Book Addict

I bought a new book today. That makes a total of 18 that I currently have, unread on my shelf.

I had to buy it. I had $5 in Border's Bucks that was going to expire on Thursday. And it's a book that the church is promoting. The last one I bought was only $3 at Mardel's....a Super Bargain, according to the sticker on the cover.

I know, I said I wasn't going to buy any more books until I read some of the ones I already have. And I do read, just not very fast.

Maybe it's a sickness. Hi, my name is Debbie. I'm a grateful believer in Jesus Christ and I struggle with book addiction.

I will read them all, eventually.

They look so nice. =)

Opportunity

My co-worker Ginger came to work today all stressed out. This is not unusual for her. She said something like, "I know I need to rely on God when life gets so hectic, but it just keeps coming." So I quoted Joyce Meyer. "Ginger sometimes God tests us. And we don't fail the test, but we might need to take it over several times. Don't ask God to take away the circumstances. Ask Him to teach you what He wants to teach you through them."

By the way, I know Ginger will never read this blog. She's not good with computers.

New Beginnings

Wow, what a weekend! Saturday I went to the North Texas Christian Writers' Association Annual Convention. I was expecting to be encouraged to keep writing, but I never expected to be challenged  spiritually. I don't know why I didn't expect it because I always am when I get together with this group of people. The main thing I always leave with is that if God called me to put something down on paper, then I am a writer. Even if I never publish anything, I am a writer.

The biggest message I heard on Saturday was that I need to begin thinking of myself as a writer. I don't think I've really thought that before. And what I've heard God telling me lately is that to change my life, I need to change my mind. More specifically, I need to let God change my mind. I need to think of myself the way He thinks of me. Talk about a paradigm shift.

So, here I am, starting a blog (which was my homework from one of the sessions on Saturday). If you get tired of TV or have a strange hankering to know the inner workings of Debbie West's mind, then tune in from time to time.

I'm not using this blog to try to change the world. I'm hoping in some small way it changes me.

WHGTUTDT? DI!

Debbie