Relationships Matter

Hello. I'm editing, hopefully for the final time, my manuscript. It has been a journey. Sometimes I can't believe I'm really going to be able to publish my faith at work articles in a book!

I'm currently editing Relationships Matter. This story talks about being too busy. I'm intrigued by the whole "too-busy-syndrome" that seems to have us all in a death grip. Oh, yes, me too. No doubt. I don't think it's good to be so busy all the time and I'm trying to change my lifestyle. Really, for those of you that know me, I'm trying. I want to always have time for relationships. My family and friends are important to me.

My siblings and I recently lost our dear, sweet, precious mother to ALS. If I didn't learn anything else from the experience, hopefully I learned that life is precious, it's too short, and we should make every day count. My mom did. She's my role model. She's also my hero. You can read more about her by copying and pasting this address to my blog: http://www.sharijoysblog.com/

I want to share a quote from Henri Nouwen I used in Relationships Matter.

"Beneath all the great accomplishments of our time there is a deep current of despair. While efficiency and control are the great aspirations of our society, the loneliness, isolation, lack of friendship and intimacy, of emptiness and depression, a deep sense of uselessness fill the hearts of millions of people in our success-oriented world."

Do you see it too? Trying to fill the God-void with a too busy life is not going to work. The attempt to satisfy the need for God through constant activity is at epidemic proportions today.

What does success look like to you? It's a good place to start. Don't we have to know where we are heading before we start running the race? I'd love to hear from you.

Hopefully you will be interested enough to find our more on the topic to consider buying the book when it is available.

Nouwen is very profound -- don't worry; my book is simple observations that you will be able to relate to.

Thank you!

A special thank you to Christopher Lee Harris for all the hard editing work. Thank you to Chris and Tabby for the final editing session this weekend. It's coming together. I'm looking forward to submitting the manuscript soon!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year! I love new beginnings. I can't wait to see what God has for me in 2011. One thing I know is 2011 will be the year my first book will be published. The manuscript is almost ready to be submitted. I'm anticipating the book will be ready by the end of March. Thanks to all who have been supporting me on this exciting journey.

Stay tuned for more snip-its from the book.

May God richly bless you in the coming new year.