I certainly do. But this August Bank Holiday weekend found me preparing for Christmas! Crazy, I know - but there was a reason. I am about to 'go to ground' in order to concentrate on some writing, so I don't anticipate being around very much between now and Christmas. Hence, I must get organised!
As Virginia Woolf famously said, "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write". This is certainly true for me. All my best work has been written in quiet spaces, well away from the many distractions of home. So, I will be kick-starting this period with time at a Writers' Retreat Space in Devon. Following that I shall be retreating for large chunks of time to a much loved cottage in Northumberland, within a stone's throw of Holy Island.I am very grateful to those folks who offered me writing space, and to Ros Reay for reducing her prices for me. Thank you to you all - I appreciated your generous offers.
After some difficult days recently, with my father's emergency admission to hospital, I am immensely tired and my first important need is for quality rest. Please pray for rest and refreshment as I begin this creative time. Please also pray protection on my father's health.
So what will I be writing? Mainly healing meditations, for recording onto CD; but also some liturgy. If all goes well, I hope to also begin a book about healing; something which God laid on my heart during my New Zealand experience. I'll tell you what emerges when I get to the other side of this time! Please pray for Spirit-inspired writing. And please pray protection on this time, that it won't be interrupted by any further emergencies. Please also pray for stamina when the going gets tough!
These are fairly big projects that will require both time and money to bring them to completion. They are projects which people have been encouraging me to undertake for some time and which I believe could significantly help people to find healing, which is why I'm prepared to give my time to them for a period of months. Please pray that the necessary funding will emerge.
I am deeply indebted to you all for your continuing support and encouragement - and if you get a Christmas card from me, just remember ... it was probably written in August!
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