Expectations in the Balance

The super-short countdown has begun. Or as my daughter says, two more sleeps until I get on a plane to St. Louis to join 700 other writers, agents, editors, and publishing professional-types at the American Christian Fiction Writer’s conference. I’ve been thinking about, praying, and preparing for this conference for so long that my expectations are running high.

Expectation is an eager anticipation or looking forward to a probable occurrence. While we tend to focus on the giddy emotions like...