Yay! It's Summer! Fun Stuff and Opportunities!

Hey sweet friends!

First off, do any of you remember way back in the day (Well, not really. More like a month or 2 ago. ) when I used to post something everyday?

Well, I sort of fell of the bandwagon.

April and May were crazy months for me! Not bad or anything, just insanely busy. In April I did alright, but in May I only wrote 13 posts! Just 13.

I don't force myself to write a post everyday. I did it because I sincerely love writing and sharing my heart with you all! May is just the wrong month to blog. I was finishing up with another year of school, plus I was crazy slammed with blog design orders at Forever After (Still am, actually, but now it's great because I have so much more time to work on blog designs and I can fit more people in! Like you, if you want! 50% of your money goes to bringing Nasira and Niles home. :)

Anyway, I could not be more thankful that it's now SUMMER TIME! I am so excited. I'm really hoping that this will be the best summer ever. I want it to be a time of spiritual growth, lots of fun, and lots of blogging! I will for sure be back to posting every single day now that I'm home every single day. (Have you caught on that I'm really grateful to be in college so that I get summer break?)

In addition to the return of awesome daily blog posts, I have some super fun opportunities for everyone!

Be the Change Giveaway

My first surprise is that in less than a week, we will have a giveaway starting! This giveaway will include tons of fun items (no spoilers!) that you will love, but this isn't just any regular giveaway. It's a giveaway with a purpose. Our purpose being to raise money for Nasira and Niles, my Reece's Rainbow 5/5/5 Warrior cuties! By donating just a little bit of money to one of them, you can be entered to win a sweet prize. More on this later!

Bible Study Group


One of the main reasons I started this blog in the first place was to keep me accountable. I had been journaling for a while, but it didn't last. I had no way of being accountable! I would skip writing because it wasn't like anyone else would know if I wrote in my journal or not, so I just sort of slipped out of the habit. With my blog, I'm much more accountable (usually...) because I have all of my sweet readers encouraging me and I want to write for you!

Well, the same thing goes with Bible Study. I have never read the Bible all the way through. I want to. I've set that goal as my New Year's resolution, as my "Lent resolution", and finally I've realized: It's not going to happen on my own, I need someone to be accountable to, or I just sort of slip off the bandwagon and never climb back on.

For that reason, I've decided to start a Bible study group! I'm looking for some sweet girls to do it with me. I haven't exactly figured out all the details, and I'll definitely want your input, but it should work really well. We will have so much of the Bible to read everyday, and then we will meet at least once a week (maybe even on Skype!) to discuss, share our favorite verses, pray, etc! It will be laid back, but enriching, and we will be able to hold each other accountable. Plus, getting to chat with each other every week and grow spiritually together is an  added bonus.

If anyone at all is interested, please don't hesitate to join in! Even if your a new reader, we would love to get to know you. Just drop me an email (faithfulalwaysblog@yahoo.com) or leave a comment and I'll get our group together!

Magazine

This one I'm really excited about.In the past, I've had a newsletter, but it only lasted for one issue. It's not that is wasn't fun, but 1. I got way too busy, and 2. I wanted something more. I wanted room for fin pictures articles, devotionals, everything! So now, I've decided to start a magazine. A real magazine! Well, an e-magazine. Our free e-magazine will come out each month and it will feature tons of inspiring, uplifting, and encouraging content! (Plus, with the help of my graphic design skills, it will look like a REAL magazine. With a cover, and everything!) I don't have all the content worked out yet, but I know at least a few of the things we feature will be:

-Devotionals
-Testimonials
-A Christian Blogger Feature (I'm really excited about this one!)
-Even crafts, recipes, time management, and many other featured sections on living a balanced Christian lifestyle!

If you would be interested in contributing anything at all to our new magazine, again, please email me (faithfulalwaysblog@yahoo.com) or leave a comment! We'll need lots of wonderful women to help pull this off, and I'd love the chance to get to know you better!

That's it for now. I'm so excited to be able to share all these fun new opportunities with you. I hope to hear from you really soon, and in the meantime, just be blessed and enjoy this glorious season. :)