July 2023 – Laurel Luehmann

Hello, friends! Let’s skip the intros I can never write well anyway and cut to the chase:

The giveaway

I’ve been wanting to do a giveaway for awhile and am finally doing it!

BUT.

It’s a trap.

It’s a newsletter-exclusive giveaway, so if you aren’t subscribed to my newsletter, you’ll want to now if you know what’s good for you and if you like free bookish goodies.

You can subscribe to my newsletter here!

The shop re-launch

If you were around when This Will Not Last released, you may remember the Etsy shop I started so I could process preorders. After about a year of being sorely neglected, I’ve relaunched it as The Barefoot Poetry Co., and if you’ve been wanting a signed copy of either one of my poetry collections, now is the time to snag one (or two or three!) at a 15% discount!

I’m running a sale in the shop through Friday because it’s my birthday week and I’m feeling ~~like bribing people into supporting an ink-stained wretch in her wild writing habits~~ generous. XD Use the code HOBBIT15 at checkout to get the discount! (Another plug for the newsletter…you’ll find out why I chose that code if you subscribe to the newsletter before Tuesday evening.:))

The link for the shop is right HERE.

(Also, you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled over at the shop because I have other poetry-inspired goodies coming soon!)

Don’t worry…the next post will be a poem and not an advertisement! XD

Stay the course!

❤ Laurel

Photo by Leone Venter on Unsplash

Hello, friends! Did you know that 2023 is now half over?😱😱😱

On that happy thought…

Things worth remembering…

driving and chatting with my grandma
rain!!
graduations and a baptism
catching up with old friends
very competitive games of King’s Corner
bonfires
seeing my friend’s books at my local library(!!!)
making progress on Project Redemption
not having my car keys stolen
pretty wildflowers

Do you see a man hasty in his words?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 29:20

What I’ve been reading…

Prince Caspian – C.S. Lewis

“Oh, I’m a dangerous criminal, I am,” said the Dwarf cheerfully. “But that’s a long story. Meantime, I was wondering if perhaps you were going to ask me to breakfast? You’ve no idea what an appetite it gives one, being executed.”

And so the journey through Narnia continues! I’m thoroughly enjoying it.

Wildflower Pages – Brittany Litster

there is so much more to God than what He can do for me.

This is the first book I’ve annotated, and I’m hooked. This collection of poetry is just so delightful and thought-provoking…I got together with a friend the other day to talk over some of the poems, as we’re reading through the book at the same time! 10/10 recommend doing that with a favorite poetry book.✨

what is a woman fit for? – Maya Joelle

Thank God I have learned how to deal with loneliness, then. I have written about it so many times. I have felt an ache that this world cannot satisfy for all my life. At times, I have thought it was a longing for certain places or people. Today it manifests itself as a longing for love and marriage. But I see it for what it is: a longing for fulfillment. And I know wherein lies my fulfillment.

I appreciated this take on the root of longing so very much. This blog post is well worth the read.

The only reason that we are ever scared of the will of God is because we cannot see the grace that will be there.
Elisabeth Elliot

From the journal…

Help me to go deeper in a world of short captions and fast-paced living. Show me how to live this season with grace.

God is still good when I feel left behind.

Well, June was a full month, and that means a not-so-full journal.😂

What memories/lessons are you taking away from this month?

Stay the course!

❤ Laurel

P.S. My quarterly newsletter goes out this week or next! Expect some secret info on my current writing project, Project Redemption! (and possibly a little writing snippet??) If you’re not signed up for my newsletter already, you can do so here!