Bona Fide

I've had a couple of people ask me to post again so I'm here for a brief post. Unfortunately, I am so swamped with work right now, I really can't justify spending very long on blogger. I'm enjoying a cozy Sunday morning in my fleece PJ's and a good cup of french-press coffee (my 3rd). For those of you who watch your caffeine intake that probably sent your jaws dropping. I don't usually drink that much coffee but it's just a coffee kind of day.

We didn't go to church again today. I felt bad last week that we weren't there - but the temps outside have made that guilt dissipate. Perhaps we'll visit Christchurch next week. Right now, I feel okay about it. I used to think that if you weren't in a church every Sunday that you were backsliding. Now I feel that God knows my heart and he understands me - maybe even better than I understand myself - and that if I need to take a little time to find a church home, that's okay.

So, what are we doing today? Baxter is fixing up our bathroom. Some of you have been to our little cottage, but some of you have not. Our bathroom was added to the house in the 1940's. Before that, there was an outhouse out back and a pump for water. No lie. So, the bathroom is teeny-tiny and the four of us share it every day. We're not ready for any big renovations at this point. We just want to make it look and feel a little nicer for the time being. If there's one thing I've learned over the last few years it is that there's just no telling what the future will bring. So, we're learning to make do with what we have for now. The good news is, with a cosmetic makeover, the bathroom is never really out of commission and the kids and I can stay put right here when it's 32 degrees outside.

Our computer was attacked by a virus a while back and we finally got it all cleaned off. Following a week without my computer, I am so far behind with work. That's what I'll be doing for the remainder of my day. I'll be writing some on-hold messages for Hardee's, Carl Jr's, a women's spa and a bunch of other smaller stuff. It's just all so glamorous! During the week I couldn't write, I did a lot of thinking about writing. I remembered that my goal when I met Baxter was to become a working writer. I achieved that. I am a bona fide, actual, paid writer. Is it my dream job? Is it even something I ever considered I would end up doing? Nope - and that's okay. I achieved goal number one. So, what's goal number two? Am I going to really write this book I keep daydreaming about?

I've decided to give up weeknight TV for Lent. This will probably mean spending a lot less time with my husband but I hope it will be inspiring to him as well. I'm going to use my time to write. In between homeschooling, cleaning, errands, activities and work, I have no time left for creative writing. If I'm going to be serious, I need 3-4 hours a day. The only time I have is at night. So I'm doing it. I'm finally at a place where my father isn't occupying all my extra emotional space and where the little pieces of my life are pretty much on auto-pilot. There's just no better time than now. However, the last time I made a pledge like this to myself, my father died. I hope I'm reading God's cues correctly. I think this is what He wants for me. We shall see. For today, it's Hardee's hamburgers. Fun fun fun.