The manager of Ingram Spark self-publishing was in the shop yesterday. Given the events of the past few months, it’s interesting to me that our Godversation is being used to clarify obedience required on my part.

The Good Lord gave me a list in late January of many big things He has done in my life. I began writing them all out, knowing there were digital files somewhere from writing a few of them out on MySpace.

I wrote crazy-fast and furious for one month. Then, God physically slowed me down for two full months with oddly low blood pressure. I read yesterday how God can slow you down, just so you are NOT in a particular place at a “normal” time. It stuck with me, as I said essentially the same thing when I was moving at a snail’s pace. It is exponentially challenging to be forced to slow down in that way. It was also necessary for growth.

This morning, as I drove the back way to work, I realized “Double Nickel Dross” was not only an easy title to remember, but it points to the reality of what God did in my 55th year of life.