It’s Almost My Blog’s First Birthday! 

This Sunday will mark one year from my first post on my blog (which, back then, was in Blogger instead of WordPress). I originally started it to help me learn to write consistently after hearing Jaquelle Ferris’s (who was then Jaquelle Crowe) story of how starting a blog helped her. My first post was called “6 Ways Having Tons of Sibs is a Blessing.”

From there, I discovered a love for writing things that encourage others and point them to Jesus. This past year, I’ve grown more familiar with the Bible and with the art of the written (er, typed) word, and both of those partly from blogging. I can’t know for sure if my blog has taught anyone else anything, but it has sure taught me a lot.

Plus, I’ve learned some very practical skills, like working with SEO, WordPress, Mailchimp, and Canva.

So, to celebrate this one year of blogging as I look forward to, Lord-willing, many more to come, I’m going to reflect on old posts. This post will serve as a catalog of sorts, since my theme makes it a little difficult to find the older stuff. (Yeah, some of these posts are just a bit cringe-worthy, but it is still good to look back and see how I’ve grown. ;))

So here it is!

Family

One big theme in my writing has been family–especially siblings. Since I have experience being the big sister of ten, I might as well take advantage of my credibility to write about it, yeah?

6 Ways Having Tons of Sibs is a Blessing — 2/16/19

Praying for Siblings ~ 3 Things to Remember in Your Prayer — 8/3/19

4 Tips for Being a God-Glorifying Sibling — 8/17/19 (My second post on the Reb!)

Caring for Siblings When It Gets Hard [guest post by Fe] — 11/30/19

Five Ways to Love Our Families Better [guest post by Nicole] — 1/18/20

Learning to See Your Siblings as Best Friends [guest post by Hannah] — 1/25/20

Blog Series

These are the collections of posts that I made either when I had too much to say for just one post or just needed an easy way to stay on top of my blogging schedule. =P

Dr. Tess Hawk, the Abducted Part 1 & Part 2 — 3/3/19

How to Do a Big Project in a Big Family Introduction — What is Social Loafing? — 3/23/19 (All the other links are in that post. I just fixed them to go to the right places. =) It was a very fun series and I wish I could do more posts like that, but now I feel like I have run out of tips!)

6 Things I Learned Leading a 6-Week Bible Study Part 1 & Part 2 — 9/19/19

Encouragement

I tend to view myself more as a “get up and do hard things for Jesus” sort of blogger, but I have written a few posts which I hope you’ll find uplifting. =)

Two Beautiful Truths Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Show Us — 4/20/19

Today is a Monday, BUT It Won’t Always Be! — 5/20/19

How Can Difficulty Be “For My Good”? — 1/22/20 (My post on Stories Like Stars!)

Bible Posts

These posts were inspired by a certain passage or book of the Bible.

What I Learned About God’s Mercy and My Unworthiness From Jeremiah — 5/11/19

Fear Vs. Faith — 5/29/19

Humility — The Dreaded Article — 8/31/19

Daniel and the Veggies: Don’t Settle for Low Standards — 9/7/19

Purpose

One theme I’ve thought about a lot over the past year is purpose.

What’s the Point? — 4/24/19

Dear Teen, Look Forward to Heaven (But Don’t Ignore the Now) — 5/7/19 (My first post published on the Reb! Fun fact: it’s original title was “The Wrong Way to Look Forward to Heaven”)

At the Root of it All — 7/27/19 (This one was in The Women’s Spectrum!)

Does God Call Us to be… Extroverts?? — 9/14/19

Posts for New Believers and People Who Aren’t Sure

These will hopefully answer some big questions–this is the stuff I wish I knew when I was younger.

“Am I a Christian?” The 3 Tell-Tale Signs — 12/14/19

What If God’s Not Real? — 2/1/20

Why I Got Baptized — 2/8/20 (My post on More Than a Church Kid!)

Christmas

I had a couple of lovely Christmas guest posts in December. =)

What Makes Christmas So Important? [guest post by Julia] — 12/5/19

The Joy of Christmas [guest post by Coralie] — 12/21/19

Strength

Also had a couple of lovely guest posts about strength!

5 Ways Weaknesses Are Actually Strengths [guest post by Sara] — 1/4/20

You Don’t Need to Be Strong [guest post by McKinley] — 1/7/20

Other Posts About Faith

Here are the posts about faith that don’t fit in the other sections.

Embracing Flexibility When It Doesn’t Come Naturally — 2/23/19

What the Trees Teach Us — 6/27/19

Don’t Forget God in the Midst of the Small Things — A Thought — 7/20/19

Counting Every Blessing — 8/24/19

Three Tips to Manage Your Time Wisely — 11/27/19 (My post on the Unshaken!)

My Focus Word for 2020 (Plus Free Wallpapers!) — 12/27/19

How to Keep Your Fire Burning — 1/7/20 (My post on Unhindered Imagination!)

Vulnerability: A Pillar of Lasting Friendships with Other Daughters of the King — 1/25/20 (My post on His Priceless Daughters!)

What Public School Has Taught Me About Faith [guest post by Emily] — 2/8/10

Booker’s Corner

These are all about my little novel I’m working on. =)

Some Fiction Stuff! — 7/13/19

Top 4 Things to Know About Booker Bunny — 11/16/19

Cover Reveal! (Plus Booker Bunny Blurb) — 11/16/19

Blog Tags

Blog tags are fun thingies that bloggers do together.

The Sunshine Blogger Award and Liebster Award — 7/6/19

The “Tell the Story” Challenge — 8/10/19

The Blogger Recognition Award — 10/5/19

Blogging Related Stuff

The stuff that doesn’t fit in the other sections. 😉

Welcome to My New and Improved Blog! — 11/24/19

5 Tips for Christian Living Bloggers — 12/5/19 (My post on Julia’s blog!)

What do you think?

Which posts were your favorites? What topics would you like me to address in the next coming year?