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Creating A Mood Board For You Book

Have you ever created a mood board to brand your book? These colors and fonts were chosen intentionally for my journal Resting While You Wait. Branding helps your book feel consistent across social media, marketing materials, and your author platform. Your book’s design becomes part of your story. This image was created in Canva. I began by: 1. Searching Mood Board. 2. Under categories I selected “Your Story” 3. Added my book cover image and designed from that point. Follow and connect with me for more self-publishing tips, author insights, and encouragement to help you bring your book to life. #selfpublishing #authorlife #bookpublishing #writers #lindarinsights

Resting While You Wait

Resting While You Wait Prayer Journal

Resting While You Wait Prayer Journal 💞

Benefits of RWYW Journal 💞💙

**Spiritual Growth:** By dedicating time each day to reading, writing, and reflecting, participants will experience significant spiritual growth and a closer relationship with God.

**Increased Peace:** Engaging with scriptures about rest and God's promises helps to cultivate a sense of peace and reduce stress.

**Habit Formation:** After 21 days, participants will have developed a sustainable habit of daily spiritual practice, making it easier to maintain this routine long-term.

**Enhanced Clarity:** Quiet reflection and listening to the Holy Spirit can provide clarity and direction in one's life, making it easier to navigate daily challenges.

It’s a Thankful Thursday!! 🥰 #lindarinsights #grateful #gratitude

#hespoilsme

Mindful Monday

Thankful Thursday 🌸

It's A Thankful Thursday 💜

Today, I’m reflecting on how creativity can become a form of healing. What started as a simple idea has unfolded into something deeper — a journey of rest, reflection, hope, and becoming. Through every season, even the difficult ones, God has continued to show me that light can still exist in the night.

This season feels different. Softer. More aligned. More hopeful. And today, I’m especially thankful for the reminder that we do not have to rush our healing, prove our worth, or shrink who we are to move forward. One breath, one prayer, one moment at a time… we are becoming. ✨

Nothing To Prove

Somewhere between grief, healing, voice notes, vision changes, and learning how to create differently… something beautiful happened.

What started as trying a simple AI prompt a few days ago became a full coloring journey built around the framework:

Rest. Reflect. Respond. Release. 💙

And as I created, I realized something:
I wasn’t just making images.

I was watching my healing become visible. 💞

There was a season after illness where reading hurt, screens were difficult, and writing felt far away from me. So to now sit and complete a project of this magnitude feels like nothing but God. 🙏🏾

And maybe that’s why the phrase “Nothing to Prove” keeps showing up in my hands, in my spirit, and throughout this process.

Not because life has been easy.
But because peace no longer has to be earned.

Your voice. 💞
Your vision. 💞
Your victory. 💞

Sweet Potato Smoothie

Mindful Monday

I pray that your day has been peaceful.
I pray that all of your needs are met.
I pray that your family is doing well.

Don't forget that

Even in the midst of uncertainty, God is in control.
Even in the midst of crisis, He's right here.

If you need to, take moments to pause, to breathe and to feel this moment.
If tears began to fall
Just let them

In this moment
Be your truest
Most authentic self

Inhale
Exhale

We are going to get through this
When it's over,
We'll be different
We'll be better

We will be

More loving
More giving
More compassionate

You're not in this alone.
We are in this together.

You Have Everything You Need

Resting While You Wait Journal 💞💙

Resting While You Wait Journal 💞

Benefits of RWYW Journal 💞💙

**Spiritual Growth:** By dedicating time each day to reading, writing, and reflecting, participants will experience significant spiritual growth and a closer relationship with God.

**Increased Peace:** Engaging with scriptures about rest and God's promises helps to cultivate a sense of peace and reduce stress.

**Habit Formation:** After 21 days, participants will have developed a sustainable habit of daily spiritual practice, making it easier to maintain this routine long-term.

**Enhanced Clarity:** Quiet reflection and listening to the Holy Spirit can provide clarity and direction in one's life, making it easier to navigate daily challenges.

Diligently | From Brokenness to Joy

In this video, I’m sharing the heart behind creating my book Diligently, From Brokenness To Joy. It is a story of what it really looks like to rebuild your life when everything familiar begins to fall apart. This book isn’t just about what I went through. It’s about a decision we all face at some point: Do we settle in brokenness… or do we choose joy? ✨ If you’re navigating a difficult season ✨ If you’re rebuilding after loss, health challenges, or unexpected change ✨ If you’re learning how to choose yourself again This book is for you. 📘 Diligently, From Brokenness To Joy is available now on Amazon

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Self-Publishing & Branding 💕💙

Step My Game Up!

The month of April has truly been amazing for me. This last week, in particular, has truly shown me how faithful God is to me when I completely turn over my adversities to Him. I don't really think I knew how deep the hurt was in my life and in my heart but God is a healer. Not only does He heal but He also restores.

Now that April has presented all things anew I have made a personal decision. I have decided to step my game up. Over the past four years I have endured so much heartache and disappointment. I was just getting up everyday and going through the motions. Now I get up with a purpose. God's purpose. He has blessed me with opportunities to impact children and their families throughout my community. I have a responsibility to uphold. To whom much is given much is required. He has given me so much.

Recently at my church's anniversary the guest minister shared this thought "We all are valuable, none of us are necessary." I know that I am valuable in my various talents and gifts but I also know that if I don't use those gifts and talents someone else will.

My time is now, to be at my best, professionally, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and financially. Enough has time been spent being comfortable. The time is now to show my value and worth to the world.

I invite you to watch me soar as I Step My Game UP!!!!!!

Lindar

Originally posted 4.10.09

It's A Thankful Thursday!!

Hello April

Hello April 🌿

There's something gentle about arriving here.

Not rushed.

Not forced.

Not trying to prove anything.

Just present.

March felt like a quiet return…

back to writing,

back to reflecting,

back to me.

And this month?

I'm not chasing momentum.

I'm allowing alignment.

I'm choosing:

💕consistency over pressure

💕peace over performance

💕presence over perfection

Some things don't need to be announced.

They just need to be lived.

April, I'm ready…

not because everything is figured out,

but because I trust who I'm becoming.

✨ Your story was never wasted.

✨ Your voice. Your vision. Your victory.

Thank You, March

March, you asked more of me than I expected.

Not in loud ways. Not in ways that could be easily explained. But in the quiet, steady ways that require presence, patience, and honesty. You were not a month that rushed. You were a month that lingered. A month that invited me to sit with where I am, instead of constantly reaching for what's next.

There were moments this month where I felt clear and grounded, and moments where I didn't. Moments where I moved forward, and moments where I stayed still longer than I thought I would. But I'm learning that both can exist in the same space. Progress doesn't always look like movement. Sometimes it looks like awareness.

March, you reminded me that healing is still happening, even when I can't measure it. That grief can be present without taking over. That my voice doesn't have to be loud to be consistent. And that showing up, day after day, even in small ways, is still something to honor.

You also gave me something I didn't overlook, you gave me rhythm. The discipline of writing. The quiet return to myself. The ability to sit down and put words to what I'm learning in real time. That matters more than I probably realized at the beginning of the month.

So as I prepare to move into April, I don't feel the need to rush past you. I want to acknowledge you. To thank you for what you revealed, what you held, and what you allowed me to see more clearly.

Thank you, March, for meeting me where I was—and for not asking me to be anywhere else.

Creative Block - The Series

On January 17th of this year I set out to confront my creative block. I had not been writing in a long time. I decided to not only confront my creative block but to really get back to writing.

One of the things the process did was take me back to where it all started, which is my blog. I have been blogging since 2008 and I would write at night when my sons went to sleep. During that time I had a teenager and a toddler. Trust me, at night was the only time I could get my thoughts out.

Earlier this year, I started getting on here every night between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. I'd get on my blog and write or I'd write in Microsoft Word. Now, I don't always write or type and I've been telling my clients recently to use voice notes or dictation to assist with my blogging. That's really been helpful for me.

My Creative Block Series talks about crying when you need to, being patient with yourself, being honest with your support system and that there is value in at least trying. I hope that you enjoy this series and I look forward to your feedback.

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