Hope

It's been a wonderfully productive day! We're grinding away on all gears on every social networking site I can find.
* (And please find us! If you can't, ask me for the specific address; I'll be happy to oblige!)
Phone calls have been made, deals have been worked, fundraising is just about to kick into high gear. I love film and I love my job!

The only things I miss when entrenched in my producing world are:
1. Food. I always forget to eat. In fact, I should eat now. ...or soon.
2. Exercise. I sit at the computer all day long.

Most of my day today was spent emailing, phone-calling, facebooking, myspacing, twittering... probably something else involving magical elves, I don't know. I interacted with a lot of people today. I love people and I love stories. Today I heard a lot more stories then I remember hearing in a long time. Some were fabulous - weekend proms, engagements - parents coming to visit their children in California! Others were more difficult to hear, and I'm sure to tell.

For about a month now I've pretty consistently had a particular song stuck in my head -- Natalie Grant's "Held." It's a really wonderful song. If you haven't heard it I highly recommend it. She reminds us that God promises to hold us through the hard times, that He will "never leave us." It always seems to come to mind around the time I'm feeling a little overwhelmed, especially over a project this massive. Or when I'm thinking of particularly tough times my friends and family are going through.

So in the world of "Melanie's song dedications" I'm singing this one out to all of you having a tough time with a job, relationship, money, health issue or something as simple as "the next move."
You are held.