by Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy
Because I’m still writing NOLA, and there were too many memes for one blog post . . . [View NOLA Memes, Part One.]
With words to write before I sleep,
Happy reading.
~Molly Jo
And Frankly, My Dear . . . That’s all she wrote
by Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy
Because it’s after 9pm and I once again forgot to write today’s blog post in a timely manner, and because I’m so terribly focused on writing less than four thousand words to finish NOLA, [yeah, you read that write!], and because I just now had an epiphany of how to tie up some loose ends . . .
I’m not writing a long blog post.
All y’all will forgive me, yes? I hope so.
And while this may be old hat to some of you, what follows are the memes and graphics I’ve created on this journey.
I hope, in some way, they tell you the story of Josie. But I also hope, they don’t tell too much, and leave you hungry enough to buy the book when it’s published.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, in no particular order, a meme-essay of NOLA, by Molly Jo Realy.
With words to write before I sleep,
Happy reading.
~Molly Jo
And Frankly, My Dear . . . That’s all she wrote!
by Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy
Frankly, On Faith.
What does it mean to pray without ceasing?
Well, for starts, it doesn’t mean to not do anything else. I mean, we still have jobs to go to, houses to clean, people to take care of. But we can do all those things with a prayer on our lips or in our hearts. Praying without ceasing is to acknowledge that God is never ceasing.
Now, I know not every moment is a happy-cake-and-party moment. Some are sad, frustrating, hurtful and hurting moments.
You know what? God knows. And He is loving you through every millisecond of it.
Even if you don’t think so. Even if you’d rather He not.
He’s still here. Being God. Doing God things that no one else can see, and may never see. But that’s why He’s Abba-Daddy-God. Because even if we never recognize or acknowledge all the good He does, he’s still going to do it, anyway.
Because He loves us that much.
And this week’s Bible verse is Him imploring us to see that He’s still here with us. When we know we are His, how much of what this earth throws at us really matters?
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And Frankly, My Dear . . . : That’s all she wrote!
Frankly, On Faith: Pray Without Ceasing
by Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy
So, there’s a bit of a disconnect sometimes when I tell peeps I work with social media. I’m not saying my mom is gonna flash onto to Facebook or so many people will suddenly make my posts go viral. (Although, if it’s for positive reasons, I ain’t gonna lie: That’d be okay with me.)
While I love helping y’all grow your internet presence, there’s one thing you gotta do both on and off the wires: Ya gotta network.
Frankly, My Dear . . . : Social Media Saturday
With the new day job I get to attend weekly Chamber of Commerce meetings. My city is one of several in the area, but the only that doesn’t limit our meetings to just a monthly luncheon. Ain’t that sweet!
And at these meetings, we, well, meet. We do the Grip & Grin. The Meet & Greet. The Hi & Hug. However you want to say it, we each go out of our way to connect with those around us.
Social media is the same thing. You have to extend a hand in order for others to have something to hold on to. You can’t grow your online presence, your reputation, or your friends list, just by sitting stagnant.
#Trustme.
One of the best things you can do is to reach out to others and let them know how your presence benefits their day. Whether it’s in person or online, your peeps want to know they matter.
And since I want you to know YOU matter, I’m opening up the comments on this post for all y’all to share your links. (Please note that comments will be moderated. They must be your personal or professional links. Any extraneous or inappropriate comments and links will be deleted, and commenter may be blocked. Check back frequently to follow your fellow commenters.)
Ain’t that just a slice of peach pie for your coffee?
TWEET THIS: #SocialMedia Saturday: It’s All About Your #Network @MollyJoRealy
With a large coffee and a like button,
Happy following!
~Molly Jo
And Frankly, My Dear . . . That’s all she wrote!
by Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy
Frankly, My Dear . . . : Five Things Friday
TGIF!
Let’s get straight to it, yah? All y’all know I love to bake, cook, and feed people, right? I mean, I’m making some more slow cooker turkey chili tomorrow and about ten people are showing up. I think that’s what they call a correlation.
So, sure. I have my go-to favorites. But recently I’ve discovered something else: The art of cooking the unknown. Now, I’m not about to throw thirty bucks of whatever into the oven and *hope* it turns out okay. I like to investigate my recipes first. A little internet recon, if you will. I check ratings, reviews, cooks.
But wait. There’s more. Let’s talk decorating. Holiday theme ideas. Writing prompts. The need to tear a page out now and then and run a highlighter over it, or clip a few together. Remember when scrapbooking was actually done with material, not a computer?
I mean, let’s be real. What’s better for This Girl that words in print?
So guess what I’ve discovered. Okay, pretty sure y’all ain’t stupid and the post title gave it away, but just for grins and giggles, pretend it didn’t.
Go on, then. Guess. No? Okay. I’ll tell you.
Magazines.
That’s right. I have become accustomed to picking up print mags at the check out at the supermarket. But–are you ready?–Wait for it. I actually go looking for the magazine racks in stores. #truestory
And they say print is dead.
Here are my current five favorite magazines. Oh, and just ‘cuz I don’t have a lot of magazine photos, I’ve linked the magazine websites so you can check them out yourselves.
Taste of the South Magazine
And now it’s late and I have some reading to do. So, if you’ll excuse me . . .
Oh, almost forgot: What are your favorite magazines?
TWEET THIS: What are some of your favorite #magazines? @MollyJoRealy #amreading
With paperclips and a highlighter,
Happy reading.
~Molly Jo
And Frankly, My Dear . . . : That’s all she wrote!
NOLA, by Molly Jo Realy
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