So, I've got a bit of reading to catch up on! I couldn't quite get all the books reviewed in time for the giveaway, but I'm working on it. I also have book club on Monday, so I need to read that book really soon (ya think?), especially since I'm leading the discussion on it! We are reading The Good Nearby by Nancy Moser.
I am still sewing dance costumes too. Nine done. One to go! Each one takes 12 hours of sewing. I can't wait to be done. I've really enjoyed making them, but I'm ready to be free from the pressure of getting them done.
I'm going to add some new things to this blog, too. The thing I can't decide is...well, if I do more than book reviews, do I need to change the name of the blog? What do you think? The plan is to expand over the next few months (after Thanksgiving). I can't wait to tell you more about it!
In the midst of all this, I've hit a season of self-doubt. Do you ever have those times in your life where you question what your "purpose" is in life? It's not that I'm questioning God's plan for me or His part in my life, more like wondering what I'm supposed to be. How do I know if I'm using my time the way He wants me to? I've always said that I'm like this
picture here, either totally passionate about something or totally not. And it's not always easy to live that way. I get momentum going on a business or a project and then go cold on it. How do I keep those waves of momentum more steady and less jarring? I worry that I haven't been reliable or consistent in my passions...even like this blog, my web design work, my craft business...I am constantly pushed and pulled with the focus of these things. This makes me crazy. Makes me feel like I don't do any of them at the level that I want to. So, I start to doubt.
I keep reminding myself that God has a plan for me and that He will reveal the pieces to me that I need to know. I've been reminding myself of this verse: "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great
delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over
you with singing." Zeph 3:17. It's good to remember God "delights" in me...He rejoices over me! Regardless of whether I've got this stuff figured out or not and that's a great comfort! Isn't that cool? I get this picture of God singing about me in heaven! How awesome!
By the way, He's singing about you too!