I often get emails asking for tips about blogging/ how to start a blog. Each time I think “Man, I wish I had a blog post in which I share my blogging tips that I could just direct her to.” Today’s the day! Join me on a coffee date as I share all my blogging tips!! If you prefer reading, I wrote a post back in 2017 all about 25 things I’ve learned in 2.5 years of blogging. Some of… Read more »

Last November I read the book Dating Detox: 40 Days of Perfecting Love In An Imperfect World by Kevin and Lisa Cotter. The book is meant to be read in small spirts every day for forty days… I sped through it in one sitting LOL! After reading the book, I texted the friend who had loaned the book to me, telling her how much I liked it! I then had a crazy idea: What if I did something similar- a 40… Read more »

Around November/December each year, I like to take a deeper look into Joy Because Grace’s analytics to see which posts have done well over the year so I can continue creating similar content in the upcoming year. These last few weeks are no different :) So as I was planning out my blog’s calendar for 2018, I looked at the top ten posts from 2017. As I did so, I thought, “Hey, this could be a fun end-of-the-year post idea!”… Read more »

I’ve been blogging for just over two and a half years now. Sometimes, it feels like I just started, where as other times I feel like I’ve been blogging forever.  Today I wanted to share with you the things I’ve learned over these past two and a half years of blogging. So, in no particular order, let’s begin… 25 things I’ve learned in 2.5 years of blogging… 1. Pinterest is a search engine Maybe I should back up and first say… Read more »

As many of y’all know, I attended my first bloggers conference the last weekend in July. Heading into the weekend I felt very nervous. I didn’t know anyone who was going, I knew I was going to be one of the youngest people there, and I was worried about how I was going to get from the hotel to the church were the conference was held, since I wasn’t going to have a car with me. If you’re a part… Read more »

Dear Coffee With Kara, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I can’t believe you’re one! It seems like just yesterday I sat down on my computer, opened my blogger account, and you were born. My, how time flies. And like most new parents, I had no clue what to do with a baby blog in my hands. How do I care for you? How do I help you grow? How do we have fun together? What purpose does God have for your life? The… Read more »

I love reading about how fellow bloggers entered the magical world of blogging. Every story is unique and special, and today I’m going to share how Coffee With Kara came about. So sit back, relax, and enjoy! Once Upon A Time… In tenth grade English when my class and I were reading Ivanhoe, our awesome teacher told us that we were going to do a project to go along with the book. We were going to draw a character’s name out… Read more »

This is a guest post by Hanha of cleartransparency.com Hello everyone! This is Hanha from Transparency! I’m so excited to be joining you all today on Coffee with Kara! Wanna know a secret? This is my FIRST guest post! *insert applause* So what an honor it is to be guest posting! Just a few little tidbits about me: I am also a fellow college-blogger insanely in love with the true King! I am a psychology major and a chemistry minor… Read more »

Emily from Monograms & Moscato nominated me for the Liebester Award! Yay! Thanks Emily! For those of you who have never heard of this award, it is for bloggers who had under 300 followers AND it’s a great way to learn about new blogs. {So go check out Emily’s blog!! She just launched it, and it’s super cool!} So how this works is I answer the eleven questions Emily asked me, and then I list eleven random facts about myself. Lastly,… Read more »

Writing helps me process life. It helps me remember memories. It’s my outlet. Writing is my thing. It’s what I do. So, it only makes since that I would eventually start a blog. Blogging a part of who I am, and who God has created me to be. I write a blog, and this may be considered weird, but starting this blog is one of the best decisions I’ve made. Blogging has changed my life in so many ways, and today, I’d… Read more »