God lights the path...

Thought for the Day: “God lights the path we walk. Sometimes we can see far ahead but other times we have only enough light to see where we are at the moment. These are the times that we need to take our next step completely with our faith in Him knowing that, although we might stumble, He will not let us fall. ~Elmer Laydon~~Thanking God for His "Sonshine" and for this special promise!
  This quote on the Facebook page of a good Christian friend of mine, reminds me of why I originally named my storytelling business - Miss Pockets Book Light Productions - to focus on shining God's light in the programs I do.  There are plenty of scary storytellers,  pundits and people who get humor from humiliating others, my stories and my writing are to be focused on the uplifting.  Lord, please help me walk that cheerful path, and lead me back if I should stray!
  I believe in the triumph over good and evil.  I believe evil exits in the world and we must fight evil in any way that God has armed us...and his book gives all manner of ways to fight evil. 
       And, I also believe that leading and teaching and storytelling should be uplifting and leading in a positive direction, not tearing others down for a laugh or seeing if you can shock someone.  Good stories shine a bright light on good news that people can use.

Working on writing work

Working on work reminds me of a children's book we added to the HCMPL collection back in the early 70's.  I can eat an elephant - one bite at a time. 

Book writing is like that - one step at a time.  In among all the other things I do, I just need to set goal  of a step a week and then step it up and raise the goal,  once I hit rhythm and I can move this project along.

I am making my 3 miles on the bike most days, and more than every other day.  This will be one more good habit to get going.  Good habits bring comfort.

Time to write the big one

Sunday School lesson yesterday, 1776 DVD and a long drive in the car got me thinking about long term goals and doing something important for God and my country.   Talked to my best friend Mary Lou Wurth tonight about writing the book I always wanted to write.  I guess every librarian has a goal to be in the card catalog sometime, even if now it is only software on the world wide web.  Wrote the purpose on two pages of Word document tonight.  Talked 6 min and then 3 min into the recorder on the iPhone.  Now I am publishing intent on the web.  Writing is like dieting, with friends to encourage and a public commitment you are much more likely to follow through to the end.

Personal positives

This year I have added Library Up as a blog for professional focus on work in the library.  The focus will also be on the positive - but through the work of the library.
 This blog will focus on doing all the good you can all the time you can and at least one good deed every day!
I firmly believe we can all change the world - for the better, by just doing better ourselves a little bit every day.  The ripple in the pond effect that makes smiles contagious, will spread the joy and the light, like a candle in a dark room, will brighten the night for a long distance.
Turn your light on!