My Brain Lapse = Lot’s of Links

Welcome back!

Yesterday was a wild day.  I was having a really, really good day. I had found some great places online and had been introduced to some really neat opportunities for this blog, but then guess what? I twisted my ankle, seriously and it hurt sooo bad and then it was like I lost my brain. Now, I can’t remember what it was that I was suppose to blog about here as a part of the things that I was introduced to yesterday and promised someone I would blog about one of those things.

So, as a result I’m just going to recap the things that I signed up with or were introduced to yesterday so that I don’t miss something.  Hopefully, I still won’t.  One of the things that I signed up for yesterday that you will be seeing on my blog very soon is videos that I will be posting at Newbaby.com .  As you already may have read, I won a FLIP camera and I am now going to be vlogging or video blogging. Yesterday I was asked to join newbaby.com as an official mom vlogger and so my vlogs will be posted on their site.  Head over and check it out. I have already created my profile but won’t have any vlogs up until Monday when my FLIP
is suppose to be here!

Also, after reading a dozen or so ladies blog about Blissdom 08′ which I unfortunately missed. I was curious about one of the sponsors of this grand event, One 2 One Network, so I headed over to their site and they are all about mom bloggers so I signed up. Can’t wait to hear more from them.

I am truly loving the idea of making mommy blogging a career, and in lieu of that I am going to be heading over to webinar on the subject in a little less than an hour, put on by Lynn Terry of ClickNewz.com I can’t wait!

The thing is though, she started this webinar because the mom bloggers at Bllissdom 08′ were not aware of the many ways they could make money through blogging, but me on the other hand well I was seeking to make money online before I even began mommy blogging. I was building websites, like this one, and this one, and this one, and this one. I loved it and I was crazy to learn anything I could from inspiring moms like Lynn and others at Mom Masterminds, like her, and her.  And quite honestly there are so many other women I could name.  I would fill up a whole post just typing out or linking to names of women online that I admire and I have learned from.

So, even though I already definitely have “a good thing going” like Lynn said to me in response to my comment over at her blog about mommy blogging, I am not one to give up another opportunity. So, since I love mommy blogging so much, I will take the opportunity to learn how it can be just another part of my career.

***EDITED*** Sorry that the One 2 One link was incorrect.  It is http://www.one2onenetwork.com/

Christian Writers, Speakers & Bloggers, Oh My!

She Speaks, was a conference for Christian Writers, Speakers and Bloggers, oh my! The worst part, feeling torn between all three. I have for a long time called myself a Christian speaker, for a shorter time however I have began to dub myself a Christian writer and blogger. Though, I have had a love for writing a long time and been a faithful blogger as well, I just didn’t realize that I really WAS ONE! Does that even make sense? But now, looking back on the conference I realize, I am …. really… ALL 3. Which is awesome, but challenging at the same time.

As I chose for the conference to go as a speaker, I chose to take the Speaker’s Track and mostly take speaker related workshops with a few exceptions here were my choices: Blogging: What Works and What Doesn’t, The Power of a Story, Marketing for More Bookings, Teaching By The Book and Balancing Marriage & Ministry.

I feel like God placed me in each of those specifically for a reason. The blogging one helped me, in addition to Friday’s blogging reception to connect with those ladies online who I only knew by face and words. It was amazing to meet someone whose blog you’ve read and pictures you’ve seen 1000 times. I told my husband it felt so weird because I felt like I knew them already in “real life” though I really did not, but now can say that I do.

The other workshops were amazing, I learned too much to even possibly post. And, in addition I participated in Shari Braendel’s Speaker Evaluation Group which was the most nerve racking of all the things I did this weekend. You see, I’ve been a “speaker” for 3 whole years. I have had no shortage of speaking opportunities, no matter how small to me, I felt I was prepared. So, why did I suddenly become nervous when I strangely never got nervous before about speaking?

Well, normally the 11 other ladies in the room aren’t “evaluating” me. I think that was the key. However, these sweet sisters, were very honest, yet critical, but just what I needed and Sunday afternoon I walked away with an even greater confirmation that I am a “Christian speaker”. I can do this with God’s Grace!!! Ironically one of the themes of the weekend was “grace, grace, grace”, the other, “Setting my agenda aside, for God’s Will to be done.” Something I want, now, more than ever, “for God’s will to be done in my life”.

I was blown away when Shari shared with me during my speaker evaluation session that I should write my “speech” into an article and submit it for publication in a Christian teen magazine. This confirming that I am a “Christian writer”.

And, as I sit her “blogging” this morning, I know, I am a “Christian blogger”. So, I guess God has only confirmed in me what I thought I knew, but now know for sure! Amazing, and as I said yesterday I am truly BLESSED!

Though I know for many of my readers it seems like I am going on on and on….there is more… so stay tuned.