Books

I never knew how hard it was to actually sit down and write a book. I am working on one about getting through cancer and what it means to find victory. I have been writing it since about August or so and it's tough to actually sit down and write it. I have to form my thoughts just right and make sure I get out what I want to say the way I want to say it. That can be so difficult sometimes. Then the editing of my goodness so much editing to do.

I think right now i have about 7 chapters or so, though I am having fun writing it, I'm still finding it hard. Makes me appreciate those who have written more than one novel like Hemingway or even Grisham. If it's taking me this long to write something I know about and dealt with, and stuff How long did it take them to write their books? Did they find as hard as I am to sit down and focus, or did they have writers block so much.

Writers block is sooo terrible lol. But throughout everything I appreciate all the novels and books that I read all the more. Literature is almost like a part of the author's soul, a part of who they are. It gives you an insight to many different things like what the culture was like and what not. Reading is fun...reading expands your knowledge and makes you a better conversationalist.

Blue Like Jazz

I have been reading Blue Like Jazz for the past couple of days, and I'm not really sure what I think about it. It's one man's views on Christian Spirituality. He has some interesting ideas that I agree with while there are some that I don't agree with, but like I said they are his opinions. The chapters seem a little random and don't connect with other chapters, least I don't think they do.

Last night I read that he thinks the human soul needs other human interaction to survive. That a person cannot survive without being around people, and being alone can make you go crazy to the point where you talk to yourself. I think my soul survives on interaction with God, not so much of interaction with people. I need to talk with God, to walk with Him, to have Him there with...it's when I dont talk to him that I go crazyand feel empty.

I haven't fully figured out the basis of this novel, but I think the more I read the more I'll understand the author's thought process.

Monster

So I recently read this book called "Monster" written by Frank Peretti. It's a faith based novel, yet the faith isn't like in your face. Well anyway it's basically about finding faith in God through any situation, along with some side lessons, like creation vs evolution and one should not try to "play God." I highly enjoyed the bok I mean I read it within a day. Like I said the basic lesson is that one should find faith in God no matter what the situation is.

I've been thinking about the novel and how it could pertain to me and I realized one of my biggest troubles, is that I don't trust God through any situation. I mean I do trust and have faith in God, but there are times when I doubt and wonder if he hears my cries. I wonder if he knows that one of his children is in distress and needs him more than anything. Does that mean I don't have as much faith as I think? I mean no is perfect, but shouldn't our faith be?

I have a special verse that keeps me going through so much "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee" I try to keep this in my mind nad heart, but sometimes...it seems like it isn't enough.