Hilarious! Buck Denver Vlogs About Relevant!
October 19th, 2011
You have GOT to click here and watch these hilarious vlogs from “What’s in the Bible” (from the Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer) about Relevant! So creative!
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Brilliant Esther and Something New for Writers (who want to earn some money!)
October 19th, 2011
I haven’t made you all privy yet to some exciting news happening behind the scenes.
Let’s just say it has to do with the words book, deal, publisher, WOOT! Mkay?
I can’t officially announce anything just yet, but I can tell you that I didn’t set out trying to get a book published. If anything, I thought, “maybe when I’m 50 I’ll write a book.” Heh.
Well, a certain NYT bestselling author called me up and told me she wanted to support what I was doing and one way she could do that was to put me in touch with her brilliant agent Esther.
Enter Esther, literary agent extraordinaire!
(Agent to NY Times bestselling authors Lysa TerKeurst, Matthew Barnett and George Barna, Mark Batterson, David Kinnaman, Phil and Amy Parham of The Biggest Loser, Michael Franzese, Tim McGraw, Sara Evans, Tom DeLay and Chris Seay – I know!)
But this post isn’t about me or my soon-to-be-revealed exciting news (squee!). Nope, this post is about Esther and what she has created for all of us writers out there.
Well, all of us writers who would like to earn a living with our writing.
Friends, let me introduce you to the re:write conference – Rethink Your Platform, Turn Content into Profit, and Seize the Future.
Doesn’t that just get you fired up?!
Esther has brought together an amazing line-up of speakers who are going to teach and share their experiences with traditional publishing and OTHER forms of publishing that have led to successful income generation. Listen, if you can swing this conference, you’ve GOT to go. You are going to learn SO much, and, hello, you’ll get to hang out in San Diego, CA!!!!! I’ll be there and it will be my first time on the West Coast; I can’t wait!
SO, start figuring out how to get there so we can plan on having coffee together {ahem}. You can take 10% off your registration with code: SarahMae (good through December 31st).
Details
When: March 2-4, 2012
Where: San Diego, CA
Cost: $595-$899 THIS INCLUDES LODGING! So don’t let the high numbers scare you. ;)
You can follow re:write on Twitter @rewrite2012 (#rewrite12) and on Facebook here.
PSST…if you use Google Chrome and can’t access the re:write website, do this – it’s an EASY fix, I promise!
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” -Ernest Hemingway
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Photo Credit: Invitations
”What is your one piece of advice that you always pass on to new mommies?”
October 17th, 2011
“We only get one shot at it. Once they’re grown, they’re grown. Give up on doing it perfectly but do it with a lot of heart and a lot of laughter and a WHOLE LOT OF JESUS. And rock them all you can.” -Beth Moore, Let’s Play 20 Questions
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Photo Credit: Give Mom a Hug
I Got a Mammogram
October 15th, 2011
This morning I went to the local outpatient center and got a mammogram.
About nine months ago I asked my doctor if she would sign an order that allowed me to get a mammogram (they don’t normally do this until you’re 40 years old-I’m 31). I explained to her that women in my family had died of cancer, and that although my grandmother didn’t die of breast cancer, she did find a lump in her breast that led to the discovery of other cancer in her body. Also, I had an abortion at 16, and while the National Cancer Institute does not affirm the link between breast cancer and abortion, there is enough evidence for me to want to get checked out early.
So today I did.
And friends, it was no sweat. The woman was gentle and kind, and the process didn’t hurt one bit. There was some pressure from the x-ray machine, but it was fine.
I’m so glad I went. If it turns out they find something, than praise God I went in for early detection. If they don’t find anything, than praise God for peace of mind.
I encourage all of you who are 40 and older or have had an abortion or breast cancer in your family to get a mammogram, and this is the perfect month to do it-it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Photo Credit: pink ribbon on my handbag
I’m All Over the Place! Love, Guilt, and Getting Dressed, Oh My!
October 14th, 2011
Today, I’m writing at…
(in)courage, where I’m talking about practical ways to love well. Here’s an excerpt:
“But what if we loved all the more those who were “found out”? What if we loved ourselves all the more because we are already “found out” by the One who weaved us?”
Read the whole article here.
Homemaker’s Challenge, where I’m talking about cleaning and guilt. Here’s an excerpt:
“Guilt. It can wreck a soul. It can confuse, and halt life. Guilt throws a wrench in the sane mind.
I’m talking about the guilt that comes from not having faith. False guilt. The guilt that weighs chaos on your spirit. If you know God and you believe in and follow Jesus, then false guilt should be buried in the mud and mire from which you were saved from.”
Read the whole article here.
The Better Mom, where I’m talking about getting dressed. Here’s an excerpt:
“…you’re still not dressed.
Not really anyway. You wouldn’t venture out to the coffee shop like this (maybe the drive through, but that’s it), and you sure as heck wouldn’t show up for lunch at your husband’s work looking like you do…all disheveled and slightly stinky (have you brushed your teeth yet?).
And here you are just a wee bit (I’m being nice) frumptastic for your family. How do you feel? Do you feel productive or lazy? Energized or tired? Pretty, or… {shudder}.”
Read the whole article here.
Come visit me?
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Photo Credit: Plane/Travel/Sky
Monday!
10 Things…
October 10th, 2011
…My Relevant roomies (Dana and Jessica) should know about me:
(this brought to you by the “10 Things my Relevant Roomies Should Know About Me 2011″ Link-up)
- I stay up waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too late…
- which in turn makes me a wee bit loopy…
- and sometimes grouchy (but I’ll pray about that ;)
- also? I can’t sleep without moving my feet back and forth, back and forth…
- I’m really sorry if the sheets make scratchy noises when I do this, I really can’t help it
- Did I mention I get really loopy around 1am? If you have a camera, you could soooo… blackmail me
- I’m a bed hog (I know I’m sharing that King size bed with one of you!)
- I DO NOT snore…
- I make up for this in drooling
- I LOVE my roomies – they are beautiful souls who I am grateful to know!
Join the link-up fun! Write a blog post of your own listing 10 things your Relevant roomie should know about you, and link it up here (Brooke’s blog) anytime before the beginning of the Relevant Conference (you can link-up at Erin’s blog too!) Make your list fun! Make it you! Tell us who you are beyond your blog! And be sure to include a link to your Twitter name too so that we can all find each other.
No Turning Back
October 10th, 2011
The leaves of this beautiful October are changing, and so am I.
I’m choosing for my life margin, simplicity, contentment, and a faithful pursuit of my God. I recognize the babel in my heart, the divided mind, and the stress of trying to do to much (even if there is a thrill to it…oh, and there is!). My heart heard the Holy Spirit and He offered me the truth. I wouldn’t have heard it if he hadn’t taken me away into the quiet where God is heard. He took away the distractions, He laid bare my weaknesses, and my heart broke. He is so good to take me to the desert so I can only drink from His well.
The faithful know to be still and to carve out the quiet moments in order to discern what is from the hand of the Lord and what is not. Without the quiet moments the waves of our desires or the opinions of others are a current that can easily sweep us away.
Today, I’m choosing to be faithful, to quiet my wild heart, and cling to His truth. All because…
“I have decided to follow Jesus…
Though I may wonder, I still will follow…
The world behind me, the cross before me…
Though none go with me, still I will follow; no turning back, no turning back.”
(click here to hear the song)
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Photo Credit: Changing leaves
Discipleship
October 9th, 2011
”But even as Jesus took three years off from the work of the universe in order to pass his ministry on to his disciples, to live with them, eat with them, love them, instruct them, so as mothers, if we want the same kind of life-changing impact on our children, it will require the sacrifice of our time, our commitments, and it will be inconvenient and life-consuming. But leaving godly disciples is the greatest work we will ever achieve.”
-Sally Clarkson, Discipleship is a choice that will cost you your time and your life
(Our delicious roasted pumpkin seeds. You can find the recipe here.)
