One of my editors was gracious enough to give me a Fitbit as a gift.
I was concerned that my enthusiasm for acquiring a gazillion steps would put a damper on my writing career. Interestingly, it has provided insight for discovering my dedication to the art of authorship. You see, I teach second grade. Not only do I teach second grade, but I have an inclusion classroom with more than a handful of hyperactive students. I absolutely adore these students that are enthusiastic, excited about life, and ready to rock and roll at a moments notice, so working with ADHD kiddos is definitely my cup of tea. (Plus the fact that I'm a mild bit 'over-enthusiastic' myself - so we all appreciate each other's special gift). Now, having provided the backstory, I shall get into my reasoning for explaining this. I average about 18,000 steps a day. (Someday I aim to acquire the 33,000 steps of that mail lady in New York, but we shall leave that for another time). But that 18,000 step average is devastatingly weakened by the amount of steps I don't take on Saturday and Sunday (cleaning, writing and church days). I would like to point out, firstly, that cleaning toilets and scrubbing grout do not provide nearly enough steps as they should. Having said that, I am now going to make a confession (the whole point of this blog - the climax, if you will). On Saturday, I sit on my butt and type at my computer for hours on end. There, I said it. Whew, the pressure of keeping that secret wrapped up inside was killing me. Recently, my husband began binge watching a television series made in Turkey. The show isn't even in English, but he can't stop watching it. My daughter wasted four days of her life watching the entire Parks and Recreation series. Well, I don't give them a hard time, because I appear to have my own problems with binging. Have you ever heard the term "Can't put down a good book." Well, I can't seem to put down my books. I doubt they're good, because I don't ever sell any, but I love writing them so much! So, there you go. Confession made. Explanation of my low Fitbit step average explained. Judge if you will, but I'm going to continue sitting on my butt. With a smile on my face.
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When someone has questions about God and his will in our lives we go to the bible. My most recent book is overflowing with theological questions and I'm spending more time in the word, but feel overwhelmed. It's not that I don't have the answers; it's that I now have too many. There are so many things I'd like to include in the book, but I'm pretty sure that rewriting the entire book of Romans in my next novel could be plagiarism. Plus, the story line of the novel may get a bit lost in God's word. While I'm all for getting lost in God's word, I do have a book to write.
So, having said that, I am trudging along, attempting to skim off any verses or theological teachings that aren't absolutely crucial to the text. Which is hard. Because isn't the everything in the bible crucial? |