How Do You Spell Relief?

Today is the big day...the Book Launch Party* for my first novel, He Knows Your Name. In theory I am super excited, but this has definitely been a journey. Even though I have felt the nudging from above and the shoving from a good friend, I still can't shake the feeling that I am in way over my head.

I had a dream a few nights ago that it was tonight. I got to the Bistro in time to see people arriving for the party, ready to purchase their own signed copy of my book, except that I had forgotten to pack them. I tried to stall and figure something out. My friend offered to help and went out and brought back Starbucks for everyone. Great idea, but we were already at a cafe` and I still didn't have any books on hand. It's not the first time dreams have revealed what bubbled under the surface...click here to read about my rock star debut dream.

How do I find relief from the occasional anxiety that ambushes me? T-H-E W-O-R-D.

I write down all the scriptures that remind me who God is and who I'm not:

• "Be still and know that I am God...the Lord of Heaven's Armies is HERE; He is my fortress." Psalm 46:10-11
• "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will boast in the Name of the Lord our God." Psalm 20:7
• "For," says ADONAI, "I will be for her a wall of fire surrounding her, and I will be the glory within her." Zechariah 2:5 CJB

I focus on Him alone. He is the reason I wrote what I did and I have put it on the altar. At the end of the day, it's still all for Him.

So, come on out tonight, drink a coffee with me, and let's celebrate what God has done! I mean, this is pretty cool.

*In case you missed the details, we will be at Le Caffe Bistro in Waukesha from 6:00-7:30. Stop on by! All are welcome!