Unraveling, the album, is in the final stages of being duplicated and will ship next week! I am still in the process of figuring out a release date. Please continue reading for more information on that!
Project Update = Books are HARD!
I have been putting off writing this update because I desperately want to have a release date for this whole project. The above picture is just the tip of the iceberg of research, paper samples, scribbles, and general craziness that I have been working on in my spare moments lately.
These past few months I have been doing a lot of life and trying to squeeze in working on this project in the little moments here or there. As it turns out working with amazing people to write, produce, record, and design a CD PLUS working with amazing people to write, illustrate, edit, layout and design a book takes significantly longer than I could have ever imagined! Every time I think I’m “this close” I take a couple more months to get “this close” and still not finished.
I must apologize for the wait! I could list all kinds of reasons for why my project isn’t done yet, but I’m not going to try and mask anything. The truth is… I have no idea what I am doing! Seriously! I wish I could say that I had (or have) a perfectly formed game plan and I’m rolling it all out in perfect time, exactly how I had planned. But that is not the case. The reality is, I’m just taking the next step, and then the next step, and then the next step.
As unprofessional as it may sound, I have to admit that I am grateful to not have it all together. If I was following a perfect plan, I might be tempted to pat myself on the back and think that I had done it all on my own. If I had known what work was ahead of me and how long it would take me to do it, I probably never would have started! God is so kind in that way. He has given me only what I have needed for each day. As it says in Matthew 6:34, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Granted, I’ve done my fair share of worrying about tomorrow, but God has truly given me exactly what I need every step of the way.
The next step for me in this process is to finish the layout of the book and figure out whether or not to release the CD before the book is ready. That’s a tricky one for me because, in my mind, they go hand in hand. I’m sorry I don’t have an answer on that yet. I want to trust God’s timing for it all. If you could be praying with me about that, I would greatly appreciate it!
Speaking of God’s timing, I have another confession to make. It has been challenging these past weeks to trust God in this process. I am so anxious to get this thing done that I find myself wanting to strive in my own power to complete it. This whole project has been a constant test for me in trusting God to provide the time, inspiration and resources to keep this project going. As I’ve gotten closer and closer to the finish line I’ve had some real discouraging moments of doubt in my ability to finish strong. I am so grateful for the accountability I have from you all! Your questions and excitement have kept me going and I am looking forward to the day I can put the finished product in your hands. Until then I trust that God has His perfect timing in mind and that’s good enough for me!
I hope to share more soon!
Much Love,
Denise
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