Weekend that was out of control!

WOW! This was an eventful weekend. So many things were happening that I didn't get to stop.

Friday while I was at work my boyfriends family had a garage sell and my stuff was going to be selling in there as well.  That night we had a rehearsal dinner for the son of my 'family best friends'.  We call them our family best friends or practically family because we have known them for practicially our whol lives.  We hung out together and we had holiday's together.
Saturday I had to get up early (about 5:30) to go help in the garage sale.  Both Cooper, my boyfriend, and I had to start getting ready around 1:00 in order to go to my parents house at 2:00 and car pool with them to the wedding that started at 3:00.  After the wedding, which was beautiful by the way, we had the reception that ended at 8:30/9:00.  The day wasn't over yet because I had to go prepare (or re-prepare) for my lesson I was teaching Sunday morning. By the end of the day I was exhausted!!!
Sunday we had church. I taught my lesson on Cain and Abel. CRAZY story.  If you haven't learned or read about it you should.  Genesis 4!  Sunday for lunch we had a potluck at Cooper's church that didn't end until about 2:30.  After that we raced back to Cooper's parents house to get my dog out of her crate for a bit before we met up with my grandmother to just chat.  We only got to see her for about 45 minutes because she had to go to dinner with my sister-in-law and her grandmother.  Cooper and I then played some arcade games before we had to head back out to go play games and eat dinner with his preacher and his wife. They also invited another girl about my age over to play too. We didn't get done with the CRAZY game, that I can't even rememer, until about 10:30!!!! 

Needless to say I am exhausted! I am going to work until 3:30 today but then going to a House2House event with some famlies at the church from 6:30-8:00. I hope tomorrow is just a lazy day!!

Did anyone else have a crazy weekend? What happened?

Let's Keep in Touch

If I'm going to do this right I want to make sure everything I write and place on here is in favor of YOU! I mean you are my audience right?

Below are some things I've put on my blog to help you stay in touch and coming back.

• Put your email in "Follow by email" on the left side of my blog.
• Vote on the polls I post! Sometimes I'll put a poll about what you want me to write about.
• I've posted labels on the left side of my blog. These are what I've labeled each post so you can click on one and take you to all the blogs about that subject. Pretty Neat! (these labels are also at the end of each post)
• My freelance logo and link are also on this page. Check it out!
• I'm starting to add different pages to my blog (they are the tabs right above my posts)
• I also have fish. I sure do! They are virtual fish but still! Go feed them :) haha!

Please comment below and give me advice on what to blog about, what to change on my page or just advice on anything. I would love it!

I'm blogging again?!?!?

Hey followers!

I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile but I am determined to start blogging again.  When I looked online for why people blog all the time I found many different reasons.  I wrote down the top 10 reasons that stood out to me.

1. It will make me a better writer.
2. Help me think things through better.
3. It can help aid good causes.
4. It helps others/influences the public.
5. Promotes your hobby/interest.
6. Eases your personal issues.
7. Makes for a good confidence booster.
8. Documents your life (like a diary)
9. Gives you freedom.
10. Boosts your creativity.

When I blog I don't want to be another face in the crowd or a voice that's unheard.  I want to help others think positive, know that they aren't alone and to hear everyone's voice.  We live in a world where a lot of people don't care what others have to say and I don't agree with that. I want to be someone that can share experiences with someone.  I think blogging is a great way to reach an audience that you never knew you had.

These top 10 reasons why people blog (the ones that stood out to me) makes sense.

1. I want to become a better writer and if blogging will help that then I'm all in!  I write emails to clients and parents all the time and I want to feel confident when emailing them.
2. Sometimes I don't feel that I think things through... at least clearly.  I think being able to write out my thoughts has always helped me when I'm telling my parents something that they may disagree with, or going into an interview, meeting, etc.
3. Help aid a good cause... When I read this I didn't think a blog could help aid cause. How would I be able to help a good cause?  Do you have the same question? I found that writing about a cause, why it's important to you and giving as much information as possible can help your viewers on your blog visit those websites.  That way they can visit those websites to give what they want to help the cause. Great idea!
4. The whole purpose of my blog is to help others and influence the public in a positive way.  Giving situations I've been in and gotten through are the posts I want to make on my blog.  In the long run, my boyfriend and I want to be able to blog about many different things and give reviews on videos we see on Facebook (those delicious food videos), restaurants with great services or even what's going on in our local cities that people would want to know about.  Just FYI!
5. A part of my blog helps me to promote my freelance business, AE Productions. Not only am I giving people the information that I produce videos and photography, they are situations where I've succeeded on something and I want to share that with my blog followers. Doesn't hurt to grow my business while writing.
6. A blog is something that can help you think things through and to write better, but it can also help you pour your heart out on something that's going on in your personal life.  I believe that being able to open up and writing about it will help with my confidence and self-esteem. I'm thrilled about this part!
7. Like I said in #6, a blog will probably help my confidence and self-esteem.  It makes anyone feel good when you keep looking at the number of views/comments on your page every 5 minutes!
8. When I was growing up I always wanted a diary but I never felt safe keeping one for some reason.  Maybe it was because my brother might find it and read it.  Or even my parents! What 10 year old wants their parents to find out who they are crushing on or the bad grade they got on their test? Haha!
9. A blog can give you freedom of speech! It's an amazing feeling that you can write something on your blog and you can say what YOU want to say.  Not worrying about if people will judge you.  Yes, people can comment on your blog but the positive on that is, you can delete it immediately! So there! ;)
10. Last but not least, it boosts your creativity.  I've always loved being creative with crafts, my photography or even just my organizational skills. I do believe that if you aren't creative now, start a blog, then you'll improve this skill a little at a time.

Now that I've spilled every part about why I want to start blogging you tell me.  What makes you inspired to do something?

(28) Do you not know? Have you not hear? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. (29) He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the week. (30) Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; (31) but those who hopein the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:28-31)

Blogging Moments

Today has been a very long day and still more hours left.  I was trying to think of something to write about so I started to read my old blogs.  The one that I really wanted to read again was my last post... my camp post!  I loved camp so much that I wish I was back there.  I wanted to pack camp up and put it in my pocket for when I need it the most!  I started to read other posts and I was so happy and proud of some of the things I wrote... I kind of inspired myself (haha)!

Do you ever write in a journal, on a blog, on a piece of paper even just a sentence and you go back weeks, months, or years later and inspire yourself because you think to yourself: "Where did I come up with that? That's a good point!"  Anything like that?  Yeah, I just did that.  The one thing that I wrote on my blog that stands out to me 'til this day is my 'quote' on the top of my page under Butter Moments.  It reads: Follow me while I walk the path that God has provided me.  I'm not sure why, but I don't even know how I came up with that!

As I look back and read my blogs over the past few months I realize that that line is perfect for what my blog is all about.  I love and want to help other around me by my mistakes, my insecurities and my faults because those are the things that help me get through my next task in life.  I hope that you have enjoyed following my blog and you continue reading them.  I believe this is one of many tasks in life I am suppose to do to teach people the word of God.