Damn That's Sweet

This year is going to be a massive experiment. I have bravely agreed with my husband to try a few of my daydreams and see if they work:

1. to actually sell the art I make,

2. to market myself to lead spiritual art workshops as well as contemplative prayer events (for churches, retreats and small groups),

3. to attempt a website where I post thoughts on faith and God and such,

4. and to start a church gathering every Sunday night (or something) were we eat dinner together and take communion and perhaps do a bit a contemplative prayer.

All this along with the Pastoral Internship at Grass Valley United Methodist Church where I will be preaching the last Sunday of every month, shadowing the pastor doing weddings, funerals and liturgical events, and leading a few small groups (I am thinking of doing one that incorporates contemplative prayer with yoga!).

I am actually very excited.  I know, it is a lot of pots I will have my fingers in, but I think this is exactly what I am supposed to be doing for the moment, and who knows.... maybe by the end of the year I will start earning money with some of it.  Frankly I think that last bit is a long shot since it means people would have to buy my art, or hire me to lead a workshop, but it really would be cool if I could at least make enough to start paying off my school loans.

I have already finished phase 1; setting up a web store for my art work.  Phase 2 is starting the internship on Sept. 1st.  Phase 3 is getting the Tangled Faith website up with several videos recorded and ready to post by Oct. 1st. Phase 4:  Keep all those balls in the air! *grin*  No small feat when you figure I will also be figuring out how to show my art and how to pimp myself out for the workshops and events.  Marketing myself seems so wrong.  But alas, that's what I need to do.

Now that the boys are both in school for 6 hours every day, this seems like a good replacement for grad school, no?!?  I know it could all end up a catastrophe, or more likely a mixed failure.  But you never know if you don't try.