tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post8557879771161873902..comments2023-10-28T07:58:16.825-07:00Comments on Regarding Reading and Writing (and Sometimes Life): Excited to leave ~ The Sunday Night ReportAbbey Stellingwerffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-40091843520339379572016-06-15T10:17:19.764-07:002016-06-15T10:17:19.764-07:00Thank you for the perspective and the encouragemen...Thank you for the perspective and the encouragement, DJ! And you're right: glorifying God should be my ultimate motivation. More often than I'd like, He is not, but I am a work in progress, and He is the ultimate sculptor. Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-30097804038987583142016-06-15T10:13:34.325-07:002016-06-15T10:13:34.325-07:00But remember, I am a master at changing car tires,...But remember, I am a master at changing car tires, hee hee. Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. They mean a lot to me. :)<br />(P.S. I hope EJ is feeling better!)Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-87484510193418504252016-06-13T12:46:06.348-07:002016-06-13T12:46:06.348-07:00I can relate to what you are saying here. It's...I can relate to what you are saying here. It's like Pinocchio wondering if he will ever be a real boy. I've struggled with the same doubts and heartaches. The longings- for a better world, for creating that magical story- seem so far away. But there was a time you wondered if you could ever finish the novel, wasn't there? And a time before that when you wondered about even putting together an outline or the first few words. And yet the book and all that went before it did get finished. All the work up to this point has not been in vain.<br /><br />Oh, how I would love to have been able to say I had written a book before going off to college. Having graduated from college myself (and grad school to boot) I can safely say that the amount of work that goes into earning a degree is a pittance when compared with what is required to earn a degree. Read a few books, write a few 5 page papers (yes, 5 page papers! Ha! A laughable amount of work! Us writers do that while falling out of bed in the morning!) maybe give a presentation or two. It's really not as hard as it may sound. For me, that hardest part of college was what happened outside of class- the fact that, as you said, people can be mean and cruel and sometimes that is even the person looking back at you in the mirror.<br /><br />So keep writing! Keep reading! You've got your whole life ahead of you. And don't discount the work you've already done. Not many entering freshmen have a novel riding around in their back pocket. And remember that, whatever you do, reading, writing, just being a friend or a daughter, do it all for the glory of God. If you do that, you'll never want for motivation ever again.<br />DJ Edwardsonhttp://www.djedwardson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-52283589301944592302016-06-12T14:10:45.779-07:002016-06-12T14:10:45.779-07:00Sweet Abbey, I appreciate your honesty and enjoy h...Sweet Abbey, I appreciate your honesty and enjoy hearing your thoughts and about your life. Seriously thinking about popping the tires on your car when it's time for you to leave for college. Guess I'll work more diligently staying up on your life here! As for all of these real struggles, this is all that comes to mind...One day at a time..."fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith." As long as we set our eyes Him, and make it our goal to serve and walk with Him, you can be confident He will work in you and through you. And I know He has planted this love for writing in you and will use it! We missed you this morning! dananddebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13728076298678974196noreply@blogger.com