I'm so excited to have Annie here today from the blog, "What I Saw"! She is an incredible woman and I am honored to have her here today.
She is also offering a custom blog design so make sure you scroll all the way down and check that out! Annie & a few other wonderful bloggers are also starting a series called, "Ablaze: Pursuing a Love Stronger Than Death" that I'd highly encourage you to check out here! I'm so excited for this!
Take it away, Annie! xo
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Please tell us a little bit more about your blog!
Well, I'm just perpetuating my own brand of individuality by combining the act of classy with the act of gangster, because when you're from where I'm from, you can do that. {Okay, not quite.} I'm a twenty-one year old college graduate with a degree in English and history, an unnecessarily large vocabulary, and an addiction to eschewing capital letters. {Well, just on my blog. And twitter. And... okay, everywhere but here.}
I love Jesus, reading & writing, and the color orange. I believe singleness is a gift even when it isn't easy, that faith is a journey, and that it isn't until I lose my life that I find it. What She Saw is my attempt to chronicle that belief.
Do you have any fun summer plans?
I do! I'm going to Madrid, Spain for two weeks on a mission trip. I'm going with a team of five women that also includes my mom. The first week, we'll be teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). The second week, my mom and I will be staying with the missionaries to absorb the culture and serve them in whatever ways we can. I'm still fundraising for this trip and am currently hosting a giveaway to help raise support!
What inspires you to stay creative?
I'm a writer, so really anything that has to do with words. I love to read, and I'll read just about anything. Reading well-written blog posts and books are really instrumental in my own writing process: it both encourages me and motivates me to continue creating and continue experimenting with my own writing. I also dabble in photography and graphic design, so seeing what other people create in both fields helps inform and broaden my creativity and abilities.
What is your favorite aspect of blogging?
The community, by far. I started blogging almost five years ago (and almost three at What She Saw), and it's only in the past two years I've really been able to start connecting with people. It's absolutely amazing to see how God works through my little space; I've made such edifying and close friendships with people all over the place, from as near as my home state of MI to as far as states I've never been, like FL, CA, and TX.
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GIVEAWAY!
Annie is giving away a free blog design! What!?!
Who doesn't want to spruce up their blog just in time for summer? So fun!
To enter, you must be a follower of both of our blogs via GFC* Finding Beauty in the Ordinary *
* What She Saw *
Additional entries (separate comment for each):
+ follow me on twitter
+ follow "What She Saw" on twitter
+ follow me on pinterest
+ follow "What She Saw" on pinterest
+ tweet about it and include our handles @anniewiltse @fbintheordinary
Giveaway ends on Tuesday, July 3 at 11:59 PM (MST)
