A Day of Reaping

My audiobook of Joe-- the Horse Nobody Loved is almost complete! I approved the final edit, and it now goes to production. In a couple of weeks, my first audiobook will be available for purchase. The narrator is a TV and movie actress, Dorothy Deavers. I saw some clips of some movies she was in, and they were big movies, though she didn't have huge parts. I had to "audition" my book, and then any narrators who were interested contacted me. Dorothy and her production guy, Rick Moore, contacted me. I loved them from the get-go. The are Christians, and only wished to produce family friendly audio books. They fell in love with my book, and have been incredible to work with. I loved every perfect instinct they had in producing the audio book. Rick is a pianist, and he added original music to the opening and closing segment of the book that totally sets the mood. That is well above and beyond what most narrators do.

After reviewing and approving the final audio downloads, I went kayaking to my new kayak launch site on Lake Wylie. I hope you can see the video with this blog, because it might give you a sense of why I love kayaking so much. I had just gotten a waterproof case for my phone, and wanted to practice videotaping while kayaking for my upcoming Hilton Head vacation. I will kayak with the dolphins, and this year, I am determined to catch them on video. I concocted a special quick release strapping system with the new case so that the phone is already in position and ready to videotape the water. It takes me much less time to get my video rolling. This year, I will be ready for the dolphins.

And there was yet one more blessing for the day (besides a really lovely lunch out with my daughter.) I found out about a new company in San Francisco whose mission is to hire women who come from addiction, jail, or homelessness. ( http://roadtwentytwo.com/ )This is something that is so desperately needed. I work with so many women who want to turn their lives around, but can't because no one will hire ex-felons, or they have young kids and can't work outside the home, or they simply cannot afford child care. I wrote to the company immediately, telling them about what I do as a pro-life sidewalk counselor, and how we need opportunities for these women to work from home. They wrote back and said their goal was to grow and expand to employ women in their homes.

It felt from beginning to end like a day of hope. I needed a day like that. I suspect we all do. It reminded me that God is always working, and is a God of miracles. If you are like me, it is so hard to be patient. We are a fast-food culture that expects reaping to occur moments after sowing. That is not how it works. We will reap what we sow, but just like the crops take a full season to grow, sometimes God's answer to our prayers requires time. Be patient. The day of reaping will come if we do not grow weary.
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Galatians 6:7-8 

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Galatians 6:7

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.

Job 4:8 

As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.

Luke 6:38 

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Proverbs 22:8 

Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.

Galatians 6:7-9 

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.