Due North

Last night, I had one of those moments when your life just makes sense, and you can't ignore the presence of God, because how else would all of this have just come together?? It wouldn't. There is a God who loves me, and has great plans for my life, and I'm excited to be a part of His plan.

It was my last night of summer classes, and we did our presentation (and rocked it, might I add), and suffice it to say that it led to an after-class discussion with two other members of my class who, unbeknownst to me, were having some of the same ideas I was having about the class topics, and our presentation, and we discussed options for starting a non-profit together. It was so interesting to me to see how God brought me to this class so that I could meet these two people, and that we might have the opportunity to do something big in the lives of kids. So we'll see how it all pans out, but I love that God is directing my life, the giant Compass is working to point me straight back to His plan for my life. Due North, baby. Due North.

In other blessing news, I am writing again. I wrote a full-length play this past spring, that needs some editing help, but that I am still extremely proud of. I'm hoping to work on the rewrites this summer, now that I am not in school for a little while (YAY!). I am currently working on a new play, a little more light-hearted. It hasn't nailed itself down into a children's play or an adult play yet, and I'm comfortable with not knowing that yet. I am reading Madeline L'Engle's book "A Circle of Quiet" the Crosswicks Journal, book 1, along with Stephen King's "On Writing", and they are both excellent reinforcers of the creative exercise of writing, and letting ideas take you over for a while, and just making sure you get out of the way so the ideas can find their way out. Madeline L'Engle talks about how you can't be self-conscious if you are truly writing, at least while you are in the actual act of writing, and I think that's true. It's like the words move out on their own, with no regard to you being in the way. I so enjoy letting my thoughts just come out like that. I still have to work on the discipline that writing entails, but I am spoiled in some ways, because I am able to write quickly (I wrote the full-length one in one week), so I don't really have to develop the discipline to devote myself to the exercise each day. I think it would be better for my writing if I would do that, however, so we'll see. I need discipline especially to edit, because that is difficult for me, seeing what needs to be changed.

Anyway, I'm in a very blessed moment of my life right now, which is great, because I'm going to a Christian women's conference this weekend with a friend, and I'm looking forward to being able to praise God for leading me, even though I wasn't looking to be led, and for knowing what I need even if I haven't a clue. Due North. That's which way I'm headed, keep an eye out on the road for me...