WRITE THINKING, the original blog of Robin Lee Hatcher ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- looking up in expectation Matt 24:36 However, no one knows the day or the hour when these things [Christ's return] will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows. My reading this morning was in Matthew 24 and 25. As I read the Scriptures where Jesus talks about His second coming, I found it comforting that I don't have to know the date and time of His return. In fact, I can't know it, so there is no point wasting time trying to figure it out. Only God knows the date and time. My responsibility is to live as if Christ's return is imminent — because it is. Other passages in these chapters tell me that I don't have to fear being fooled by false prophets or false messiahs, because when Jesus the true Messiah returns, the whole world will see and know. What a glorious day that will be! I have a live radio interview this afternoon where I'll be talking about my novel, Beyond the Shadows, and about the affects of alcoholism in a marriage/on a family. Lord, help me to speak Your words of truth, words that will comfort and encourage and lead others to the answers they can find only in You. I made some progress yesterday on TVC revisions. About 8% complete. Wrote one new scene, but mostly I'm adding, deleting, changing a bit here and a bit there. Slow going. The hardest part of this process is remembering what I've changed in order to carry it through. (Not the big things but the little changes that seem insignificant at the time.) Since I haven't looked at this manuscript in over two months, that makes things tricky. It's very important that I stay in the book every single day so I can keep these things in order. That's why I'm hoping to finish before my next trip. If I don't, it means having to regroup after I return. I don't want to have to do that. However, since my editor wants quite a bit of adding, I suspect these revisions will last into August, whether I want them to or not. Today, after I get home from church, I need to try on the evening gown I hope to wear to the RITA Awards ceremony. It may not fit because of the weight and inches I've lost this year. That's a good thing!! Of course, when I began this work out program, my first goal was not to lose weight but to get into shape. And that's where I've succeeded the most. It's a good feeling. 6:30 a.m. - Sunday, Jul. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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