Extraordinary Faith for Everyday Life
Ok so this week instead of handing out suggestions of what works for us, we’re supposed to ask for help on an issue.
And what has me baffled as of late is how are people monetizing their blogs? What sites do you use? What works for you (ah-ha!) and what doesn’t?
What are your top performers and your lowest?
I’m not into it for another full-time job but a little extra income would be nice. So tell me what works for you!
Actually, Schmutzie said it. I’ve never had much success with this one, but I’d love to hear from you if you read here on any regular or irregular basis.
So I’ve decided to take the jump and do some paid posts and remove BlogHer. It just didn’t make sense with the traffic I get to try to make money through BlogHer. It’s a great, great place but my intent was to generate income and it just wasn’t working for me.
So. You’ll be seeing some paid posts on here. I’m going to make every effort to incorporate them into the blog to make them mine and not just an advertisement that has nothing to do with me.
I’m planning on removing the paid posts from my feed and like I said, hopefully the ones that are on here won’t be too farfetched.
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Ok, not really. You actually are going to hear me almost whisper singing a song. Some people have asked to hear a clip of me singing. And then I found a new song by Casting Crowns that I absolutely love and can halfway sing. It’s called Somewhere In the Middle.
Somewhere between the hot and the cold
Somewhere between the new and the old
Somewhere between who I am and who I used to be
Somewhere in the middle, You’ll find me
Somewhere between the wrong and the right
Somewhere between the darkness and the light
Somewhere between who I was and who You’re making me
Somewhere in the middle, You’ll find me
Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control
Fearless warriors in a picket fence, reckless abandon wrapped in common sense
Deep water faith in the shallow end and we are caught in the middle
With eyes wide open to the differences, the God we want and the God who is
But will we trade our dreams for His or are we caught in the middle
Are we caught in the middle
Somewhere between my heart and my hands
Somewhere between my faith and my plans
Somewhere between the safety of the boat and the crashing waves
Somewhere between a whisper and a roar
Somewhere between the altar and the door
Somewhere between contented peace and always wanting more
Somewhere in the middle You’ll find me
Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control
Lord, I feel You in this place and I know You’re by my side
Loving me even on these nights when I’m caught in the middle
Be kind. I know I need to sing out more. And you only get the first verse. Try to think Alison Krauss when I’m singing. hahaha.
Amy’s clip of Somewhere In The Middle
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Please read this as a valley girl had written it as I’m not sure it will come out any other way.
Wow, just when you didn’t think it couldn’t get better, Elodie gets sweet revenge. Just for the record, I don’t condone revenge, but if you’re going to do it, this is the way to go! Heidi tells her boss–who just gave her a promotion she just had to have and stole from Elodie–that she has her “anniversary” to attend and can’t work. Seriously? If that was the reason I was asking off for work, I surely wouldn’t just say it like “It’s my anniversary tomorrow.” and then pause to wait for my boss to go “OHHH, you shouldn’t be working, bless your heart, you should be celebrating.” It’s their freakin’ dating anniversary..they aren’t even married yet! And while we celebrated that while dating too, I never, ever, ever took off work for that. That’s so silly.
So of course who does Heidi ask to cover for her? Elodie. And to my surprise Elodie accepts. I was like whaa?? And then Heather says, “I bet she doesn’t show up.” I was like “Ohhh. That would be GREAT.”
So then we see Spencer has gone “all out” and put a candle and some flowers on the same freakin table in the same freakin Mexican restaurant. This. This is what she took off work for?? Really? And then we wait. Wait for that phone call. And it happens. Yes! You know Elodie has left her high and dry. Heidi’s all “What? It’s a mess? Elodie’s not there? What? Elodie quit yesterday? I’ll be right there.” Yes! Elodie completes her revenge and what does our lovely Spencer say, “You don’t love me.” Wow, Happy Anniversary, Heidi. THAT’S the jerk you’re marrying.
Sorry, do I seem a little bitter? Yeah, I think I am actually.
As for Lauren…this is all I’ve got…Brody and Lauren sittin’ in a tree. K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
OK, not actually all I’ve got. They’re really cute together. And while we all wish Jason wasn’t the jerk he is because Lauren is so darn cute with him, Brody seems to fit the bill for now.
Can we talk about Justin Bobby for a moment? Scott actually had me rewind The Hills so he could take a look at him again while they were going into the hotel room. He is convinced Justin Bobby was wiping his nose for reasons other than a runny nose. Yeah. I certainly don’t want to be spreading rumors about that but come on? Have you watched Justin Bobby? The whole gangster hood thing going on should cause you to pause. I don’t get why Audrina stays with him. She sure took offense to her friends trying to say “I just wish he’d be polite and say hello”. Look girls, if ALL your friends don’t like your boyfriend, THERE’S A REASON!
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I don’t know why I haven’t searched or found it before, but Beth Moore has a blog. I just love her stuff so much. In all honesty, I would love to have a ministry like hers. I know I’m not called to be Beth Moore, but the Amy God created Amy to be. But still. I think I’d enjoy it. For now, I’m going to soak up whatever she has to say over there.
Emma has always liked to take pictures with my camera. I’ve realized she’s actually progressed. It all started when she was around 2 and the pictures were all fuzzy and seem to be a result of Emma just being curious and pushing the button in her face.
Just now finished watching the finale on TIVO and YAY!!! He picked Jess! Heather never looked so skanky as she did last night. She looked pretty, yes, but skanky, double yes. I can’t believe she was really mad that she had that tattoo after he dumped her. Did she really think she was going to be with him forever??
I’m not sure Bret and Jess are made to be together forever either but they do seem like they can make a go of it. She stayed true to herself and ended up winning him over with her concern, compassion and loyalty. See, that stuff still matters. And yes, we come out with a moral lesson from Rock of Love!