Headed to Realm Makers
- Amy Lynn McConahy
- Jul 16
- 4 min read
Hello All! You are receiving this missive early this week because tomorrow I will be on the road with my husband to the Realm Makers Expo! I am so excited, nervous, and on edge, but I feel like I have prepared to the best of my ability. Final packing wasn't as intense as I expected; it seems that I actually remembered most of the important things without a list, and I am going into the next 5 days with as much enthusiasm as I can muster. Unfortunately, there have been a lot of personal things going wrong lately, and some professional chaos as well. Where do you go when things become more than you can manage? Prayer and silence usually work the best for me to re-center on what is most important, but honestly, it has been hard to do either lately. As the sorrow carried by our brothers and sisters in this country and beyond weighs heavily on my mind, it feels almost disrespectful for me to go and have fun connecting with other Christians. Frivolous to chit-chat about made-up worlds and spend time selling small items with no measurable eternal value. So why, why are events like Realm Makers important to the body of Christ? In the same way that we gather on Sunday for church to be in the presence of other believers, to feel their support, and to remind ourselves that we are not alone, I embark on trips like this to experience just a taste of the vastness that is the calling of my fellow believers. God has called all of us to a particular task that He has created us to complete. Alone, I am no one from nowhere, my effect on the world no more than a soft breeze against a craggy rock face. Though when one soft breeze joins with another and then another and then another, not even solid rock can resist the gale. All that to say this simple truth, "strength in numbers" is more than just an adage passed down through time, and frivolous though it may be, I believe that our Lord will use every moment for His glory. Hope to see you there, and if I am unable, I ask that the Lord bless your time spent with other believers and may it strengthen you for the fight.
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REALMMAKERS EXPO: I'm off to the expo! If you would like to follow my journey, I will be writing an Expo Journal that will be available to Yearly Subscribers on our website and to Patreon Supporters. I'm sure I will also be posting quite a bit on my socials as well, so even if you aren't in one of these categories, you will be hearing from me.
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~ Amy Lynn McConahy, Clean Fiction Publisher
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