A Writer's Lament

Did you ever have one of those days, the lazy kind. The ones that you think "awesome, there is nothing pressing on my calendar so I can sleep in, work on my painting, cuddle up in my favorite chair with an inspiring book and the perfect cup of coffee."

Oh, the things you will accomplish on such free days!!! Yeah right. That is so not true. Not for me anyhow. Saturday was completely unstructured, something rather foreign to me. The only plan I had was to spend time being creative. And I did. Kinda. I creatively changed positions on the sofa as I perused the hundreds of channels on digital cable. Finally finding a movie worth watching. I creatively fixed up my hair and made myself look somewhat presentable for a public appearance at Lowe's. Not that you need to be all gussied up to walk the aisles lined with toilets. We didn't purchase the toilets we went there to get, but I have beautiful new lighting fixtures in my bedroom now!

It's really funny, well sad actually, how all the "free time" I had to scratch my creative itch this weekend only to do things that are less than creative. Now it's Sunday evening and I wish I took time to write something worth reading. Instead, you are left to read my lament about how undisciplined I am. Am I the only poor soul longing to expose my creativity but instead allows laziness and life to suck the creative juice right out of me?

Do you ever have those days??? They stink, huh?

I am looking forward to waking up to a new day, a day where I will embrace the creative me and will not run from her. I pray that day is tomorrow...

October Gathering Recap

Wow, what a GREAT gathering we had. We missed those of you who couldn't make it. I wanted to highlight some of the things from that night.

1.) Many of you are familiar with LW's Journal of Grace. Well, they are reformatting it to reflect personal stories of how LW's mission statement is being lived out. They also want to have a spiritual formation segment and a place for poetry and such. So, Andrea is looking for writers, people who can meet up with someone, interview them and write a "story" - something personal, not a factual report. And she would like to have writers who can contribute poems, short stores and reflections. Andrea would do all the leg work of lining up who to interview and set the deadlines. I'm really excited about this. If you are interested in more info, please email Andrea at aunger@lwccyork.com. (she's in great need of heartfelt writers and we have them in our group!)

2.) A collaborative project is underway. At our last gathering I posed the question for free writing: "If/when I wrote/write a book, it would be..." The responses were amazing! Many of you have outlines written already, book titles, chapter titles, etc. It's awesome! When we were sharing what our books would be about, Carolyn and Lauren had the same passion for a book theme. So, they are currently working on the details to pull it together! It's very exciting to see how God took their individual vision and brought them together! Divine Synergy!!! I look forward to seeing their book published!

It seems that everyone there that evening; Jane, Kim, Deb, Lauren, Carolyn has an idea or focus for the book they desire to write. Some are further down the path than others. Carolyn said about writing her book, "It will be something I do 'someday.'" Well, ladies...what is holding you back from making that "someday" be Today???

Okay, I think that was it. There have been a few days between today and our gathering, my mind is not as fresh. If I forgot anything, please let me know!

OH YEAH - I just remembered. The coffee bar at LW is looking good! The faux wood flooring is in and looks fabulous. The carpet was put in today. It's coming together nicely. We'll have art on the walls. Art created by those in our own congregation. I'd like to have a little booklet with writing pieces to have on the tables in the coffee bar. It would be a collection of poems, short stories, reflections, etc. It could be a nice booklet for people to take home and contemplate the thoughts expressed. So, I'm beginning to collect writing pieces for this little publication. (Which will be published every 9-12 weeks). Please email me at droe@lwccyork.com if you have something you'd like to share. Do not be shy! Send me your work!!!

Okay, now, I think that's all.
May each of you live in the full knowledge of God's love for you and sense His presence every day.

grace & peace,
deAnn

New Voice

I have an exciting announcement to make! Kimberly has created a blog and I've just added the link under "voices" ~ please check it out. And take a look at the others if you haven't checked in lately. It's aways neat to know that we are reading each others posts.

It's been a busier month than I expected and that has cut into my creative time which ultimately leads to fewer posts. That bums me out. I am hoping for a jumpstart this Thursday through our gathering, (that always inspires me!) and I'm praying for better discipline on my part - to just do it. Just write. I know it's a struggle for all of us to make time. You can ask my family - when I don't take time to write, I get cranky. Does that ever happen to you too? How are you affected by not being able to create?

Being a Copy Cat...

I've been so happy with the interaction with the Me in We blog for this fall's sermon series at Living Word Community Church. So much so, that I am going to be a copy cat (wait, can you really be a copy cat when the idea was yours to begin with? haahaa). However, my questions will pertain more directly to spiritual life & the disciplines in light of writing or other creative pathways. So, here is the very first one ~ I hope you enjoy the more interactive Reflective Souls.

How does writing (I am including journaling) impact your walk with Jesus?


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