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blogging fundamentals

Published on May 17, 2016 by Dawn Marie11 Comments

Back to School!

It’s been awhile since I’ve taken a Blogging University Course at WordPress.com, but I am so verily excited to be tippity-tap-typing in my cyber-school classroom!

Because WordPress has worked with thousands of bloggers, helping them create the blogs they want and tell their stories – there are so many things yet for me to sharpen my blogging skills with by working with them again!

Blogging University offers step-by-step courses with manageable daily assignments and pro tips from WordPress.com, to help us grow as writers, push our photography skills, and more. And now courses at Blogging U. are available on demand, so you can begin whenever you’d like!

Currently there are five different courses available and after reading over the course desciprtions, I have opted to re-take one I previously enjoyed titled:

Blogging: Learning the Fundamentals (formerly Blogging 101!)

This particular course offers a solid grounding in the three big components of blogging: publishing, customizing your blog, and engaging with the blogging community. Because one of the items I would like to expand upon MUCH MORE is meeting more bloggers & supporting them in their efforts I decided this would be the perfect course for me to re-take at this time! I have found, in the past, that the best way to meet others is by risking to share myself with them as well. So I look forward to meeting others who, just like me, are daring to share a bit of themselves; whether through story-telling, recipe sharing, travel expeditions, or the snap of a photograph, in the blogging world one post at a time!

Our first assignment welcomed us by asking to publish a “who I am and why I’m here” post. For those of us who have already been blogging for a while, they still encouraged us to do a version of this assignment:

“…use it to revisit what you said when you first started blogging, to take stock of what you’ve accomplished and what more you’d like to do, or to lay out some goals for your next six months.”

And so I went back to whence it all began…my first “who I am and why I’m here” post, which you too may read by clicking on the link below:

blogging101

As I reread this post myself I giggled reflecting on the nervousness I felt to be attempting something so foreign to me. Looking back I was truthfully very scared!

I have learned so much since then about blogging, about computers, but most importantly about myself. For I am far braver than I had ever imagined. And I’m far more at peace with myself as a result of learning to ‘risk’ with others by unveiling my thoughts and feelings and beliefs, even when it is scary to do so.

More than just learning about widgets (which was pretty cool) and linking (my favorite) or pingbacks (adore,) I have learned so much about Me.

I am adventerous.

I am silly.

I love to create fun!

(But I’m not very funny.)

I am passionate.

(About others & my Faith.)

I am loyal.

I hate lies.

I laugh at anything Minion!

I am sincere.

And I care deeply…

which is why I am hurt deeply

when rejected.

But most importantly

I love my Cuppycake

more today

than ever…

and my God

above All.

I have accomplished far more than I ever imagined when I first began blogging a year & a half ago, yet there is still more I hope to do. I wish to be more courageous. And I hope to use that courage to share my experiences and to expand my blogging skills. One of my first goals is to meet more bloggers!

Will you be the first?

hugs n’ blessings to all my new classmates & friends!!

J-Cubed, (bruthers.)

Published on May 16, 2016May 16, 2016 by Dawn Marie13 Comments

it’s the monday giggles…

First there were two.

But now we’re Cubed!

The definition of a J-Cubed Bruther:

“Squared” and “cubed” came to common usage because of their familiarity in geometry. A shape that is two units long by two units wide is a square, and so it makes sense to call the mathematical operation of multiplying a numeral against itself “squaring.” The same goes for a cube: something of equal length in three dimensions is a cube. The shorthand is somewhat intuitive, since the operations of squaring and cubing are often used to find the volume of the corresponding shapes.

6 letter words that begin with a J – Jabbed Jabber Jabiru Jabots Jacals Jackal Jacked Jacket Jading Jadish Jaeger Jagers Jagged Jagger Jagras Jaguar Jailed Jailer Jailor Jalopy Jambed Jambes Jammed Jammer Jangle Japans Jarful Jargon Jasmin Jasper Jaunts Jawing Jazzed Jeaned Jeeped Jeered Jeerer Jellos Jerked Jersey Jester Jesuit Jetlag Jetons Jetsam Jetway Jewels Jicama Jiggle Jiggly Jigsaw Jiminy Jimmie Jingle Jingly Jitney Jitter Jivers Jiving Jockey Jogged Jogger Joggle Johnny Joined Joiner Joints Joists Jokers Joking Jolted Jordan Joseph Joshed Josher Jostle Jotted Jounce Jouncy Jousts Jovial Jowled Joyful Joying Joyous Jubile Judged Judger Judges Jugate Jugful Jugged Juggle Juiced Juicer Juices Juking Juleps Jumble Jumbos Jumped Jumper Jungle Junior Junked Junker Junkie Juried Juries Jurist Jurors Justin Jutted

5 letter words that begin with a J – Jabot Jacal Jacks Jacky Jacob Jaded Jades Jager Jaggs Jaggy Jagra Jails Jakes Jalap Jalop Jambe JambsJ ammy Janes Janty Japan Japed Japer Japes Jared Jarls Jatos Jauks Jaunt Jaups Javas Jawan Jawed Jazzy Jeans Jebel Jeeps Jeers Jefes Jello Jells Jelly Jemmy Jenny Jerks Jerky Jerry Jesse Jests Jetes Jeton Jetty Jewed Jewel Jibbs Jibed Jiber Jibes Jiffs Jiffy Jiggy Jills Jilts Jimmy Jimpy Jingo Jinks Jinni Jinns Jisms Jived Jiver Jives Jivey Jnana Jocko Jocks Joeys Johns Joins Joint Joist Joked Joker Jokes Jokey Joles Jolly Jolts Jolty Jomon Jones Joram Jorum Jotas Jotty Joual Jouks Joule Joust Jowar Jowed Jowls Jowly Joyed Jubas Jubes Jucos Judas Judge Judos Jugal Jugum Juice Juicy Jujus Juked Jukes Jukus Julep Jumbo Jumps Jumpy Junco Junks Junky Junta Junto Jupes Jupon Jural Jurat Jurel Juror Justs Jutes Jutty

4 letter words that begin with a J – Jabs Jack Jade Jagg Jags Jail Jake Jamb Jams Jane Jars Java Jaws Jays Jazz Jean Jeep Jeer Jeez Jell Jerk Jess Jest Jets Jews Jibb Jibe Jibs Jiff Jigs Jill Jilt Jink Jinx Jive Jivy Jobs Jock Joes Joey Jogs John Join Joke Jole Jolt Josh Joss Jots Jowl Joys Jube Judo Jugs Juju Juke Jump Junk JupeJury Just Jute Juts

3 letter words that begin with a J – Jab Jag Jam Jar Jaw Jay Jet Jib Jig Jin Job Joe Jog Jot Joy Jug Jut

2 letter words that begin with a J– Jo (which rhymes with Yo’!)

hugs n’ blessings to all the bruthers of different muthers!

And these are just a few

of who

they band together to!

This Family…

Laughs & Learns

Prays & Protects

Apologizes &

Appreciates

Dreams & Discovers

Fights & Forgives

Teases & Trusts

Gives & Grows

Believes & Belongs

Loves & Lasts…

Forever!

the Wedding War Room

Published on May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 by Dawn Marie3 Comments

it’s a 3hugs&blessings thursday and even though the blessings exceed far beyond the required 3, it is the perfect day to share this post because…

Today

the page officially turned…

with a tiny-tidge of sorrow & a heaping portion of joy,

the entirety of the Wedding process has been completed!

(However) this doesn’t mean it’s the last time I will write about it, as a few of you have requested information about particular items from that day; which will spill out like sprinkles from time to time…I promise! (Giggles.)

Over the course of the past several days we watched as the after-wedding brunch tent, tables, & white garden chairs were removed from our backyard. Cuppycake, our youngest son, and I picked up all the items from the Reception Hall and returned them to their rightful places. Dresses & a very suave tux were sent off to the dry-cleaners. Bills were paid, appreciation gifts delivered to our vendors, and today the final and last task necessary, to complete the Wedding planning/preparation/procedural process, was accomplished!

You see my friendly friends, today the Wedding War Room has been deconstructed!!

(Can you hear the sound of the Heavenly trumpets playing???)

“What is a War Room?” you might ask.

In business terms a War Room is a command centre which is any place that is used to provide centralized command for some purpose.

While frequently considered to be a military facility, these can be used in many other cases. Simply put, it is a room (or facility,) where people meet and exchange plans, ideas, information, etc., in an active way.

In governmental or military terms it is a room where battles are planned that is specially equipped with maps, charts, and computers showing the current status of troops in battle and how they are maintained.

In spiritual terms there are War Rooms as well!

They are the spaces and ways in which we centralize our prayer efforts. Spiritually, we have three battlegrounds: our own hearts; the spiritual realm (against spiritual forces, and where God works on the spirit of others); and the physical world where we interact ourselves. Prayer engages the battle in the spiritual realm. And it prepares our hearts to participate in that spiritual battle. But it also prepares us to engage in the physical world. Prayer War Rooms help us to activate and intentionalize our prayers and monitor how they are maintained and through the grace of God, answered!

Our Wedding War room was all of this (minus the battles) and more, wrapped up into one centralized effort…storing everything necessary to prepare/provide for The Wedding!

Normally, this particular room serves to house our youngest son during his time home for an occassional over-night visit. But he graciously surrendered this space during the many months we plotted and planned!

(Rest assured there was still another place for him to sleep, should the need occur!)

And so it was,

month after month,

that we stacked and stored and constructed!

Neatly arranging everything

to be ready

for the Wedding Day!