Here we are in the closing moments of the fiction writing
contest that’s been weighing on me since it was announced back in October. Before
the winners are announced (tomorrow) I’d just like to chat for a moment about
the outcome.
I know a lot of you have jumped on the “support Elissa’s
crazy scheme” bandwagon, some of you because you love to watch God do amazing
things. And some of you likely cast a vote just so I’d stop the relentless
facebook posts already. To both camps I
say, thank you.
But before the results come back I’d just like to remind
each of you that in my world results are slightly irrelevant, because just like
everything else I tell you about, this contest is not about me. This is not the
story a little girl’s dream to one day write stories finally coming true. Nor
is this the fulfillment of some crazy desire to be rich and famous. It’s all about
God. And the fact that sometimes God asks you to do crazy things. Like write
silly stories.
I told you about the last time I did something crazy for God
– adopting my youngest – and I stepped before a Russian judge knowing she could
very likely laugh at my plea. But I didn’t care. I didn’t lose a wink of sleep,
because I knew the outcome was out of my hands.
As it should be.
And here I am again, on the brink of something potentially
life changing, and I’m not particularly worried about the outcome. I could be
selected as a contributor to this writing project. Or not. This project could
be the ticket I need to get someone important to pay attention to my writing.
Or not. God could do something really
amazing. Or I could go back to watching episodes of Macgyver on Netflix in my
spare time.
Either way, I’m still with Jesus. Waiting. Listening.
Watching. I do have a few more tricks up my sleeve, so the scenario where I get
to veg out in front of Macgyver is unlikely at best. Which is sort of a bummer.
Thanks for sticking with me through this process, I’ll let
you all know when I find out.
And yes. This is your last call to go vote.
Here’s the email address: thequestfortruthbooks (a) gmail (dot) com
Tell them contestant #2 sent you.
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