Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it - Buddha

I bet you have been wondering what I've been doing. I have taken to writing a detailed list of things I need to accomplish mainly because time will slip through my fingers just as quickly as sand if I don't focus myself. I hope you do the same or if not, you will begin this habit.

My summer vacation was fun. We went to Chincoteague and Assateague Islands in Virginia. It was peaceful and beautiful. Both islands are very small and within a day, we knew the lay of the land and knew how to get where. We rented a house on the channel that separates the islands and were able to sit on our deck and watch the tide rise and fall dramatically. Herons, egrets, ducks, and ibis' would walk through the tall grasses and water for their daily meals, seagulls would fight over the bait fish on the surface and positions on the dock pilings.
We spent several days on the beach on Assateague. We rode bikes through the trails, were chased down by hungry mosquitoes, and witnessed the gorgeous wild ponies of Assateague in their natural habitat. It was a perfect respite to a hurried summer and when we returned home, the children began school again and my work started afresh.

Of course, there are those who had other designs on my work. Both of my computers; a laptop and desktop, decided to crash within 7 days of one another and taking a small amount of work with them. Fortunately, I have most of my writings and photographs saved and the sweet boy in the computer shop who took my laptop for repairs assured me it would be no trouble to retrieve anything lost. Well it's easy for him to say, right? Until I have it back I feel like I've been stuck in limbo. I had to completely replace my desktop which was actually a necessary thing. Now I have a beautiful new HP computer that is a lot more fun to use, looks really cool and a new printer to boot. I have two children who expect me to re-install a hard drive on the old 'dead' desktop so they can use it. My head just hurts thinking about that, maybe I'll drop it by the sweet boy in town and he can do all that for me?

Have you ever felt like despite your best efforts, roadblocks stand in your way to success? As I have become more in tune with my work, I have found that the subjects I write about tend to irritate and bother the demons in the spirit realm. Really. I actually have a friend who once told me that it disturbed them I had so much contact from them, that it didn't seem natural for a woman of God to be in that position. I could only chuckle.
My calling is not theirs. I deal with spiritual warfare a lot more than I write about it and yes, it is perfectly normal for such interference. It's only 'not normal' when you're not about your Father's business. If I'm not doing what I should be doing, if I'm only going through the motions, well then I'm no trouble. But if there is a passion in my heart for spreading God's word, well then, I am a target and I say, bring it on!

Again, I am waiting patiently, priming the pump with information to once again begin an assault. I've got plenty to do, more lists to make, more emails to respond to, and more hearts to touch. I love the position I am in yet I do not take it lightly. I am thankful for the computer blips and silly setbacks because they serve to remind me I am on the right track. My work will be received by those who are ready when the time is right. My heart is in it and I have given myself over to this work. It defines me, who I am and who I am becoming.

I want you to think about yourself today. Have you discovered your work, your calling? If so, have you given yourself over to it completely? Why not? I know when I finally decided to do this every day has become in a sense, a vacation for me. My work is a joy to create and it brings me a greater measure of satisfaction when I know it is reaching out to others on their paths. Today I hope you will consider these things and create such a world for yourself.