Comments on: Dancing With the Voices http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dancing-with-the-voices Rejoicing in hope...Romans 12:12 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:50:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: morninghasbroken http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-803 morninghasbroken Sat, 04 Nov 2006 17:19:23 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/#comment-803 Great story, Mary! We've talked about this a lot and I think you are doing a great job keeping your priorities straight...and believe me, I know how hard that is! I believe God gave you the summer off to pray about the novel writing and I believe He led you to a great way to communicate through this blog. Your stories are fun to read and get you thinking. Keep it up and know that God has gifted you with this...now just let Him lead you to write in anyway that Glorifies Him. Deborah Great story, Mary! We’ve talked about this a lot and I think you are doing a great job keeping your priorities straight…and believe me, I know how hard that is! I believe God gave you the summer off to pray about the novel writing and I believe He led you to a great way to communicate through this blog. Your stories are fun to read and get you thinking. Keep it up and know that God has gifted you with this…now just let Him lead you to write in anyway that Glorifies Him. Deborah

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Mary Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:37:54 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/#comment-802 Gina, thanks so much for the encouragement! And for sharing all you did. Can't wait to read your mom-lit when it's done, and does this "novella" mean what I think it means??? I know those 4 in 1's are usually three authors and one newbie, so you're getting published?!? Big hug and congratulations! Wow... Gina, thanks so much for the encouragement! And for sharing all you did. Can’t wait to read your mom-lit when it’s done, and does this “novella” mean what I think it means??? I know those 4 in 1′s are usually three authors and one newbie, so you’re getting published?!? Big hug and congratulations! Wow…

]]> By: Gina http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Gina Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:05:53 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/#comment-801 We seem to be on the same journey! God pulled me back from my obsession last March and just last month I've felt the freedom to write, though NOT like I used to. I probably wrote just as much as you, EXCEPT I rewrite and rewrite and rewrite (the perfectionist in me and the problem with having too many critique partners) and haven't yet finished the novel that became my obsession. Maybe that's a good thing. Now I'm onto a 20,000 word novella (three published authors invited me into their group, yea!) and though these shorter books are not my passion, I think they're just what I need and can handle at this stage in my life. And I know we have the passion for writing is NOW because ten years from now we won't be in the middle of all this mothering, conflict, stress, and wonder of parenting, and how could I possibly write a true to life momlit when I'm not in the middle of it. Though this momlit is NOT ready to be written, I'm laying the foundation and plotting for when it's time! God will use what you are going through now for his glory someday, somewhere, maybe in a novel down the road! We seem to be on the same journey! God pulled me back from my obsession last March and just last month I’ve felt the freedom to write, though NOT like I used to.

I probably wrote just as much as you, EXCEPT I rewrite and rewrite and rewrite (the perfectionist in me and the problem with having too many critique partners) and haven’t yet finished the novel that became my obsession. Maybe that’s a good thing. Now I’m onto a 20,000 word novella (three published authors invited me into their group, yea!) and though these shorter books are not my passion, I think they’re just what I need and can handle at this stage in my life.

And I know we have the passion for writing is NOW because ten years from now we won’t be in the middle of all this mothering, conflict, stress, and wonder of parenting, and how could I possibly write a true to life momlit when I’m not in the middle of it.

Though this momlit is NOT ready to be written, I’m laying the foundation and plotting for when it’s time!

God will use what you are going through now for his glory someday, somewhere, maybe in a novel down the road!

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Mary Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:07:52 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/#comment-800 Thanks, Rebecca. My dh is amazing. He should have disconnected the internet, but instead pulled a chair up beside me and listened to all the cool stuff I was finding in research. Now when I started borrowing his off-handed comments to use as hero-speak, he'd get this really cute scowl on his face! He also had a few things to say about my hero being a policeman. Dh is a cowboy. So I compensated by having the cop be a volunteer firefighter, just like dh! :O) Thanks, Rebecca. My dh is amazing. He should have disconnected the internet, but instead pulled a chair up beside me and listened to all the cool stuff I was finding in research.

Now when I started borrowing his off-handed comments to use as hero-speak, he’d get this really cute scowl on his face! He also had a few things to say about my hero being a policeman. Dh is a cowboy. So I compensated by having the cop be a volunteer firefighter, just like dh! :O)

]]> By: Rebecca http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Rebecca Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:57:55 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/#comment-799 Well, my thing is not necessarily writing, but I have experienced the same kind of conflict in other areas. Your husband's response is, in my opinion, a major confirmation that you are going God's direction for you. Blessings! Well, my thing is not necessarily writing, but I have experienced the same kind of conflict in other areas. Your husband’s response is, in my opinion, a major confirmation that you are going God’s direction for you.

Blessings!

]]> By: GeorgianaD http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-798 GeorgianaD Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:10:30 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/#comment-798 Oh my! You have fast fingers girl! 120,000 in 5 weeks?! I am more than impressed. Can you send some of whatever you got my way? And I hope you start your book again soon:) Oh my! You have fast fingers girl! 120,000 in 5 weeks?! I am more than impressed. Can you send some of whatever you got my way? And I hope you start your book again soon:)

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Mary Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:55:43 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/#comment-797 Thanks, Leticia, but I'm really not that amazing! ;O) Thanks, Leticia, but I’m really not that amazing! ;O)

]]> By: Leticia http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-796 Leticia Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:12:28 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/#comment-796 Wow! You are one amazing lady! I wish I had half of your energy. God is truly touching your life! Wow! You are one amazing lady! I wish I had half of your energy.

God is truly touching your life!

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Mary Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:06:12 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/#comment-795 Thanks all, for commenting, glad I'm not alone in trying to juggle this balancing act! :O) (You all should go by Leslie's blog and see her fridge pictures...btw, she tagged me, does anyone have a nice fridge pic I can "borrow"?) Michelle, I so wish you'd change your password protection! You have such a great blog but it won't let me comment! :O( Ever think of moving to Word Press???) I'm sure my creativity soars when the right music is playing, btdt! Jeremy Camp is the one that inspired my series title! I love his song Walk By Faith. And for the record, it rocked (the time spent writing those thousands) but the cost was too high. I'm so ready to have the best of both worlds... Jennifer, most of my writing was done at night or really early in the morning...then I'd do more during the kids naptime...but even when I wasn't writing, my brain was all about the book. Even at church. It just wouldn't stop. I'm all for experiencing life with writer's eyes (it's so multi-dimensional) but think I learned a good lesson on selfishness. We all have to put our families above our writing, or whatever career we may be pursuing. And what really woke me up to the fact that my writing was becoming out of hand was the fact that I really wanted to put my children in public school vs continuing to homeschool. So I could write. And that went against what dh and I really have always felt God wanted us to do...homeschool. It's pretty scary how Satan can discourage you (in my case, that I wasn't doing a good enough job teaching) and steal your vision. Anyway, more than you all probably wanted to know! Thanks all, for commenting, glad I’m not alone in trying to juggle this balancing act! :O) (You all should go by Leslie’s blog and see her fridge pictures…btw, she tagged me, does anyone have a nice fridge pic I can “borrow”?)

Michelle, I so wish you’d change your password protection! You have such a great blog but it won’t let me comment! :O( Ever think of moving to Word Press???) I’m sure my creativity soars when the right music is playing, btdt! Jeremy Camp is the one that inspired my series title! I love his song Walk By Faith. And for the record, it rocked (the time spent writing those thousands) but the cost was too high. I’m so ready to have the best of both worlds…

Jennifer, most of my writing was done at night or really early in the morning…then I’d do more during the kids naptime…but even when I wasn’t writing, my brain was all about the book. Even at church. It just wouldn’t stop. I’m all for experiencing life with writer’s eyes (it’s so multi-dimensional) but think I learned a good lesson on selfishness. We all have to put our families above our writing, or whatever career we may be pursuing. And what really woke me up to the fact that my writing was becoming out of hand was the fact that I really wanted to put my children in public school vs continuing to homeschool. So I could write. And that went against what dh and I really have always felt God wanted us to do…homeschool. It’s pretty scary how Satan can discourage you (in my case, that I wasn’t doing a good enough job teaching) and steal your vision.

Anyway, more than you all probably wanted to know!

]]> By: Jennifer, Snapshot http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Jennifer, Snapshot Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:43:04 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2006/10/30/dancing-with-the-voices/#comment-794 Yes, you're right, you were obsessed! I did feel that way when I first started rekindling the desire to write (specifically through the blog), but we're talking 5 - 7 800 word blog posts, NOT the hundreds of thousands you did in a few months' time. And yes, I totally identify with the challenge to see if I will stay true to my first calling--that of following God and being a SAHM. Yes, you’re right, you were obsessed! I did feel that way when I first started rekindling the desire to write (specifically through the blog), but we’re talking 5 – 7 800 word blog posts, NOT the hundreds of thousands you did in a few months’ time.

And yes, I totally identify with the challenge to see if I will stay true to my first calling–that of following God and being a SAHM.

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