Another Check In

Hi Friend,
Your words are so encouraging. I am so sorry I still have not been able to check in every day. Things are so busy, but they are really good. I will definitely give Echo a call in the next week or so. I am so glad she opened up to you about her questions and that you were able to share truth with her. Hopefully she will read the Blessing Your Spirit book, and also hopefully whatever I share with her will confirm what you've shared, making it doubly powerful in her mind.

I am so hopeful about your words about bearing fruit. I have been getting so many prophetic words about moving into a season of abundance and harvest. I can already see that happening.

I went to my first Writer's Room meeting with our church. I did tell you about that, right? I hope so. It is going to be an incredible experience and a fantastic opportunity for developing my skills as a writer, making connections, making life-long friends who share my passion for writing and loving on people through words and film, and for future income potential. I am so excited about it. I was overwhelmed on my way home with the goodness of God to the point where my brain almost frizzled. It was so amazing!

I did tell you that rent is covered for November and December, right? That is a huge relief, yet it looks like we will need God's miraculous intervention for January still. I know it won't be so hard to trust this next time as it was for this time. Also, my friend who just came from Washington to stay with us for a few days brought us several weeks' worth of groceries!! So amazing! We will have to buy a few things this week, but not much. And we probably won't have to buy much for next week either! Amazing!!!

We are also considering having a young woman come and live with us. She's coming over tomorrow to have a discussion with us about it. I think it is a God thing, and I actually think it will be a win-win situation for all of us. She is in a similar position in terms of trusting God for financial provision, but she is also an artist/musician/writer. She is attending the school of supernatural ministry here at our church, and she loves our children. She wants to be a help with the kids and the house, to help me free up more time to spend working and homeschooling. Her parents are missionaries, so she grew up living with other families and adapting to different climates. I am confident it will be a good fit.

I've also heard clearly from the Lord that I am supposed to keep my hand to the plow and not keep looking back wondering if I should be spending my energy doing something different to make money. He spoke to me clearly last Thursday night and told me He had already opened doors for me to make money with my writing, but I had been avoiding them thinking they weren't sufficient or thinking I needed more. I am so settled in the issue, though I am still nervous about the fact that these opportunities will still take time to build in terms of a monthly income. I covet your prayers to stick with this and put my faith completely in His willingness and faithfulness to bless the work of my hands. Even now as I write this, He is confirming in my spirit that this is really my only course of action. To continually spin my wheels every day trying to find new work is a waste of my energy and a depletion of my creative resources for the work He has actually already given me.

Well, I hope soon to be able to get back to our study. Eric and I have been making some real good changes in the way we spend our days, and I think it will translate to a more regular schedule for me to be on the computer. After Thanksgiving, I may at least be able to do some Bible study a couple times a week again.

I continue to pray for you all. Is Echo going to move to Anacortes still? Or has that changed? You mentioned classes beginning in January. Where will she be attending?

Love you,
Angela