Whatever your passion is, sometimes daily life presents obstacles that makes fulfilling your love or passion difficult. One of my passions is writing. ( if you didn't know that already ) I've been working on my WIP for months and should be finished by now. But I'm not. Myriads of issues have come up in my family that have kept me from being able to keep my usual pace. It's so hard to not feel like I'm letting myself ( as well as readers ) down.
Those of you who've read HEAVENLY know that the story is my family story dealing with autism, substance abuse and other family issues. It was painful to write because we ( as a family ) were at the peak of my son's drug abuse during the writing. At least I could control the outcome of "Luke's" issues in Heavenly. I haven't had that luxury in real life. His choices have taken our family on a roller coaster ride that won't stop and seems to be headed toward a major crash.
Unfortunately, "Luke's" relapsed again. This time he's older and has a wife and two babies. The stakes are so much higher and I feel even more helpless. Our whole family is rallying around them to try and help but he's quite far down the path again.
I always enlist God's help in my life and I pray for him daily. At this point, I feel like that's ALL I can do because he's an adult and has to live with the results of his choices. But it's still so difficult.
If you've been through this ( or something similar ) share your thoughts and ideas and what you've found that works. Your ideas and suggestions might help me and others out there who are dealing with similar challenges.
x x Jennifer
