Things have been crazy busy. A rather tragic funeral, a flood in the basement, many late nights renovating our church basement, the frenzied pace at work has amped up, I've been filling in here and there and everywhere while my Pastor was out of town... Crazy.
All the while a little voice in my head keeps reminding me about needing two songs (two FINISHED songs) for the CD contest our writing group is holding, as well as a half decent song for critique at the seminar on Saturday.
The odd stuff of life happens at the most inopportune times. I just want enough time and energy left at the end of the day so I can finish a few of my bad songs, THEN I'll worry about writing the good ones. Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty excited about some of the ideas I have (melodic and lyric)...I just have to catch up to them. Some of them seem pretty good (maybe even great), but the reality is, right now I'm not. But I can't let that stop me from reaching beyond myself for just a glimmer of something that moves the soul.
That will be quite a journey. I've never had the ups and downs in my writing (both time- and desire-wise) that have visited me lately. I can't control a lot of what is swirling around me, but I can embrace every season and try to hear God's voice above (and through) it all. I have to realize that He is still speaking, even while the hamster wheel keeps spinning...
All the while a little voice in my head keeps reminding me about needing two songs (two FINISHED songs) for the CD contest our writing group is holding, as well as a half decent song for critique at the seminar on Saturday.
The odd stuff of life happens at the most inopportune times. I just want enough time and energy left at the end of the day so I can finish a few of my bad songs, THEN I'll worry about writing the good ones. Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty excited about some of the ideas I have (melodic and lyric)...I just have to catch up to them. Some of them seem pretty good (maybe even great), but the reality is, right now I'm not. But I can't let that stop me from reaching beyond myself for just a glimmer of something that moves the soul.
That will be quite a journey. I've never had the ups and downs in my writing (both time- and desire-wise) that have visited me lately. I can't control a lot of what is swirling around me, but I can embrace every season and try to hear God's voice above (and through) it all. I have to realize that He is still speaking, even while the hamster wheel keeps spinning...
2 comments:
Oh, boy, can I relate.
RIght there with you. Step by step.
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