I’ve been working hard with a lot of deadlines right now. But while I’m getting my writing done, I’m also trying to put everything together for a proposal and establishing ways to promote myself along with getting ready for a presentation. I will soon be speaking at a conference about the Bible study workbook I’m writing, so I’m putting the speech together.

Most of this I can handle without too many problems, but the proposal and the ways to promote myself is not what I enjoy nor do I have many of the skills needed. My first reaction to this work is “Yuch, why can’t I just write and let someone else do this stuff.” And I am very blessed to have a daughter willing to do some of this work. However, there is still a lot I have to do myself. So what are my choices—to hate it and grumble or to learn to like it, because reality is if I want to publish books, I have to be able to promote them. Grumbling will only make it harder and make me more miserable, so I’ve decided to learn the stills and to start liking it. I’m ok on learning and I’m praying for the patience and heart to like writing proposals and putting together promotional plans and material; and praying and praying. I know that someday I will like it.