by Beth K. Vogt @BethVogt
It’s been a year of
deadlines for me … going from one deadline to the next to the next … and
repeat, repeat, repeat.
Add in the non-writing
parts of life and there’s not been a lot of doing
nothing in 2015.
I often find those
quiet moments of nothing in the
middle of the night when I’m awake and everyone else in my house — including
all the assorted doggies — are asleep. Silence is indeed golden and often
toasted with a cup of my favorite tea. (Constant Comment, anyone? Or Lady
Gray?)
And what do I hear
when I’m not bothering?
Whispers of
conversations that encouraged my heart.
Snatches of
laughter … always the music of laughter.
The sweet nonsense
chatter of my GRANDdaughter, who in her mind, is making complete sense.
The mind-mentions
of friends’ names … which turn into prayers for them.
But mostly I savor the
stillness, the hush, that’s overtaken the house. There’s not much to hear
… but there’s a knowing that loved ones are resting … and God is still awake.
In Your Words:
When is the last time you did nothing?
What did you hear when you listened to
all the things you can’t hear?
What do you think is the value of not bothering?
A nonfiction writer and editor who said she’d never write fiction, Beth is now a novelist with Howard Books. She enjoys writing inspirational contemporary romance because she believes there’s more to happily-ever-after than the fairy tales tell us. Connect with Beth on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or check out her blog on quotes, In Others’ Words.
