Well it’s that time of year for a new one to start

Dear Readers,

I apologize for falling off the face of the blogosphere. School started, life happened and here I am almost four months later… writing a long overdue blog post. 

I had a lot of plans for this year, and not many of them actually happened. And the word that will continue to be my excuse is… school. This wrap up post will not really be my usual one because it’s more exciting that way. (Actually because I’m writing this and it’s almost 2023 :o) 

Sadly, with school I didn’t get hardly any writing done. I wrote some, mostly poetry to help process some of the things that were going on in my life. Most all the prose I wrote was for school. 

I also didn’t do much reading, but I’m on Goodreads now if you care to keep up with my reading. 

The podcast got neglected after April because I started school. I’m hoping that as I fall into the swing of school and work I’ll figure out my time and maybe get an episode out, we’ll see. 

I learned a lot this year. I learned more about me and I learned about people. I learned the importance of being honest with people. And I learned the pain of loss. Above all though, through the crazy insane things that life will throw God is still sovereign and on the throne. 

This is where I would usually talk about my goals or resolutions for the new year, but I haven’t given them too much thought at this point…. I’m also working toward keeping my goals realistic so I don’t completely fail, but I also want to challenge myself. 

I think I will close this post with the words of Longfellow. 

“Then peeled the bells more loud and deep

God is not dead, nor doth he sleep.

The wrong will fail, the right prevail

With peace on earth, good will to men.” 

~I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

Happy New Year! 

Blessings in Christ, 

Mattie May

Dear September: A Wrap-Up

 

Dear Readers,

I'm wondering if you've seen this past month? I think I saw it start, but after the first week, I'm wondering where it went. If September did in fact happen, I'd like to know where it went, and how on earth today is supposedly the last day of the month... 'cause last I checked, I still had a week or so left. 

I'd also like to request that future months slow down so I can actually acknowledge the fact that they did in fact happen and exist since I have little to no memory of what went on in September. 

Did I read anything worth noting? Possibly? But again, this month seems to have either lost a few weeks or went by too quickly for me to take notice. 

I did get my podcasts done for September, but was I up until midnight trying to get them done? You will never know...

Did I write something? I'm sure I did. After all, I'm writing this, aren't I? Anything else, though? Umm I don't know. Maybe? 

Anything else notable happen in life? I think my sister and I started volunteering at the local crises pregnancy clinic this month, but we might have started last month, and honestly, I can't remember. I think when/if September's rushed by; it wiped my brain clean. 

And so if you have seen September, please let me know in the comments, what happened this past month in your life? (Since I can't remember mine, oops.)

Blessings, 

Mattie May

My Favorite Memes (Writing Edition)

 

Hello Readers!

Part of what makes writing fun is that countless writing memes. Writing memes are painful because they are often true. Today I'd like to share a few of my favorite writing memes with you! 

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(This is a bit hard to read but it says: Dark and difficult times ahead, Soon we must face the choice between what's right and what's easy)

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That's all for today folks, hope you enjoyed this post, it was fun to put together! Let me know in the comments if you'd like another post like this in the future. 

Blessings,

Mattie May