Fifteen Minutes a Day

I’ve been away from writing for a few months now. Oh, I still make household lists, take notes at church, write emails, and that sort of daily-life writing; but I haven’t written an article in over three months. Why? Priorities.

My family is my first job. I believe my children are given to me by God, and it is my responsibility to raise them, teach them, love them exactly as He desires. My husband is my forever friend. When the kids are grown and gone with families of their own, he’ll still be here by my side, laughing with me, talking with me, and spreading God’s love with me. He’s stuck with me, so I need to make sure he likes me.

I spend a lot of time in the car this year, transporting a child to a few key classes. He is the oldest at home right now, and I will do whatever it takes to prepare him for graduation in 19 months. Even if it requires worktexts for this year.

I’ve also gotten back into crocheting. This allows me to watch TV with my family in the evenings. Before, I was squirreled away in my office, writing. My focus was on creating, editing and submitting. Now it’s on creating, talking and enjoying. It’s time I found a happy medium between writing and family life.

My friend Karen suggested I take just 15 minutes each day to write something. Blog posts count, so here I am! Fifteen minutes is not too much to ask. I can rough out an article in 15 minutes. I write half an article (more or less) in 15 minutes. I can edit a short article in 15 mintues. I should be able to research markets in 15 minutes, too. Karen is right: I don’t have to do everything all at once. Just 15 mintues each day…

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