11-26-05
Continued thanks for your continued prayers! This is Will and I at my friend Tony's wedding at the beginning of the month. It was the first wedding Will ever officiated at. We did not plan the matching shirt and tie!
I got my sales numbers for some of my books in the mail today and I'm seriously bummed out. The verbal amount I was given months ago was false. I've been selling books to an absolutely miserable amount. I have to wonder why I'm still getting contracts. And then I wonder if God is so obviously not blessing as far as how many books sold (and this isn't a ministry I'm doing here, this is my job, how bread gets put on our table) what is it that's not pleasing Him? And round and round it goes in my head. I haven't been this discouraged in a long time.
On the Quaker Summer front, however, things are going well and your prayers are making a great deal of difference. I'm so thankful for you. By tonight I should reach the 100 page mark! Hoorah! And the outline is holding true so far which is a relief. I was a little worried it would all go south around this point. It's all filling out nicely too, subthemes are arriving, secondary characters stepping in line as needed. God is providing.
On the home front, we decorated for Christmas yesterday. A real tree now stands all sparkly with all of our same ornaments through the years on the tree, right in our entry hall. I like seeing these old friends.
Ty has got her learner's permit and she and Will just left for her to drive out on the road for the first time. Now that's a real prayer need! I got online and made sure our car insurance was all paid up!
Blessings on you for the coming week and thanks again for your prayers!
lisa
posted by lisa @ 1:04 PM
3 Comments:
Lisa, I got in from our Thanksgiving trip & was catching up on my blog reading. Then I will be studying the lesson I will be teaching in Sunday School tomorrow AM. We are a concluding a 4 week study on Job. What stood out to me was your questioning why God isn't blessing with sales...are you somehow doing something that isn't pleasing to Him. Job had 3 friends that questioned him in such the same way. But their thinking was distorted. Your life is such an inspiration to so many to dig deeper & do more for the kingdom. I will pray that the Holy Spirit comfort you & give you some of the answers that you seek. Happy Thanksgiving to you & Will!!!
you go woman, pour all of that angst into those pages - (unless of course quaker summer is a happy cheery book, then... don't...)
still praying! hope you all had a wonderful tg weekend!
Your books have been such an inspiriation to me. Your true-to-life characters have really touched me in a way that has caused me to really think about my faith and how I live it out. I pray that the God of all comfort will comfort you and whisper words of Truth to you.
In Him,
Christa
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