Well, summer is almost over and everyone is feeling the urge to settle back into routine. With the long sleeve shirts, back packs and new school shoes, we open up our calendars and start marking down football practice schedules and bible study nights. It seems that like the weather our attitudes change from carefree blowing in the spring breeze to button up flannels with structure and purpose. We stick to commitments and fill up our calendars. There's something about the end of summer that fills us with somber excitement. Sad that the lazy days of summer are gone but fresh and ready to move on to the next new thing.
That's how it is for me anyway and I'm sure in some way you can relate even if you spent those hot summer days working in a nice air conditioned office. There's just something fresh about the coming of fall. For me, it is a brisk reminder of the things I've neglected. i.e. blogging and writing. I promise I will try to get better. To tell you the truth I mostly just write a post when I get the creative juices flowing or if there is something weighing on my mind. As you can probably tell that hasn't been very much lately. But what ever the cause, here I am again.
Currently, I have set to the task of finding a "helper" with marketing my ministry. I need to create an official web page complete with speaking info., calender, and video clips. I also need a professional looking brochure to have available at my speaking events. My biggest problem is having to "sell myself" in words. It's not that easy to talk about how wonderful you are, you should try it sometime. It's rather humbling. But if you've ever read bio sheets for speakers, they are very detailed about how great they would be for your event and list all of their accomplishments and successes. I'm not accustomed to talking about myself that way so I need a little help in knowing what I would mean to the people if they booked me. I am confident in one thing though. If it's God's purpose it will come together! That's the one promise I am banking on. And until it all falls magically in my lap I will keep searching.
Praise God for new direction and the wind to sail me by, even when there are no maps!
