Pen in Hand or Keyboard on Lap

This past April, a long standing dream came true. A novel of ten years in the making was published. "Did you say 10 years?!" Yes, you heard correctly. What started as video scenes playing in my head evolved into chapters of a story I never expected to see. The most amazing feature was how the chapters of this fictitious murder mystery fell into place since it was not written in a linear fashion, ie. chapter 1, 2, or 3. They were written as I saw them, unrelated to each other like puzzle pieces scattered on the floor. Yet, in the end they interlocked to bring a bigger picture into view. "Why are you telling us all this?" you may ask. Because life, at least my life seems to operate the same way. It doesn't always make sense, such as presently. Chapters of sorrowful separation plop right in the middle of what appeared to be stable familial relationships. Or, joyful expectations erupt during a time of mediocre stasis. They seem disconnected, out of place, chaotic episodes which have no order in the time line of the life I've dreamed. Yet, they remain. I tell myself they will be edited in the final draft, but the Author and finisher of my faith, the true writer is the one who will make that decision... You see, He is the One writing this book, this girl, and somehow, these rogue chapters I cannot fathom fitting in my life, He knows right where they belong. He knows the end of my story, I only see chapters. He sees the finished product, the puzzle complete. He will be the one to edit the final draft. So, though I do not understand the piece being written now, I must be at peace, trusting the Grand Writer of all when He says, "Trust Me, Beth, I know how your story ends." And when my story is over, I will look back and see how this dark piece made the glorious pieces seem brighter in its contrast. Therefore, dear one, though the night seems overwhelming and dawn a long way off, know that dawn is coming and all the experiences you encounter have a place in the book He is writing in you... Ever and Always...Beth