Exactly 746 days ago, I wrote the first draft of The Kite’s Final Flight. My daughter warned me it could take two years before it became a book. I balked at that, let me tell you! The audacity! I wanted it out in two months! She encouraged me to let the story grow and take shape each time I sat to revise it. (Nice words for, “it currently stinks Mom, but it will get better if you’re willing to work at it! And while you’re at it, how ’bout you learn how to write poetry?”)
She was right. Just because we have a dream of what can be, doesn’t mean it’ll happen immediately. God is a God of process and if we’re willing to do our part, learn and grow, and wait for His timing, we’ll see Him stop the sun to help our dreams come true!
And here we are, two years later, and this kite is ready to take flight. She’s become such a part of me that I feel a little somber about releasing her tomorrow and sharing her with the world. But she’s ready; and so, I will be as well. I’ll send her with the prayer that she blesses many and fills hearts with hope. I know it’s what God intended her to do.
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