Taking a few days of sick leave seems to have cleared my head. I was getting WAY too in-the-weeds with my current book. Backing off has shown me why I was stuck in an endless loop, and when I start work again on Monday I know what I need to do.

The break has also reminded me that FAITH comes first, then health, then writing. If I'm not paying attention to God's prompting I get hopelessly lost. When I realign my priorities and spend time in prayer and reading, everything falls back into place.

A long time ago, after a lengthy and disastrous wander from my faith, I begged God to NEVER let me get so far from Him again. Although there have been wanderings since then, I return much more quickly now. 

And I remind myself that God never turns away from me. I turn away from Him. And when I recollect myself and turn back to Him, there is no sweeter reunion.