Friday, May 22, 2015

Have Faith!

As I revisit my blog after months of inactivity, I can hardly believe that this much time has flown by since my last post.  It seems that the entire year of 2014 was spent in one medical waiting room or another . . . trying to find answers, trying to feel better.  It took every bit of my energy to just go to work and then come home to rest before making my way to bed for the night.

I was able to do a fair amount of writing during this interim - but much of it was what I have come to think of as "gift-writing."  My daughter was married in June and I wrote them a poem; my new son-in-law and my daughter-in-law both turned 30 during this time and I wrote poems for them.  For the first time ever I was able to join the creative annual theme team at church and I wrote a "theme poem" to go along with Pastor Jim's 2015 theme - A Year of Favor.  This was also Pastor Jim and Annette's 25th year of ministry at Bethel, and I wrote poems for both of them.  The Minnesota Christian Writers Guild celebrated 65 years of existence, and it was my joy to commemorate that occasion with a poem.  There are a couple of new staff members at church, and on their birthdays, as has been my practice with ALL of the staff, I wrote them a poem.  It is one of my favorite things to do, and I believe that my friends and family appreciate the effort and love that goes into such a gift. 

There are things I haven't been able to get to - my project on the 50 states remains stalled at the 23rd state (I am creating puzzle worksheets for each of them in the order of their statehood, so I am up to Missouri now - can't wait to get to Minnesota!). They will be available for individual download on my new website--soon to be up and running. I will post the address here when it is ready for viewing. I have finally sent my grammar workbook to the publisher, and that should be available by mid-November.  It has been a long process, and I am excited to soon hold the results in my hands.

Where does the time go?  When can I focus on the things that my heart is so drawn to?  I suppose that might happen in about 12-15 years when I can expect to retire from my 9-5 job and spend the days blissfully writing, typing, thinking, designing . . .

In the meantime, as God provides the time and energy, which I know He will, I will write when I can.  I have faith in the Giver of all Gifts.

Have Faith

The greatest assurance that scripture gives - "I know that my Redeemer lives!"
Faith gives us victory over all things, and teaches our heart how to joyfully sing.
Our faith is not faultless, but fix your eyes on our Perfecter - He is the prize!
Faith as small as a mustard seed can move a mountain into the sea.
We must have faith to please our God; He sees behind our heart's facade.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; He will direct your way right from the start.
Faith thanks God in the midst of the story - trust Him in all things and give Him the glory!

© Liz Kimmel