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Being Confident Of This

Grace for the work-in-progress woman

Welcome to The Loft!

August 4, 2014 by stultsmamaof4 6 Comments

I’m sure some of you have noticed that this blog went absolutely silent at the beginning of summer. ย I hadn’t planned for such a long absence. It really started out as a week off when my husband and I celebrated our 15 year wedding anniversary with a trip all to ourselves (thanks to the generosity of others).

anniversary vacation blogging break

 

Loft ocean twilight

And when we returned, the school year was ending; chaos ensued. ย And then we were enjoying the first week of summer break – lazy mornings, late evenings and no real schedule to speak of.

I think that’s when I decided that I wouldn’t blog again until I felt prompted to do so, that I would take the summer to enjoy the extra family time. That I would soak up every last bit of these pre-K years before our twins would head to school and our home would be empty during the day.

There’s something about the oldest starting High School and the youngest starting Kindergarten that startled me into realizing how easy it is to waste precious time with precious people.

#TheLoft, fourth of july, kids, blessings

It’s been a wondrous break; worth every minute! ย The only thing I regret now is not telling you all that I was taking it in the first place. ๐Ÿ™‚

 

So, now I’m back, and what better way to get back into the groove than participating in a weekly link-up that brings encouragement to each other and glory to the Lord?! ย I beg you to join us for our first ever gathering at The Loft!

Jen ๐Ÿ™‚

The Loft is open, come on up!

 

The Loft: A weekly Hangout and Link Up for Christian bloggers
Graphic by Kerry Messer

 

#TheLoft

 

The Loft is the place for conversation, community, networking, and Christian growth. Each week we provide a topic to start the conversation.

Then, Monday night, at 9pm Eastern, the link goes live and all week you can link up your post on that week’s topic.

We’ll have fun topics, serious topics, practical, soul-ful, holiday, and so, so much more…we can’t wait to get started! This is not only a great way to connect with others, it’s also a fun and easy way to establish a writing habit. If you aren’t a blogger, you are welcome to join in by leaving your comments in the comment section.

 

Listening is a lost art. Especially in the blogosphere where everyone wants to be heard. At The Loft, we know that listening is rewarding and rich… surprisingly so. So grab your coffee mug and come on up. Hang out for a bit. We betcha you’ll be glad you did.

 

To Participate:

 

1. Be creative. Feel free to use words, photos, video, audio, your family pet, whatever, to communicate on the weekly topic.

2. Listen twice as much. If you leave one link, visit two. Trust us on this one~wink.

3. Be a community. Include #TheLoft graphic and hashtag in your post and social media so we can find each other. Also, share the great stuff you find when you visit around…we’ll be doing the same.

 

The Loft Link Up

 

When you link up at The Loft, your link will appear on 6 blogs! We’d love for you to visit The Loft co-hosts and know who we are:

Leah

Kathy

Arabah

Jen

Rebekah

Kimberly

 

Now it’s time to link up! Today is our FIRST EVER link-up! We want to get to know each other and begin making relationships, thus this week’s topic:

 

This Week’s Topic: “I am…” (finish the sentence, introduce yourself, share your passions, experiences, maybe tell us a few odd facts, or just link to your “About” page. We’re all ears!)


Next Week’s Topic: “Blogs that Inspire” (tell us what blogs or websites you go to for inspiration and what makes them attractive. Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if someone mentions yours after finding you today?)

 

Click through below to join the link-up:

An InLinkz Link-up

Filed Under: Christianity, Uncategorized, Women of Faith Tagged With: #TheLoft, Blogging, Body of Christ, children, Encouragement, Faith, family, inspiration

Comments

  1. Leah Adams (@PointMinistries) says

    August 5, 2014 at 04:23

    Welcome back! Your kids are adorable.

    Reply
    • stultsmamaof4 says

      August 6, 2014 at 00:32

      Thanks, Leah! It feels good to be back! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. Kathy Schwanke says

    August 6, 2014 at 00:53

    The photo of your kids is adorable! ๐Ÿ™‚ Taking time off during this season-so valuable. ENJOY them, it passes tooooo quickly!!! You will never regret the time you take with them. Never! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • stultsmamaof4 says

      August 6, 2014 at 01:07

      Thank you, Kathy! I am so emotional already over these last babies heading to school that I feel downright silly. It seems slightly unfair to have to let go of two at once. ๐Ÿ™‚
      Jen

      Reply
  3. Rachel @redeemingherr says

    August 8, 2014 at 23:45

    Hi Jen! Glad to see you are back and that you’ve been soaking up summer days! And I wanted to share that we were able to take a sweet 3 day vacation because of your tip about ministry donated housing…yippee! Hoping to get to “know you” more this fall via our blogs & such:)

    Reply
    • stultsmamaof4 says

      August 11, 2014 at 18:30

      Hi, Rachel! I’m so glad you all were able to get away for a while. I thought about writing a post compiling all of the research I’ve done on that topic, but then thought most people probably already know about it. Maybe not? I’ll reconsider. So happy you have joined us here and I look forward to getting to know you better, too!
      Jen ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply

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