I am sitting in a messy living room inside an even more chaotic house. Once I
finish my entry I need to go and sort out many dislodged household goods which
were moved for our decorator! (You can tell which tasks I prefer to do.... give
me a laptop any day!) My excuse is that I have not written for 3 weeks, so the
house can wait but this entry can not!!
The Launches initiated a huge learning curve for me in the past few weeks,
since they have thrust me from the back seat of a few events' to the centre
stage and despite some technical hitches feel strangely guilty to tell you that
I enjoyed them! Although it did feel very bizarre to sit at the front and hold
the microphone to the realisation that I was about to speak, yet I was surprised to
discover that I enjoyed talking about my story and sharing its highs and
lows.
Also I have been very grateful to the many kind people, family, friends and
interested individuals who came along and graciously bought a copy of my book
and asked me to sign it. I have loved sitting (with my new pen) and signing
copies of my book whilst listening to others' stories. Often I have felt humbled
and inadequate as I hear of their turmoil and have been reminded that this cruel
illness still captures innocent parties.
Recently, at Spring Harvest, Steve Chalke reminded us that God can take
even our 'five loaves and two fish' (Matt 14: 16-18) and use them for his
purposes. This inspires me to continue to implore God to do something
significant in the lives of others through my meagre offering of myself, in the
centre stage, with my book.
So glad to hear it is all going well. I really enjoyed your launch night in Northern Ireland, and pray for you and your family as this next exciting chapter of your lives opens up new opportunities.