7-18-06

Thank you so much for your prayers. I know God is listening and while crazy things still seem to be happening, I feel so protected in what matters. Will and I are collaboratively writing a book called Justice in the Burbs. This could be a time of real dissention, but God is allowing us to work together smoothly. Thank you so much for your prayers.

I'm still under that deadline crunch, but I sent the rewrites of Quaker Summer off to Westbow four days early, and praise God! It was so great to get that off of my plate.

Not something I'd advertise on the blog, but I'm working on a piece for Waterbrook that is more literary in form than anything I've done. The problem is, I don't know if I can sustain this for an entire book, and I don't know if it's even any good. Sassy I can do. This--I just don't know. I'd appreciate your prayers for confidence and vision.

Gwynnie had a migraine again tonight and one last week. I'm going to have to get her back to the doctor. It's so hard seeing your children in pain, isn't it? And yet, I'm thankful when I think of the disabilities other children suffer from. Jeanne, I think of your son often and hope he's doing well. You really are an inspiration.

The anxiety is getting so much better. I'm reading my bible again which is key. Pray that continues. I don't know why I fall off the path when I KNOW what a difference it makes!

Your prayers are helping us so much, my friends. I can't tell you what you mean to me. Please feel free to leave your own requests in the comments so I can pray for you too!

lisa

prayer: 07-01-06

I haven't been on in a while and I should be! I trust you are all doing well and enjoying your summer. It's been beautiful here in Lexington. My sister just left after a five day visit and so I'm a little sad. I need prayer:

1. My rewrites of Quaker Summer are due July 17. So much about the book has changed and I'm feeling quite debilitated.
2. The narrative portion of Justice in the Burbs, a book Will and I are writing together, is due August 1. I have about 10,000 more words to write.
3. My next Waterbrook book is due late Autumn. I'm about 13,000 words in.
4. My first teen book for NavPress is due 1 December. I'm halfway through the first draft.

To top off all of this we are being hit hard in crazy ways:

1. A member of our community stole all of Will's CD collection (his CD's would be akin to having my jewelry stolen as far as how he connects them with memories: the people who bought them, the times we listened to them and shared together, a lot of it during our children's growing years; he also stole about 1,200.00 from us as well.

2. I'm dealing with a back sprain from PAPAfest where I slept on an underinflated air mattress. I don't even want to go to bed at night because I know the next morning the pain will be awful.

3. I'm being hit like crazy with anxiety, laying in bed at night with my heart racing, feeling fear which I know is not of God.

4. Will had a spill on his bike and he really conked his head and scraped up and bruised his leg.

5. Gwynnie's getting headaches again despite medication.

I'm not normally a paranoid person, but I feel like we're under attack in some way. Your prayers would be so much appreciated. Thanks so much.