The Power of Prayer

So, I know this should have been second nature, but sometimes the things that should be the most obvious are the hardest to spot. On that note, since I have been struggling with inspiration last week, being overwhelmed with life instead, I decided I would sit down and set myself some goals for this coming year. It really helped. With those goals, I made five writing goals. One of my goals was to pray before and after I wrote. It is incredible how my writing has improved, and things my mind would normally never be able to come up with, have flowed freely into my thoughts. It has been wonderful! So, even though it is something you've been told time and time again, just pray if you need some help, and help will come...even if we have to learn it the hard way! :)

Inspiration...Please Come Soon

This week has been absolutely crazy for me. I know my life is a lot more simple than most, but it is all I can handle. My husband, Ted, and I are trying to get ready for the coming winter months, so we have been getting our wood-burning stove ready, fixing our leaky roof, finishing our bathroom, finish harvesting the garden, building a dog shelter (literally a shelter) for our pups, and working on getting our new tuff shed insulated and ready for the cats to move into. Now, all of that is on top of running the cell phone store, helping out on the farm, doing homework and school, and serving in our church callings. Yes, I am pulling out my hair, if you were curious. Since I have been so busy, my time has been limited on sitting down and writing. I feel like my well is running dry, so inspiration is not flowing through my mind. It is more like a clogged drain...I know the inspiration is there somewhere, it is just stuck up above the drain, when I need it to come flowing down through the drain. So, I was just wondering how to get my inspiration to come. If anyone has any special tricks they do, or just a little word of advice...I would be more than happy to accept! Hope everyone is having a fantastic week!

Carey, Idaho

Today Ted and I took a little trip to Carey, Idaho. We needed to do some research for my book, and it was great! I am basing the book in Carey and Phoenix, Arizona. It was so nice getting to see the actual town in person! It makes the biggest difference, because you can imagine the place in your head all you want, but until you go and see it in person, it is different. Of course, the book is fiction, so I can change things, but I wanted to get a hold on what kind of a community it is and what the people are like. A snow storm blew in while we were out there, so the trip was cut short, but we still got some great pictures and ideas. I can't wait to use them in my book. Plus, we got to talk to a local, who was very helpful and nice! So, just another step down the road on my book writing process. So far, I think it is going well...I've got four chapters started, but am going back and adding in more internal detail that was needed. So, wish me luck, and let me know if you have any cool facts about Carey or Phoenix I should add in! Thanks!