Out of all the industries in America, one of the most distrusted is the industry of marketing and advertising. Americans often think the field of advertising revolves around siphoning money out of naïve people’s pockets and overcharging for worthless products. Unfortunately, Americans have good reasons for their negative perspective. Some salespeople market dishonestly, some companies … Continue reading Is Marketing a Worthwhile Career for the Christian?
Just last week, I was in a car accident. My car was totaled. I had to take time off work and school to sort through all the information for the insurance companies, rental places, and chiropractor. And even now as I'm writing this, I'm laying on a heating pad, grimacing, because of the pain in … Continue reading When Things Go Wrong
Has anyone ever asked you to do something totally outside your comfort zone? This happened to me a little while ago. The public relations company I work for asked me to write a blog post for their website about a PR aspect of feminism. After recovering from my slight panic attack, I dove into a frantic … Continue reading Is God a Feminist?
Often the sheer busyness of life overwhelms me.With so much going on, so much I need to do, so many people asking so many things of me, and so little time to do it all, I feel like I can't breathe. With college starting back soon, I have been dreading the hectic craziness that I know … Continue reading How to Stay Sane in This Fast-Paced World
Sometimes I just need to hear truth. Truth that combats my feelings and quiets my fears. Truth that brings my blurry vision back into focus. That breathes peace into my troubled heart and stills my racing mind. Truth. Sweet truth. “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” Oh blessed thought! … Continue reading A Heart That Longs for Truth
So many people doubt their self-worth and refuse to let themselves feel hope. As if punishing themselves somehow. And sometimes I do the same thing…thinking I don’t deserve to feel good or receive another chance. But the very point of forgiveness and grace is that it is undeserved. When others extend that courtesy to us (and … Continue reading Why You Don’t Have to Punish Yourself
My childhood life goal was to be another Nancy Drew, sleuthing for answers, helping people who needed it, and finding a choice "C" when the only options given were "Terrible A" and "Not-So-Great B." Some people may have thought that was unrealistic. But I beg to differ. As a Copywriter and Social Media Marketer, that's … Continue reading You’re a Copywriter? Cool!. . . What Exactly Is That?
The Accident, by Chris Pavone, has all the makings of an action-packed suspense-filled novel...when you read the synopsis. A sinister plot. An anti-hero...or a few. A choice that seems to have no promising answer. Romance. And lots of suspense. The problem is that the suspense doesn't come right away. The book takes 4 chapters of exposition … Continue reading Book Review of The Accident
Why do we try to write our story ahead of time? Why do we attempt to peek at the next page of our lives before it has turned? For some reason, we can’t, or won’t, stay in the present. Our desire to script our story before we arrive at that page of life is a … Continue reading Today
Proof Is In the Writing 