It's All Just a Dream . . . Until You Do Something

I really enjoy writing. It's something my 5th grade english teacher, Mrs. Mancell pointed out to my parents regularly at conferences. It's also something she pointed out when I was in my senior year of high school. I always thought it'd be awesome to write a novel one day, a children's book series, a devotional book series, and maybe even a screenplay/movie of my love life journey---it's hilariously sad and very dramatic comedy. I haven't ever said much to anyone about these secret writing ideas....ever.

The other day I was praying and God stirred up the dreams I had about writing and illustrating my own children's book series. From there my thoughts went to this book I have had in my mind for over 10 years that I only have the title and outline to. Recently, a couple devotional book ideas have made their way into my brain as well. It's amazing how whenever you dream, thoughts of inadequacy follow you. Not just me, but all people in some way have to come to grips with this.

[Example of thoughts: I just reread my two paragraphs I wrote above. I have intentional typos, an intentional writing style while blogging which is something I enjoy doing because it reads more conversational. I have a few close friends who are english snobs, who most likely are very annoyed at this style. My thought was, "What if so and so read this and immediately says, 'I can't read her blog without pain--what is she THINKING?! WRITING A BOOK! Everyone thinks they can do THAT!' " **haha** It's funny how even talking about it in my blog, I have thoughts against DOING it.]

This book writing dream of mine I have had since I was in elementary school. I never told Mrs. Mancell, who would have encouraged it so much. Only God knew and, suddenly, He stirs the pot in my brain to bring the dream to a boil again. Dreams are just a dream if you do nothing. I mean, decades I've dreamt these dreams and just never once consider of doing anything about them. This is my point . . . if God's dreams for me are HIGHER, then perhaps I'm supposed to do something, anything. So today I am writing a few outlines and maybe making a table of contents for a couple of books. I am also gonna do some sketches and develop some characters for the children' book series I have been plotting in my head. Maybe nothing will never come of them, but I won't know until I do something today.