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| Christine Lindsay |
The winter has passed since I wrote Part 1 of my
article on being a workaholic and that I was going to change. That blog post
sounded like I was giving up my long-awaited writing career for love. Sounds romantic. But I will affirm that six months
later I am sticking to my commitment to put my relationships above that of my
writing. Not an easy thing when you consider that since I wrote Part 1 my
career seems to have taken some large leaps forward.
When I wrote that I planned on spending more alone
time with my husband I didn’t realize that a few months later I would be
accepting the position as Vice President of Christian Authors’ Network. An
honor, a privilege, and lots, lots more work helping other authors network to
promote their work. This new position is increasing my visibility as a writer.
Yet it came after a time of deep prayer because I am
still committed to that alone time with my husband...that coffee-shopping time
with my mother...some fun time with my grandkids...that time in prayer.
At the moment I am under the gun to meet the deadline
for my next book, Veiled at Midnight
to end my historical series Twilight
of the British Raj. End of April is approaching for
that deadline. But the plan is, after I meet that date to slow down, pack up
the trailer, and head to the hills. Write only a few hours, and devote the rest
of the day to my husband in walks, playing together with the dog, cooking the
fish he catches, playing board games in the evening.
It puzzles me that after I made this commitment to put
others first, that the very thing I was willing to sacrifice is the thing that
God blessed.
Is it a formula?
No. For the moment you try to make it one, your defeat
yourself.
Only when I decided to truly put the thing I loved on
the altar, was willing to set the match to the kindling did the Lord step in
and douse the flames before they flickered.
So, my career is still on. But His whisper on my soul
as I pray each day is, Keep true to your promise child. I am
watching, and I will bless as I see fit.
Dora here. Christine packs the camper and heads to the hills with hubby to renew her commitment to him and their marriage. What's your favorite way to unwind with your spouse? How do you balance writing and family?
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ABOUT CHRISTINE
LINDSAY:
Christine
Lindsay was born in Ireland, and is proud of the fact that she was once patted
on the head by Prince Philip when she was a baby. Her great grandfather, and
her grandfather—yes father and son—were both riveters on the building of the Titanic. Tongue in cheek, Christine
states that as a family they accept no responsibility for the sinking of that
great ship.
It was
stories of her ancestors who served in the British Cavalry in Colonial India
that inspired her Multi-award-winning, historical series Twilight of the
British Raj. Book 1 Shadowed in Silk,
Book 2 Captured by Moonlight, and
Christine is currently writing the final installment of that series called Veiled at Midnight to be released August
2014.
Londonderry Dreaming, Christine’s romance novella set in
N. Ireland released Feb. 21, 2014.
Aside from
being a busy writer and speaker, Christine is also VP of Christian Authors’
Network. She makes her home in British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada
with her husband and their grown up family. Her cat Scottie is chief editor on
all Christine’s books.
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