Book Writing: Day Fifteen (on Bowen)

The start to a very good day:

• Waking up to the smell of fresh-baked cookies (Karen baked dozens for the school this morning…)
• Watching birds bound through the crisp dew air to get their share at the Cowper’s bird feeder…
• Staring out at the deep blue ocean

Father, let me never forget this gift. This beauty.

• Started the day with prayer.
• Wrote a list of lies that I, and the women I’ve interviewed so far, often believe: I’m not beautiful enough / I’m not smart enough / I don’t know enough / It won’t matter / It (the dream) is frivolous, I should get a real job
• Wrote a page on Choices: A Choice is Required: Easy vs. Hard / Broad vs. Narrow / False vs. True / Words vs. Deeds

“For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life and those who find it are few.” – Matthew 7:13-14

• E-mailed for most of the morning
• Read some of “Christian Counter-Culture: Sermon on the Mount” by John R.W. Stott
• Went kayaking with Karen – wonderful! They have a whole collection of kayaks here that the neighbours share.
• Had dinner with the Cowpers (steak, cauliflower, mmm…) and played Cranium. Geoff (Mr. Cowper) and I were a team and we had a blast. Unfortunately we lost by one to Karen and Matthew.