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    10 Free Resources to Help Your Writing and Blogging Skills

    November 10, 2020

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Over the last year, I went through a clicking spree to grab all the free material I could about making my blog successful. Sometimes, I would download multiple how-to-guides on the same subject. Wait, isn’t that the definition of insanity? Quite possibly, yes. Like anything else, people learn in different…

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    30 Day Challenge: Writing Prompts

    October 18, 2020

    Reading Time: < 1 minute How do you write? Do you journal? Do you write free style, or edit as you go, or use outlines? Do you write with pen and paper, type, or write on your phone? I’ve done all of the above and I think all writers would profoundly agree that writing is…

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    7 Ways to Address Depression From a Christian Perspective

    September 14, 2020

    Reading Time: 8 minutes Hi fellow person! If you get nothing else from these words, please remember that mental illness is NOT a sin. Even in your deepest, darkest moments, know that struggling with mental health is not a sin and you’re not alone. One of the easiest thoughts to focus on when your symptoms…

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    Church Notes: Chapter One

    August 30, 2020

    Reading Time: 5 minutes I decided to add my weekly church notes to the blog! I’ll mash them together for a monthly update on my church services. Amen! We used to have two services P.C. (Pre COVID) but now we have one. Our church restarted in-person services on July 26th and people are encouraged to make…

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    What Should I Blog About?

    July 21, 2020

    Reading Time: < 1 minute If you’ve started blogging or you’re planning to blog, you’ve probably heard of Search Engine Optimization. It’s finding keywords to…Okay yeah, but what is it really? Here are 5 tips on how to make an SEO-friendly blog title.

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    Write a Blog Post Using This Unique Grounding Activity

    June 2, 2020

    Reading Time: 3 minutes hjkl Ever wonder if there’s an alternate way of writing a blog post? Well, look no further! I don’t talk about my social work career much, even though it’s a hugely fulfilling part of my life. I became a social worker to help people and I’ve been fortunate enough to support…

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    10 Blogging Apps I Use Daily

    May 15, 2020

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Hey there franz! I wanted to show you a screenshot of the apps I use almost daily as a blogger. 1. Evernote I can’t function without Evernote. 2. Canva I can’t function without Canva. I know I said that about Evernote, but Canva is like the visual version of Evernote.…

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    6 Steps to Creating Your Brand

    April 22, 2020

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    Use “The Five Love Languages” to Find Your Self-Care Routine

    March 15, 2020

    Reading Time: 3 minutes Ok fellow person, let’s talk about self-care. This is taking care of yourself to re-center, refocus, and do something just for you a.k.a your “me time.” Are you a give-give-give type of person who burns out before doing something for yourself? Do you have a good balance for self-care? Does your…

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    New Blog, Who This?

    February 6, 2020

    Reading Time: 2 minutes If I asked you why you’ve given up what you started, would you say you didn’t have time? Would you say fear of rejection? Not knowing where to start? Fear that a certain person or persons would find out? Maybe your parents are too conservative for your idea or the idea…

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I’m Jennifer – writer extraordinaire for all your word-related needs! I’m a Christian, freelance writer, proofreader, editor, poet, bad gardener, and sweatpants enthusiast. I’m also a military wife, mom of human and furry children, and social worker on the side. My blog focuses on writing, challenging others to be better writers, and challenging myself as well. I throw in nuggets of my life every once in a while and share what it’s like to live in the woods. My brain is a mess. This is where I dump it. Welcome fellow person!

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Most of us still have your dream. We want to keep Most of us still have your dream. We want to keep learning. We want to help others. We want to stand together and work for the common good of all fellow humans. Thank you for leading this example of faith and love and equality and freedom. “We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.” - Martin Luther King Jr. My dear fellow person, if you let me, I would love to march ahead with you.
3...2...1...Happy New Year! 🔆 I’ll be hones 3...2...1...Happy New Year! 🔆 I’ll be honest, I stayed up until 10:00pm and that was pushing it. 🔆 This was the first year in a really long time that I didn’t stay awake for the countdown and I’m not sorry about it. No champagne, no hats, no party horns, no kiss, no kidding! 🔆 A lot of people are talking and posting that 2020 was so horrible (MOSTLY agree) and that 2021 will make everything better (hopeful). 🔆 I have high high hopes (for a living 🎶) for this year and I’m excited to see how God works in this crazy-pandemicky-mask-wearing-politicky-panicky-reset-needed world. 🔆 My new year’s resolution is to stay safe & healthy. That’s super boring isn’t it?! 🤦🏻‍♀️ 🔆 Do you have a resolution? Do share! Also, add mine to your list ❤️
New exciting things to come for 2021! 🔆 I’m New exciting things to come for 2021! 🔆 I’m not only excited for 2021 and the hope that there might be a vaccine and this new year could end this virus and bring peace to people. 🔆 I’m also excited because of my own growth & my family’s growth spiritually and mentally. We started memorizing a Bible verse together, carving out more time to read God’s word, read more children’s Bible stories, and pray at times we wouldn’t normally pray. 🔆 We’re being more intentional about living a Christ-centered life rather than just saying we are or acting like we are. 🔆 We’re starting to make real changes and that’s very exciting! 🔆 Will we slip back and go days without reading scripture again? Will we not “have enough time” to pray during certain situations? I’m sure this will happen because we’re human but we’ll work everyday to make intentional Christ-centered decisions. 🔆 I’m always thankful for a new year and a fresh start. ➕➕➕➕➕➕➕let’s do this➕➕➕➕➕➕
Merry Christmas fellow person! Jesus was born & st Merry Christmas fellow person! Jesus was born & still lives! 👑 “So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen Him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.” Luke 2:16-20 Every year I get caught up in the gifts. Every year, it never fails. It starts out well-intentioned, I see something in November that reminds me of someone or I think of something my husband would like. 🎁I find things I hope will make people say, “she thought about me.” 🎁All of a sudden it’s mid-December and I’m scrolling through Amazon, making sure I have something for everyone. How do I tell the difference between generosity and just-giving-because-I-have-to-give. 🎁No one in my family is demanding and everyone always acts very grateful for the gifts I give. Side note—I’m not a great gift giver 😬 I used to be a lot worse so I’m getting better but yikes, it’s hard for some people! 🎁This Christmas we gave gifts intentionally. We gave gifts to the people we are closest to and didn’t fuss about mailing gifts or giving to our third cousin’s uncle’s friend’s kids. 🎁No matter how much I try to be present at Christmas time, it’s still difficult. I still think about toys, games, groceries, stocking stuffers, and meal-prepping. I do this because I love my family. God gave me a beautiful family and it brings me joy to see them smiling, opening presents, eating good food, and being surprised. ➕ “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21
I’m laying in bed, in the dark and the verse of I’m laying in bed, in the dark and the verse of the day that pops up on @biblegateway is lyrics to an old song and I immediately start singing in my head. 🔆Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. Psalm 36:5-6 🔆This song by Third Day still gets played on my local Christian radio station - yes radio still exists and yes I still listen to it - don’t you?! Shout out to @wcsgradio thank you for putting out the most uplifting content! 🔆The Bible can be very overwhelming. It’s so long, there’s so much history, different interpretations, reading plans, and sometimes the genealogy can get confusing with the Hezron who begot Ram who begot Amminadab who begot other fellow persons. 🔆In college, our church had the idea to read through the entire Bible without stopping. Everyone took 15-20 minute shifts, and read each word of The Word. There was a tent setup right in the heart of town, off campus on a sidewalk where so many students lived. There were fraternity and sorority houses, groups of friends renting houses, coffee shops, and book stores. A microphone was setup—not obnoxiously loud, just so people could hear—and it was recorded. I showed up early to my shift with my friends and when it came time for me to read, it was all the begots. I believe it was one of the books of Kings and there was a lot of history and names I struggled with like Adonijah and Jehoiada. I had been looking forward to reading but I stumbled through and didn’t get anything out of it. I reflected later that every word in the Bible was chosen for a reason. 🔆I don’t know the backstories on some of these men and women, but I’m grateful for their history because it leads to the stories that teach and inspire. That makes the readings like “Hezron who begot Ram who begot Amminadab” so worth it. 🔆How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. Psalm 36:7-9
Happy Thanksgiving fellow person! I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving fellow person! I hope you had a wonderful day with good food and loved ones, whether it was in person or FaceTime or Zoom or phone or teleportation. 🧡 To me, Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on my blessings. In my lifegroup at my college church, we talked about having Thanksgiving every week. Every single week my lifegroup leader would talk about thanking God for what we have. As a college student, most of us had nothing. I had nothing and I still had so much. I had a dorm room, a job, friends, a twelve-year-old Buick named Betty, and a lot of great Goodwill t-shirts and sweatpants I tried to pass off as gym clothes that I actually wore to class. 🧡 I remember my lifegroup leader talking about this verse in the Psalms about being thankful. We would often go around the circle of girls and say our prayer and our blessing for the week. It reminded me to always be grateful, not just when life was easy or fun or during a holiday. 🧡 “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” Psalm 95:1-2 🧡 I’m thankful for this life. Even the parts I hate—disciplining my son, writing reports at work, putting away laundry, or carrying heavy things up a flight of stairs. Life is challenging sometimes and it’s okay to say it, even at thanksgiving time. I just always try to follow up with a shout to the Rock of my salvation.
Happy Veteran’s Day to my amazing hardworking hu Happy Veteran’s Day to my amazing hardworking husband. Throw back to this sweet pic, I can’t get enough of them! Thank you to all men and women who serve in our country’s military, I love and respect you more than you know. Land of the free BECAUSE of the brave.
Push through when it gets hard! Push through when Push through when it gets hard! Push through when you’re discouraged and you feel low and unproductive! Well, first make some tea and popcorn, THEN push through. 🔆My sweet four-year-old son was upset today because he wasn’t winning at a game of memory. Remember that game - so fun right?! He said he was mad that he couldn’t find any matches at first. 🔆Of course, as a therapist in my natural habitat, I congratulated him on expressing his feelings. “I can see you’re mad, thank you for telling me that, I’m proud of you.” 🔆I followed up with a quick lesson on being a spoiled sport and that didn’t go over very well. When I told him he could pick my cards on my turn, he came back to rational child for a moment. He picked my cards, he started getting matches, and we finished the game. 🔆Don’t expect instant gratification 😣😣 🔆That’s hard to say but you won’t get views on your website at first. You won’t get clicks or downloads or emails from new readers and customers. 🔆If you put in the time and push through, you’ll generate systems that reach more people. You’ll create products that more people need. You’ll produce more opportunities for others to benefit from your product, advice, courses, or information.
Prayers for our nation during this stressful time! Prayers for our nation during this stressful time! 🔆While you’re waiting for votes to be counted, take a minute to read this article a friend sent me from @healthline to help process. 🔆We’re not robots sweet friends! 🔆And like the article says, “On top of that, 2020 has been...well, 2020.” 🔆Link on my twitter account! Tweet.🐤 ➕Whatever the outcome remember, we’re all fellow persons, we’re all the same, and we’re all different.
You are more than your mess. You are more than you You are more than your mess. You are more than your mistakes. Say this five times fast, EVERY SINGLE DAY.
Sweet fellow person, you are created out of love, Sweet fellow person, you are created out of love, with love, by God, who IS love. How amazing is He?! God created you and He created me and I have this life because of Him and for no other reason. 🔆 I pray for peace during a pandemic. 🔆 I pray for people who have lost their jobs and can’t pay their rent or mortgage. 🔆 I pray for the country’s unrest. 🔆 I pray for the teachers who are doing an amazing job guiding our children. 🔆 I pray for small businesses who are pushing through. 🔆 I pray for medical professionals and first responders. 🔆 I pray for police officers who protect us everyday. 🔆 I pray for those who work in grocery stores and gas stations who sell our basic necessities. 🔆 I pray for the daycare centers. 🔆 I pray for the college students who are having a strange year. 🔆 I pray for those with corona virus. 🔆 I pray for those waiting for test results. 🔆 I pray for those who have lost loved ones to the virus. ➕ In this scary and unsettling time, I remember God is faithful. I remember God is with me and you and everywhere at the same time. ➕ “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
Today starts Mental Health Awareness week and I’ Today starts Mental Health Awareness week and I’m very passionate about what this means for the world. To me, this week means: 🔆 praying 🔆 normalizing that mental illness exists, it sucks, but treatment & support also exist 🔆 normalizing medical care for mental health and checking in with a doctor 🔆 praying 🔆 encouraging appropriate therapy depending on the need 🔆 encouraging self-care 🔆 did I mention praying? 🔆 recognizing dangerous or risky symptoms/signs in ourselves or loved ones 🔆 advocating for overall better care for mental health needs Create a safety plan for your own mental health. Use my Mental Health Checklist on my blog, a free resource to improving your anxiety, depression, or other mental health condition. I may not know you, we may have never met, but we are children of God & any prayer requests in the comments will be lifted up. I would love to pray for you and with you! Stay safe fellow person!

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