These days, I sit for hours at my desk, at my computer, staring at words God has placed in my lap—163,922 of them! Jack said, “Georgia, books usually average around 40,000 words.” Yep. This manuscript is big, but so is the story of Jesus. Grammarly’s little ball spins, trying to whip my poor spelling, sorry punctuation, and Southern conversational expressions into shape.
I am really trying to stay focused. Carefully paying attention. Shutting out distractions. Be still my wandering thoughts! It is a time to stay near-sighted. Focusing on what is close at hand. Shutting down looking out at the far horizon and all those little dragons swimming in the deep. Do not look to the left or the right. Keep my eyes here. Keep my feet taking only one step at a time.
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