Posts Tagged ‘blogging’

I got back to Virginia late Sunday night, after spending several days in Oregon for a friends’ wedding. It was nice getting to spend an entire day with her, after not having seen her for two and a half years! I also got to visit with more friends, meet some new ones, and visit the Oregon Coast. Oh, and I spent a good chunk of time making bouquets, boutonnieres, and corsages. Sadly though, I left my camera battery charger in the car, so I wasn’t able to take any pictures. Hopefully someone else got some they’re willing to share!

Needless to say, I didn’t have much time for blogging while I was gone. But I’m home again and ready to get back into the swing of things. To get things rolling again, here are a few tidbits I’ve found around the internet recently:

• Delightful Distractions is a sweet blog full of pretty printables, inspiration and crafting ideas, and Jesus-lessons
• Jellybean Junkyard created this “Give Thanks” board, and she shares how to make your own.
• Aren’t these diy coffee filter pomanders lovely?
• I love the Cinnamon Honey Butter from Texas Roadhouse, so I’m looking forward to trying this copycat recipe.

Today’s post, 10 Ways to Say “I Love You,”  can be found over at A Hen’s Nest. I’ll see you back here tomorrow for Monday Morning Melodies!

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Yesterday I read a great post about blogger envy by Emily of Jones Design Company. She was transparent about comparing herself to other bloggers, about the imperfections in her own life, and how everything comes back to Jesus. It’s beautiful. If you read blogs, and maybe especially if you write one, then you should read it.

It’s been three weeks since I last posted. It wasn’t intentional – we were without internet for a little while and my laptop got sick – but I did enjoy the break. Michael and I went on a short trip last week/weekend for our anniversary, and we were blissfully unplugged for several days. No laptop meant no internet, and we even left our phones turned off and put away for most of the trip. It was lovely.

All that to say, I’m going to stretch out this “vacation” for about another week before I resume blogging. It will give me time to refocus on where I want this blog to go, as well as where I want to take my other sites. Less time online, more time in the Word. More time for laundry, gardening, dishes, decorating . . . maybe I’ll even get started on some of the Christmas gifts I’m planning to make this year! I’ll start blogging again on August 1st and have a clearer plan for when and what to post. Who knows, maybe I’ll get ambitious and write a new bio this week.

Have a lovely ending to your July. I’ll see you in August!

I don’t have any little ones to purchase for, but I still love to look at The Cottage Mama‘s creations. Lindsay creates absolutely adorable designs and uses the most beautiful fabrics (most of which would look great in my kitchen!).

Her blog is also full of eye candy, fabulous sewing tips, and tutorials for everything from making your own bias tape to sewing a laptop sleeve.

Well, not me. Just part of my blog. I just realized my “about me” page is out-of-date. (Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Joy!) A solution to this is simple . . . in theory . . . just write a new one. But, if you’re anything like me, writing about yourself really isn’t that easy at all.

This all starts with assuming that my readers actually want to read about me and my life. Now, being a blog-reader, not just a blog-writer, I assume this is true because I’m nosy curious enough to read about other bloggers’ lives when I visit their sites. Of course, not everyone is like me (what a relief!) but, since nearly every blog has an “about me” section, and many of them have comments, I’m guessing that most people (ladies especially) are enough like me in this particular aspect to warrant keeping mine up-to-date. (How’s that for a run-on sentence?)

So, that all said, what do I include in my bio? What is it that you, my dear readers, want to know about me? How long I’ve been married? Who taught me how to cook? What color I paint my toenails? Whether or not I bake my own bread and, if so, if I grind my own wheat harvested from the crops I grew myself in my own backyard?

Just what information is bio-worthy?

I’m over-thinking this. I know I am. Someone help me!

Last week’s prompt for Five Minute Friday was on motherhood, so I chose to skip over it. But I joined in again this week with the prompt, “deep breath.”

breathe in.
breathe out.
quiet your mind.
still your soul.
breathe in.
breathe out.
breathe deep.
sit in silence.
close your eyes.
open your heart
to hear Him.
breathe in.
breathe out.
breathe deep.