, I’ve been sensing Him leading me toward finishing nearly half a dozen projects… like my squirrel saga, which only needs one more episode and a conclusion to be completed. I also have two of my Barnyard books written, as well as a third in the works. My novel Brutus, which is my passion, needs patience and time, so I don’t want to rush that story… but I am nearly 2/3rds of the way done. Then there’s Just A Bag, which is sort of like the back story of both Brutus and Nia. All in all, when I looked at my insights page on WordPress, it reflected that I wrote nearly 100,000 words last year alone! What to do… what to do?

I keep hearing that old joke that ended with “Margaret, please oh please… buy a lottery ticket!” If I don’t finish any of the things I’ve been working on, how on earth can I offer it to anyone with confidence?

I’m not saying that God gave me a list and a sure fired plan for success… rather, I believe He wants me to get organized, cleaned up around the edges, and presentable. Beyond that, no answers have been forthcoming, but as I’m acclimated to the way God tends to lead me forward, clean up I shall do!

God has been teaching me about things like timing, patience, and consistent inner peace… none of which were a part of most of my life! The thing about time, is that it will not wait for us! The thing about patience, is that it truly is a virtue that must be practiced and perfected over time… see what I did there… hehe! I thought that patience was going to be the more difficult thing for me to learn, but it wasn’t! Having consistent Inner Peace was actually the tough thing for me to tackle, due to the entirety of my life being anything but calm or peaceful.

I’ve decided to learn to practice childlike faith, in regards to everything I written. I fully believe that the things I’ve written before my Heavenly Father, belong in someone’s hand, heart, mind and/or spirit. If God chooses to use even one of my earthly words, then He WILL see it done! Therefore, I need not fear rejection or failure in whatever will come. I believe that each one of those children’s books belong somewhere, so I have them packaged and ready for God’s timing, as He prepares the way. The same goes for whatever I write… if it be worthy, He will see it through for the good of all who read it.

Some of you may scoff at my naivety… it’s alright! I choose to believe! From there, whatever comes will come… I serve a pretty big God and He’s never failed me yet!