Claygirlsings's Comments

So Every Day : Love And Do Not Love: A List

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:03:43 +0000

Love the giant tub of cheese balls - perfect for a man trip! ;)

http://confirmtheworkofourhands.blogspot.com/ : Open To Suggestions...

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:42:50 +0000

I'm still getting my own blog up & running, so I may not be the right person to comment, however - here's a couple tips I've found useful. Make sure you're promoting your posts via Twitter & Facebook. Commenting on other blogs seems to help increase traffic as well (It sounds like you may be doing that already, but keep it up!). Also, keep in mind that it isn't about how many people you reach, but that you reach (and change) someone. Jon Acuff from Stuff Christians Like (SCL) talks about that. My own fledgling blog doesn't get very many comments, but in conversations with friends (or on fb), people are telling me that they appreciate my blog. For the time being, that's good enough for me. They may not comment, but they are being affected by the posts. I call that a win. I just signed up for Bryan Allain's Blogrocket - http://blogrocket.com/ - email list. When you sign up, you get access to a 32 pg e-book with blogging help. That may provide some insights as well. Bottom line - don't get discouraged. Jon Acuff said that he had multiple blog ideas start and fail before he struck on SCL. Keep speaking. There are people out here listening.

So Every Day : little rewards

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:45:08 +0000

Yay! I'm so glad you posted the recipe link. I love soft pretzels and got spoiled by them when we lived near Amish Country in PA. I can't wait to try this myself.

In The Name Of Love : women and retreats...

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:27:09 +0000

In the past, I've loved women's retreats. The music, the speakers, the conversations - though, I don't remember any doilies. I'm now in a small young church and I just found out that we've scheduled our 2nd women's retreat. I kind of dread it. The first was so awkward for me. No music, no outside speakers, no breakout sessions. It was more of a weekend long Bible Study, really. I suppose I was spoiled by my earlier experiences.

http://confirmtheworkofourhands.blogspot.com/ : Ash Wednesday/Lent

Wed, 9 Mar 2011 22:06:59 +0000

I observed Lent for the first time last year and found it so...I'm not sure what adjective to even use. It woke me up to the complacency in my life. It made me hyper aware of Jesus' suffering for us - for me and my hideous sin. It's made me even more excited about the relationship I have with him.

tylerstanton.com : 3 Questions

Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:51:19 +0000

1st CD - Mannheim Steamrollers Christmas In The Aire. Gifted to me, so I went out the next day and bought a CD player. Ha. 1st cassette - Maybe Bullfrogs & Butterflies or Psalty or something. I was pretty young. 1st record - 1979ish, my sister gave me a book with a 45 in it, Bill Gaither's I'm Something Special.

So Every Day : Wanted: Your Ideas

Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:27:13 +0000

Do you have a special place or room that you consider yours? I've been hearing @thenester (thenester.com/) talk about Gallery walls and they look really cute. Essentially, you frame them all in random but related frames and hang them all up in a cluster. You could include the non-food tokens and photos of the gifts.

So Every Day : Try This At Home

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:00:59 +0000

Nicely done London! My "supermom" homeschooling sister uses a game called 10 Days Across the USA (http://amzn.to/fbv9VL) to teach her 6 & 4 yr old about the states. She & I even played it with just the two of us - and it's fun for adults, too. There are versions for other continents out there as well.

trippcrosby.com : Nobody's Home.... Nobody's Home....

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:31:46 +0000

What I remember about answering machines is taking 20-30 minutes to set up the time and date and then record and re-record the message over & over until it was just right. Found a number. Should I call it? Still deciding.

tylerstanton.com : 3 Questions

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:12:01 +0000

1. Mercury Mystique in midnight blue 2. Liberty University 3. Narnia

tylerstanton.com : The Weekly Six - 2.18.11

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:28:27 +0000

#5 - Make that the Cat-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named! creepy!

trippcrosby.com : Aquatic Finesse

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:31:24 +0000

I love that even though I know what's coming based on the words in the tags, I still laugh out loud when it happens. Thanks for sharing.

So Every Day : another still, small voice.

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:34:39 +0000

This is good, Lacey. Of course, listening to that voice is not good. I wonder if it's something that men deal with or is it primarily women who have that negative voice running through their heads?

tylerstanton.com : One Thing Tyler Stanton Doesn't Need

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:16:25 +0000

Dessert daily, including chocolate. Wow, that was painful to admit. New anything - clothes, furniture, car, gadgets. Usually the used version is still quite acceptable.

tylerstanton.com : A Beginner's Guide to Tipping

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:19:15 +0000

We asked a waiter about that one. He said $1 to $2 is what most people do and is acceptable. It's usually not someone being paid the low wait staff salary, but it's still nice to give a little something for bringing the food out to your car.

trippcrosby.com : Bowlin' w Chris Tomlin

Fri, 8 Oct 2010 14:41:24 +0000

Loved it! But what was said with Driscoll's & Chan's photos? I couldn't catch it.

tylerstanton.com : The Weekly Six - 9.24.10

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:35:56 +0000

Love your Weekly Six. I was gonna get hacked if OK Go didn't make the cut. You just squeaked by. Nicely done.

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Permission to Speak Freely - Free Excerpt

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:12:08 +0000

Yes and no. I've seen people indulging in sin and the church disciplining them. My father was a pastor, but he kept people focused on the Bible and did not let them dwell on petty grievances. At least, that is what I remember. Maybe things happened that my parents kept from me. If so, I'm grateful, for I saw church as a safe place in the world. I'm well aware as an adult that the church is far from perfect, but I still hold to the church (the body of Christ) as the community of hope and love to cling to in the storms of life.

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Forgetting 1 geography lesson.

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:07:12 +0000

Ah, one of my Dad's old sermon illustrations! Thanks for the memory!

Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff : Forgetting 1 geography lesson.

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:58:08 +0000

My understanding is that it's already in the works.