The Sewing Mom

I have learned over time that there are a number of methods for earning money from or with your blog. Many bloggers have even made it their goal to earn their living strictly from blogging. While that is not my personal goal, I wouldn’t mind having an income of some sort and blogging may be a way for me to do that.  I like having my own spending money!

When we relocated from Illinois to Texas in April, I left behind a full time job with the school district. Since we’ve moved, I’ve been pretty focused on unpacking and making our new house our home. While I do still have a bit of unpacking to do and a lot of walls to be painted, I cannot get through my day without spending some time on my computer. It is afterall, my main link to my family and friends. I am not wanting to go back to work full time and for now, I don’t have to. I do have ideas of what I want to do with time and one of those includes blogging.  Why not turn that into a way to earn some money?

Through blogging I have made new friends and I feel that I have been learning many new things.  I am truly enjoying my computer time even more than I did before. One way I can earn money doing what I enjoy is by joining Blogvertise.com where I can write sponsored posts. It is very simple really, Blogvertise.com will email the task directly to your inbox! You then use your own words to review the advertiser and/or it’s product including links in your post. In your post you link to the advertiser at least 3 times and get paid for it.

If I’m writing posts anyway, why not get paid for it?

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I have a very dear friend who, 6 years ago was diagnosed with breast cancer. She went through a mastectomy and did everything she was supposed to do, by the book. Followed doctor’s orders all the way when finally, after 5 years, she was given a clean bill of health. Just a few months later she was suffering from severe headaches. Nothing otc would work so she went to her dr. for a prescription. He tried different sinus medications, but when nothing worked they did an MRI. They discovered tumors attached to her brain. Further testing resulted in the dr’s discovering she now had cancer through her bones, in her lungs and several other places.

Prayers were immediately started by everyone who knows her and prayer chains were sent out across the globe. After having brain surgery to remove the larger tumors and undergoing radiation and chemo treatments, she has received some good news, finally. The tumors on her brain are gone and the other areas of her body are stable. She had been told several months ago by dr’s at the Mayo clinic that there was nothing that could be done anymore. Nothing but prayer. My belief in prayer has strengthened through her ordeal.

I was reading Life in the Country where I have learned of a fellow blogger who has suffered a very similar diagnosis. While I personally do not know this person I do believe strongly that prayer works. It does not require that we know the individual in need, only that we pray. I ask anyone reading this to do just that, please pray for Sepha and please read her blog to learn more about this dynamic individual.

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Today is mine and my husband’s 21st wedding anniversary!  I can’t believe it.  I’m sure anyone that knows us can’t believe it either!  But it’s true, 21 years ago this evening we were getting married aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California.  It was a small but elegant ceremony and one even our guests still talk about it because of it’s location. 

 My husband and I fell in love with the Queen Mary when we visited the ship on one of our first dates.  It is a beautiful ship with so much history.  It’s been many years since we’ve been there now, but it used to have a hotel and restaurant on board as well as many areas open to tour and walk around.   If you ever have the opportunity to visit, I highly recommend it. 

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