The Day of Small Things

I got my first PO box yesterday, and set up a work email. One would think I would have done this earlier for my author-related work, but I never did. Now, as my fan base has ballooned into double digits, I need a way to control the deluge of fan mail and gifts.

(Sarcasm alert.)

"What is your smallest PO box?" I asked at the post office.
The nice postal worker told me, and warned me it would hold only a few letters a day.
"That should be sufficient. What if by some chance, it overflows?"
"Well if it is happening regularly, we will insist you get a bigger box."
"Ok, that is what I will pray for."

Dear fans, if you go to the top right of this blog page, you will see text that says you can sign up here for author updates. Click on here. Not here...but on the upper right of my blog page. Go ahead. I will wait. I would be SOOOOOO thrilled if you would do so. That email you enter is used only to notify you of book updates, or promo pricing. The first five people that sign up today will get a free audiobook of  I'm Listening with a Broken Ear.  

You can write to me at vickykaseorg1@gmail.com to tell me you have done so, and give me the email address where you want your free gift notification sent.

I was complaining about my meager mailing list at my writer's group (to be fair, I only started pushing a mailing list this week...)  I mentioned the need for a PO box for the astronomical number of letters I expected from the 16 people on my list. One friend said, "Congratulations on the 16!"

Point taken.

One must start somewhere. Two months ago I had 2 Twitter fans. Now I have 3,657.

Do not despise the day of small things.

I met a young man who was helping me at the Microsoft store yesterday. When I explained what I needed my computer to do because I am an author, he told me he dreamed of being an author. He has written some, and loves to write, but doesn't quite know how to take the next step. He plans to research all the many things he would need to know and do before starting.

"Just write," I said. "Just start. No one knows all they will need to know when they first start. You will learn as you go along. If you wait till you know all you need to know, you will never begin."

I think of my life. If as a baby, God had told me all I would need to know till the end of my life, all the suffering, hardship, struggles that would ensue....I would crawl right back in the womb. I am not even kidding.

Do not despise the day of small things.
Do it.
Now.
Take the first step of faith,
of pursuing your dream,
of improving your life,
of helping another.

God takes the small things and "provides the increase."

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Luke 16:10 

“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

Zechariah 4:10 

¹⁰ Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.