Relaxing Spa-Night At Home Routine

Spa Night at Home Routine

It’s always good to take some time to pamper yourself! I’m talking all about how I have a relaxing spa night at home once a week or so. It’s easy and you don’t need that much to have a relaxing spa-night at home. Here we go!

Here’s What You’ll Need:

Candle

Cozy Robe and Pajamas

Plush bath towel

Skincare products, including a face mask

Spa Water (Infuse some ice water with orange, lemon, lime, cucumber, berries, or mint)

Music

Bubble Bath, A Bath Bomb, A Bubble Bar, and/or Bath Salts

Body Scrub and Lip Scrub/Balm

Body Butter and Body Oil [Read more…]

Stillness and Rest

Stillness and Rest In God

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” (Isaiah 30:15)

Stillness and resting in the presence of the Lord is an important part of self-care for a Christian. It’s easy to feel selfish for taking the time to relax, but as we seek more intimacy and stillness in God’s presence, we are strengthened. Times of rest and relaxation are a good thing! They allow us to hear the Lord’s voice clearly. God took time to rest after creation was complete. Jesus often went off alone to spend time in prayer during His time on earth.

Giving our worries, problems, issues, and concerns to Him frees us to live a life that is balanced and joyful. We know that God knows, hears, sees, and is working on our behalf!

To be productive, rest and relaxation are necessary. We find rest in God’s promises and are strengthened in spirit when we are quiet before the Lord, study, and meditate on God’s word. Below I’ve listed some verses to read as you seek stillness and rest in Him this week. I hope you enjoy! [Read more…]

Guest Post | Targeting Your Blogging Audience

Happy Friday, friends! I have Cait from Caitscozycorner.com guest-posting today! She has some useful blogging tips to share. Enjoy!

How to Target Your Blogging Audience

I can’t be the only one that keeps hearing the phrase over and over..” who is your target audience?” Are you a blogger? Have you thought about this question? What do I mean about finding your target audience you ask? It’s who reads your blog and how you can get it to grow!

A lot of bloggers think that the key to growing their blog is networking. Don’t get me wrong, I’m in that camp also! But, if you’re a new blogger or if you’re an introvert it might be hard to connect with other bloggers in your industry. Heck, you might not even know how to!

But, a much easier way to grow your blog is to focus on your target audience. These are the people that actually come to your blog, read your posts, comment on them and share your post with their friends.

So why is a target audience important? They are loyal followers. When your blog speaks to your readers something magical happens. You start generating comments on your blog and on Facebook. Other bloggers in your industry reach out to you and want to network with you. Your readers start to link to your site on their posts wanting to tell their audience about you. It all connects!

They also help build your tribe. I’m sure you’ve also been hearing about building your tribe. When I first started blogging, I had no clue what all this “tribe” talk was about. I thought it was coming from one blogger who just loved that term and used it all the time. It wasn’t until years later that it dawned on me that this blogger and others were talking about their target audience. Collectively, they are your tribe and they will help you grow your blog. Take my word for it friends!

So how can you target your audience you ask? Image: RankCrew

Read Your Comments – Make sure to read all your comments! Your comments share what your followers are loving and not enjoying. They help shape your blog and help you find what they want to read! Remember thinking of those common SEO keywords to help you! Those keywords are what are drawing your followers to your blog to read so make sure they are detailed! Dan Anton of RankCrew offers a variety of packages to help you with your blog and bringing it to the top of those Google searches! Dan knows how to obtain top rankings using Google and thousands of keyword searches. Did you know that you can even create an account with RankCrew and it’s free?! The staff is also extremely helpful in answering all your questions or concerns about making sure your website is able to reach its full potential and grab your target audience.
Check Out Groups- There are so many groups out there for targeting your audience. Facebook offers a variety of various groups for you to join that are either supporting your niche or your location! Not only check out Facebook but Pinterest, Google +, Instagram or Twitter! All these groups can help grow your audience and target them specifically.
Find People Like Yourself- Have you come across a group that doesn’t really fit with your blog? How about if you find someone who seems to be exactly like you! Wouldn’t you want to connect with them, comment on their blog and share it with your followers? Chances are they are thinking the same thing and would do the same for you and your blog! Personally, I love finding bloggers who are business Mom’s like myself, who love traveling, coffee and connecting! Hey, if that sounds like you let’s connect!
Finding your tribe of loyal readers isn’t too hard once you take a good hard look at yourself. Usually our passions is what drives our creativity. It’s also important to remember that your content should always provide a solution to your audience. As you build your following, it’ll take time. Your knowledge and expertise on a subject will allow your target audience to find it meaningful and worth their while to keep coming back.

So, if you’re passionate about homegrown food and natural products, I bet you’re blogging about that and I bet your target audience also feels the same way! So what are you waiting for friends? Start thinking about your target audience today, what will bring them in and most of all, what will bring them to keep checking out your blog over and over again!

How are you targeting your audience?

Loving Yourself & Receiving God’s Love

Loving Yourself and Receiving God's Love

Self-love is important in our walk with God. Taking care of yourself is a way of showing appreciation to God for His gifts.

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” (Psalm 139:13-14)

Loving yourself allows you to see yourself in the same way that God sees you. In God, we are worthy, special, and have potential! So when we view ourselves in the proper light, we make wise decisions that better our lives, as well as the lives of others around us, all for God’s glory. [Read more…]

Currently | June

Currently Link up June

I hope you are having a great week!

Linking up today to share what I’m currently …

Planning| Lots of fun things to do with Jake this summer! We started a summer Bucket List, so it’s time to start crossing some things off 🙂 .

Wishing| Time would slow down because it seems like the year is flying by! Hard to believe its already June. Anyone else feel like time is zooming by?

Learning| Something new every day about life with a 2-year-old! They’re so busy, so talkative, and so entertaining at this age. Loving it!

Browsing| For the perfect storage ottoman for our family room spruce we have been working on. A storage ottoman is perfect for families with small kids. I’m also on the hunt for some really nice coffee table books and a decorative tray. One that I will be purchasing for sure is Elements of Style by Erin Gates. The cover is beautiful and it’s just my style!

Going| Not sure where we will go this summer, but definitely wanting to go on a little vacation at some point! There are plenty of local things to do, so I’m sure we will be checking out a few of those events, too.

What are you guys up to this month?

Thanks Anne and Erin for linking up!

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