Blogger Interview

Meet Me... Dayna!

First, tell us a little about yourself.

I have the most wonderful teddy-bear husband in the world--though he likes to pretend he's a grizzly! I am Nana and full-time caregiver to the cutest, curly-topped grand daughter you ever saw! I have two beautiful daughters and one handsome son. My passions are ministry, music, graphic design, and editing, but frequently those are back-burnered to teach little Curly Top her ABCs and numbers!

If I’m not blogging, I’m…

cleaning, cooking, coaching--not just Curly Top, but also the choir and music groups at church!

Little known fact about you:

In addition to singing and playing piano, I also tinker around with a small harp.

Favourite top-of-your-lungs-in-the-shower song?

Different songs at different times... usually an upbeat Southern Gospel song that has blessed my soul recently... such as "I Am Redeemed" as sung by the Greenes.

Favourite way to spend family time:

Together... usually in our recliners either watching a movie, Fox News, playing on our laptops, or all three at once!

If you could be a member of any musical group, what would it be?

Probably a group like Sisters, Collingsworths, Perrys, etc... a Southern Gospel group.

Do you have a favorite TV show?

French Food at Home, WWII romantic movies, movies set in Victorian England, historical fiction, or an older girlie movie like While You Were Sleeping.

Favorite simple pleasure:

-Dark chocolate with almonds, chocolate ice cream with nuts, kettlecorn

-I love to drink a hazelnut coffee (preferably Starbucks Caffe Verona blend) out back at the picnic table as the sun is coming up!

-Watching retro Southern Gospel youtube videos for hours!

Real-life heroes:

Missionaries like Darrel and Louise Champlin. I can't wait to meet Hannah Whitall Smith, Rosalinde Goforth, Andrew Murray, Oswald Chambers, Jim Elliot, and many others in heaven!

What song would you consider your personal anthem?

It's hard to pick just one!

-"I Am His and He Is Mine"

-"Come On Home"

-"Did I Mention (That I Love Him)?"

Top 3 things you’d like to do in this lifetime:

-Publish a book(s)

-Go back to Europe with my Peter

-Visit the Caribbean with my Peter

What book is currently on your nightstand?

Meet Mr. Moody by Warren Weirsbe

She Always Wore Red by Angela Hunt

Favourite quote/motto:

"The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places." ~ Habakkuk 3:19

"Live the difference."

How long have you been blogging?

About three years

What was your original intention when you started your blog?

To have an outlet for things about which I'm passionate. I love writing.

How long did it take before you felt like you had a decent audience on a consistent basis?

Not sure I still do!

Where did you go for help when you needed it?

I google for blogs on topics in which I feel I need help: Christian living, homemaking, rearing children, etc.

What do you like best and least about blogging?

I love having a place to write and publish something that might bless someone else. I dislike the pressure I can allow myself to feel at times to live up to other bloggers.

How have you seen God in your blogging journey?

He pervades every part of my life as well as blogging journey. He teaches me a lot through writing. It's always been that way for me. That's why I've kept a journal since I was in 2nd grade.

If you had to start over from scratch with the knowledge and experience you have now, what things would you do differently/the same, in regards to blogging?

If I did not have any other commitments in my life, I would do more to get my blog link out more. (Link up to other blogs of like content more often.) I would have set up my Facebook blog link much earlier.

What are the top 3 things or tips you would like to say to newer bloggers to help them in their journey?

Link up to other blogs of like content often.
Consider choosing one blogging topic on which to focus... a theme.
Don't allow yourself to feel blogging peer pressure; commit your blog, no matter the outcome, to God on a regular basis.



Now it's your turn... copy/paste into the comments or into your own blog!


Meet Me... ________!

First, tell us a little about yourself.


If I’m not blogging, I’m…


Little known fact about you:

Favourite top-of-your-lungs-in-the-shower song?


Favourite way to spend family time:


If you could be a member of any musical group, what would it be?

Do you have a favourite TV show?

Favourite simple pleasure:



Real-life heroes:

What song would you consider your personal anthem?

Top 3 things you’d like to do in this lifetime:


What book is currently on your nightstand?

Favourite quote/motto:



How long have you been blogging?

What was your original intention when you started your blog?



How long did it take before you felt like you had a decent audience on a consistent basis?



Where did you go for help when you needed it?

What do you like best and least about blogging?


How have you seen God in your blogging journey?



If you had to start over from scratch with the knowledge & experience you have now, what things would you do differently/the same, in regards to blogging?

What are the top 3 things or tips you would like to say to newer bloggers to help them in their journey?