31 Days of Hanging with Honey

Hey y'all. How are you? I've been missing this little corner of the internets I call home. I've had so much to share here and just haven't had the time.  Well, I still don't have the time. But I'm making the time.

For the past three years, I've been intrigued by The Nesters 31 Day Writing Challenge.  In case you've never heard of it, it's this awesome challenge where you choose a topic and commit to write about it for 31 days during the month of October.  Actual books have been birthed during the 31 Day Challenge.  It's crazy amazing and slightly intense.

We are always so busy in October...we usually take a trip to visit the grand kids and Nick usually has a revival or two to preach.  Plus the Lord has had me wide open the past couple of years.  So I've always opted out of actually committing to participate and only watched from afar.

But this year I'm going for it.  I'm taking the plunge and accepting the challenge.

And of course I waited til the night before the kick-off to settle on my topic.  I mean, some of these ladies are hard core.  They have been writing blog posts for weeks preparing for this.  They have them scheduled to post automatically and have awesome graphics and incredible link up buttons.  (yeah...I had to make a blog linky button. Hashtag stressful)  In true Stephanie fashion, I've procrastinated to do all of this but I'm totally taking it all in stride.    I just want this to be a tool... a shot in my arm to get me back in my groove of blogging.  I'm praying I will rediscover the passion I had for it before Instagram made me lazy.

SO. What's my topic?  Wait for it... It's really deep.

The Lord has had me going all over the place this year.  He has opened doors that I never could have dreamed of and as had me traveling and meeting new people and doing new stuff that I never thought possible.  I mean, I went from having never flown on an airplane anywhere before this February to flying so many times that I've lost count! And even though I share so much of my life on Instagram, I have wanted to sit down and share some of the behind the scenes...the back stories.. of all the little filtered snippets of my life.

So if you want to hang around here with me for the next 31 days I'll be sharing all my adventures... from travel tips and restaurant reviews and cool places and shops we found while in Savannah and Florida and CHINA, to lessons in grace as the Lord continues to grow me, to funny family stories, to sharing grandparent ideas, to marriage stuff,  to amazing ladies I have met who have inspired me to want more of Jesus.....you get the idea.  Pretty much a big scoop of all the random goodness that He has plopped on my plate in the past 7 months.

In our time together each day, I hope you feel like you're sitting down next to me on the couch and were enjoying a cup of coffee together as we giggle a little and cry a little and discuss incredibly important things like the latest episode of Dancing With the Stars that my momma has totally gotten me hooked on.  PLEASE tell me you're rooting for Bindi.  I mean. I want to bottle her up and drink her every morning.  She's so stinking precious!

But most of all, I hope you leave here encouraged and ready to soak up every last drop of the life you've been given...or as my sister friend Sheila likes to say...our only one life.   Because Jesus is good y'all. In the midst of every single season He is good.

Thank you so much for joining me.
I'm honored you're here.

 

ps. For those of you who are new here and are wondering where the name Honey comes in, that is what my grandkids call me.    It makes up for a lifetime of the nick name Sow I've had to endure all these years, compliments of my big brother (but that's another story).

Day 2:  The High Kick
Day 3:  An original Rap by Honey Hizzle and Big P
Day 4 :  In His Eyes
Day  5:  Porterville Night
Day 6:   Finding Balance
Day 7: Our love Story
Day 8:  Kingdom Work
Day 9: The Scenic Route
Day 10:  Twinning with Carolyn
Day 12:   Explorin Eupora
Day 13:  Dogwood Cottage, Bed and Breakfast
Day 14:  Bedazzled No-Carve Pumpkin DIY