blogvember - Forever Beloved

Oh my lanta, today is the day! I’m so excited to have y’all here joining me for The Blogvember Challenge!! Today the challenge kicks off and the train keeps on truckin’ through to the end of the month. I am SO excited that you’re here, and I can’t wait to get to know you all better by the end of this.

For a complete list of The Blogvember Challenge prompts, click HERE!

November 1 – Introduce yourself however you’d like.

Well hello there y’all, I’m Amy. I’m the girl behind the blog here at Forever Beloved. I started my blog on July 19, 2006, so thirteen years ago! It was started as an outlet, a way to share my scrapbook pages and a way to keep in touch with family. But then something happened. As time went on, more and more people started reading. Forever Beloved is a happy, positive place. A place where you know, even on your worst day, you can leave it with a smile on your face and feel refreshed. A place where the heart of Jesus shines through. I share my heart on this blog. I write to inspire others and make them smile; to share hope, grace and truth; to share my own mistakes and sins; to share my heart; and to share Jesus and His amazing love with others around the world.

I’m a small-town country girl, born and raised. I’m a wife of 23 years to the most amazing man ever, my husband Joe. I’m a Mama to two beautiful adult littles, Joey and Jade. And this year we gained a precious daughter-in-love, Bekah. We also have one dog, two cats and too many chickens to count (including one sassy house chicken).

I have a strong desire to live off the land and am blessed with the small homestead we’ve built. Late summer and fall I can be found in my kitchen, canning everything I can get my hands on. I love to create meals from scratch and my house usually smells of homemade bread.

As a child I was I am enamored with old photos. So much so that it sparked this insatiable craving to take pictures of people. I spent ten years following my passion and owning a photography business. To me, pictures are a priceless treasures. They allow you, if only for a second, to travel back in time. I was so blessed to hold that job, and capture precious memories for so many families. I retired from my business this past May.

Now for the extra interesting parts: I am a daughter of The King and God has changed me and mended me in ways that words can’t even begin to describe. I was adopted at three days old by the most amazing parents. At 20 years old I found my birth-mother and my three little brothers. I married my husband after only knowing and dating him for four months and it was the craziest, best decision I’ve ever made. I am a hopeless romantic. Music is a huge part of my life, and it has been since I was little. Some of my favorite memories are sitting at my piano, playing an old hymn and harmonizing with my Dad. Music also played a key part in my love story. I prefer going barefoot over wearing shoes and I absolutely hate socks. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I’m a Type-A, listing making, notebook keeping, people pleasing kind of girl. I have a huge desire to make a good impression, be liked and be accepted. I want the parties I throw, the relationships and friendships I have and anything I touch to all run perfectly perfect. I hate spiders and think they are completely unnecessary. Laughing happens a lot in my life, it’s one of my favorite things! I speak fluently in movie quotes and song lyrics.

Find me & follow me here:

Instagram // Facebook // Pinterest // Twitter

I cannot wait to meet you all and get to know each of you better through this challenge. Don’t forget to link up below and use the #blogvemberchallenge tag to stay connected. I’ll see you back here tomorrow for Day 2!

Blogging is tough work y’all. At times, it’s not the actual writing that gets difficult; instead, you’ll find yourself stuck figuring out what you even want to say. We all hit dry periods in our writing. Even seasoned bloggers can have days, weeks, or even months when the ideas won’t come and the words won’t flow. When that happens, it can help to write through it.

But what are you going to write?

Fret no more, friends! Your days of struggling to come up with topics are over! At least for a month. I’ve participated in challenges like this in the past and I absolutely loved them! So I thought why not just host one here. And with that, I am so excited to introduce The Blogvember Challenge!

The Blogvember Challenge is a daily link up that will begin November 1st right here on my blog. Below is a list of one prompt for every day of November. Y’all, I already did all the hard work for you! Each day you will be able to link up with everyone participating. If you’re like me, writing ahead of time and scheduling blog posts makes my life so much easier so I wanted to share these ahead of time. You can write whenever you’d like!

Consider this your official invitation!! Will you join me for the #blogvemberchallenge? The idea of posting every day for an entire month may seem intimidating at first, but with a little prep it will be totally manageable!

There really are no rules to this. Feel free to follow one of the prompts, all of the prompts, or none of them. The main goal is to get us all writing together. And along the way make new friends and learn more about our favorite bloggers!

Download graphic to share by clicking HERE

Above I have included a shareable graphic for this challenge. You can download it and share to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, in your blog posts or use it in the sidebar of your blog. I have also provided a button in my side-bar that links back to this post, with the prompts listed. That should save you from scrolling through lots of posts. On each one of my person Blogvember posts, I will offer a link-up at the end. Feel free to share your post there so we can all visit you! If you share your posts on Twitter or Instagram, be sure to hashtag #blogvemberchallenge so we can all follow along!

If you’re in, let your readers know what’s coming up and give them the opportunity to join in as well.

Report back here on Friday, November 1, with your first post!

The Blogvember Daily Prompts

November 1 – Introduce yourself however you’d like.
November 2 – Tell us about your blog name. What did it come from?
November 3 – What are your current goals?
November 4 – What five books have influenced your life the most?
November 5 – Who is your favorite male or female in the Bible? How have they influenced your life?
November 6 – Write a letter to the 16-year-old you.
November 7 – Share a struggle you’re currently going through. And give advice to others who may be facing the same struggle.
November 8 – What songs would be on the soundtrack of your life?
November 9 – How do you stay inspired?
November 10 – Share a household trick or trick, or a great DIY.
November 11 – Recap your day, week, month or year in pictures.
November 12 – Share your favorite holiday traditions.
November 13 – Review something. A book, product, service or place…anything.
November 14 – What has God helped you learn from your biggest mistake?
November 15 – Give us a tour of your town/city.
November 16 – Make a list of your favorite blog posts you’ve written.
November 17 – Show us your favorite room in your house and give us a tour around it.
November 18 – Share your space for the day and grab a guest post.
November 19 – If you could give advice to a new blogger, what would it be?
November 20 – Share your favorite hymn. Tell us why it’s your favorite and what it means to you.
November 21 – How do you de-stress?
November 22 – Give your favorite bloggers or Instagramers a shout out. Why should we follow them too?
November 23 – List 10 things you love about yourself. We’re giving that negative self-talk the boot today!
November 24 – What is your relationship status? Are you engaged, married or walking through a beautiful season of singleness?
November 25 – Today is all about being brave! Record a vlog and share it.
November 26 – Share a family recipe (but make sure to ask Mama first).
November 27 – What is your favorite Bible study you’ve ever done?
November 28 – Today is all about being thankful. Tell us what you’re thankful for!
November 29 – Give us 10 topics we can blog about next month.
November 30 – A farewell coffee date. Take some time to breathe, sip a warm drink, and share with your new blogging buddies.

I’m so excited to walk through the #blogvemberchallenge with y’all!