Recentering

My best friend and I just catered for a writing conference, which is what inspired me to start this blog. It was exhausting and yet so much fun. I learned how much food 25 people will eat, and how much those people love grapes. We also got to sit in on a few of the sessions and workshops.

One thing that really stood out to me about the whole thing is the positive attitude everyone had. I had concerns about how I would be received,  but everyone was extremely friendly and welcoming.

It was really surprising and wonderful how almost every conversation lead back around to God. Everyone there was a Christian writer, so conversation was steeped in it. It really encouraged me, and it challenged me to think about why it seemed like they were all talking about God so naturally, and why I am not.

It started me thinking about what I'm focusing on. What am I steeping myself in? Then I thought about the TV shows and movies I'd watched recently, and the conversations I've had and whether or not they were God-focused, and how often I was praying. I noticed that, while they were not all horrible, most of them hardly brought up God at all, and prayer was hard to remember to do.

I think sometimes even Christians who have grown up in the church can lose sight of where they started. When we're surrounded by so much of the world, it's easy to get lost in it. To become so caught up in the dramatic, in the violent, in the sad, in the horrible. Sometimes we need a wake up call, we need to be reminded of Who is in control, of what really matters. Sometimes we need to spend a day with conservative Christians, and be reminded of the simplicity of having Jesus at the center of our lives.

I think having a creative outlet, a place where I can focus and spill my thoughts, will be a good place to start.