Wisdom of a 10 year old

I sometimes write on my desktop computer, and sometimes on a laptop. I can never remember which I wrote on previously, so I check the dates of the files, and copy across to the other computer as needed.

I had written a chapter-- a difficult one. My book switches off between the point of view of each of the three main characters. And, like in the previous chapters, the character whose point of view I was in did't get a chance to shine very much. I hadn't re-read the chapter (which would have cemented what I did exactly in my mind), before I did something bad. In a moment of rushed stupidity on my part, I copied over the new file with an older one, erasing hours of work!

I yelled, "No, no, no, no!" in the lobby of America's Best when I realized what I'd done. I am having a rough time finishing the book by my self-imposed June 1st deadline without creating more work for myself!

So, Friday night while Lance was having a game night with friends and Kyle was working an overnighter, I loaded up the laptop, Cory, and Alecia, and headed to the park to re-create the chapter while they played. I got to the same points that, before, I really stumbled on, and I couldn't remember how I had previously solved the problem! So, I reworked it.

And it was better. The nagging problems with the chapter were fixed. I still haven't caught up to the place I was before, but I'm much happier with it.

When Cory and Alecia were done playing, I explained that to them.

Cory wisely said, "Well, everything happens for a reason. So, your work getting erased was just Heavenly Father's way of helping you fix the problems with your chapter."

I think I'm going to go hug him again right now.