The 2007 ACFW Conference: What I Learned
Drawn from a post to the ACFW email loop ... What I learned … wow, where do I start? I learned that I was right where I needed to be during the past year (esp. the last 6 months, when I followed a path that I knew was God’s leading but seemed to make no sense “market-wise”) … that this past year was specifically for growing … that the answer to crushing stress is “Be still and know that I am God.” I also learned how to manage the monster pile of research I’ve been wading through, and how to shape it all into the story I see. That I now have several “stories of my heart,” and that this is okay, and all have their own appointed time. And I learned all over again that if I never reach publication, it’s worth it for ALL the kewl people I’ve gotten to meet! Thanks to every one of you who encouraged me (and prayed with me!) and handed me Kleenex when I wept. And from the Southeast loop: I arrived back late Sunday night from the ACFW conference in Dallas … and I’m still getting caught