My First Contest

Well I took the risk and submitted a manuscript for a writing contest. Not only did I enter a writing contest I didn't expect to enter, but it's a poetry writing contest....before this, I thought writing poems would not be my forte, but remarkably it came pretty easy! I remember sitting in my car in the parking of my son's school waiting for my him to get out. I wanted to catch up on some writing homework and then I came across a pamphlet about the writing contest. I didn't think I'd want to enter it, but as I read further, I was beginning to understand the benefits of joining contests. It's to get me ready for the real world of writing. So I sat there, and started to write. I just started to compose my poem with an incredible ease to it. I felt that the Lord was holding my hand and guiding my pen to write the words on the paper. I LOVED IT! I really think writing can be what God is calling me to do. I finished the poem in a matter of two days with 4-5 revisions, which is pretty good for my first piece. I mailed it off yesterday, but we won't find out the results until July. Whew, I don't know if I can wait that long! But this experience has opened my eyes to so many possibilities in my life. It wasn't hard. God doesn't make things difficult for us because He feels like it. He loves us and He wants to us to be happy. Writing really makes me happy...it feels good not because I am making it happen, but the Lord is making it happen. It's an awesome feeling. I thank the Lord for this blessing in my life. My only hope is that I continue to follow this path He has laid out for me. Is it the definite path? I don't know...all I know is that right now I feel He is leading me in this direction. Maybe later He will lead me somewhere else.