Why Fewer Posts?

By Daniel Dessinger

July 18, 2006

It occurred to me that a few of you out there might be wondering why the posts have slowed down to a crawl. Call it life, call it fortune or misfortune, whatever you like. God has taken me in a different direction at this point. I still love to write and will continue to do so as I am able, but writing has recently moved down the priority chain (similar to the food chain – only different). I took a position as a personal assistant to a real estate investor. He has since placed me in the position of property manager, and I now operate Renaissance Property Management. The paranoid side of me says not to mention names of associated businesses, but that’s only because I really do believe that “they” are out to get me. Decide for yourself whether you think I’m joking.

So for now, I manage a growing number of rental properties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area – mostly single family units and duplexes. Writing for pay hasn’t turned out to be what I hoped for. Of course, the work I have done was more for the money than for the sheer joy of writing. I am an independent thinker, preferring to work with a sense of ownership in the ideas and structure of an enterprise. Copywriting for ads and marketing pays bills (when work is available), but it doesn’t allow me to express myself in the ways I would like. Perhaps it’s all about timing. I’m not a naysayer. If you want to pursue writing as a career, go for it. I may still write for a living in the future. Flexibility is a must in this day and age.

You have to go with what works and with what the Lord leads you into. If you look in Scripture, you’ll find all sorts of stories about people who took what seemed the ass backwards route to fulfilling their purpose in life. I’ve heard many people say that God is more concerned about developing our character along the way than He is about our arriving at some life destination. It doesn’t have to all make sense. We make our plans and goals for the future. But then we stay submitted to the Lord and allow Him to order our steps. He can change our plans, but He places those desires in our hearts to use God-given skills in significant ways. Since He is the originator of those desires, He will be faithful to see them expressed in and through our lives.

I start sounding a little preachy at times, don’t I? Oh well. It’s a blog. After seeing the drivel that some people are willing to read, I don’t feel that bad. That’s another thing: While I was using this blog as an introduction to my writing business, I felt restrained from freely expressing all of my thoughts and ideas. Some separation between business and personal can be useful. Especially when potential clients can’t imagine me writing successful marketing copy because I am inquisitive, philosophical, and Christian. Oh well. It’s all good. I am walking through the doors God opens. I’d love to hear from you. Keep hope alive.