About Me
Hi, I’m Rebecca. I began blogging in 2014 as a way to share instructional material for my students. In 2021, writing transitioned to my full-time career.
I enjoy helping artists, businesses, and humanitarian causes get noticed and supported. Writing to help educate and uplift hearts is also a passion.
Telling these stories is an adventure that has introduced me to amazing people around the world. Thank you for reading and sharing in our journey.
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Humanitarian Causes
The 4 Day Movement: A Non-Profit Serving People in Crisis in Wayne County, NC
Pastor DJ Coles and his wife, Ruth, have been givers and servers in ministry for as long as I can remember. Chaplain, youth pastor, recording artist, public speaker, mentor, father, husband, and friend are just a few of the hats that Pastor DJ has worn. In 2013, Ruth began to pray that they would find something that used all their gifts. God answered that prayer audibly on June 4, 2013, at 4:00 in the morning. This is the story of The 4 Day Movement and how one vision has blossomed into an organization bringing real change to Wayne County, North Carolina and surrounding areas.
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Women’s Rights: The Forgotten Fight in Afghanistan
On August 24, I broke over a year of silence to tell you the story of the Afghan refugees, and that story left a lasting impact on me. It also created bonds with those fighting for humanity around the world. This article is a story about some incredible people fighting for equality in hiding in Afghanistan…
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Church Ministry is a Partnership Not Competition: The Story of Pastor Andrew Price and The Bridge, Mount Olive, NC
I grew up under the ministry of Pastor Ferrell Hardison at Whitley Church (now The Bridge) in Princeton, NC. He raised us to see church ministry like we are all part of the same team. Jesus is the name on the front of the jersey; our church name is on the back. What matters is the name on the front of that jersey. I’ll partner with any church that let’s us work with them (to serve our community) because it is about advancing the Gospel not one church over another. This is the story of Pastor Andrew Price and The Bridge Church in Mount Olive NC.
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The Boatman and the Humanitarian Crisis to Save Afghan Refugees
This is more than the story of one Boatman; it is the story of the thousands of service men and women and innocent civilians that are or will be publicly executed if we don’t take action NOW.
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Small Business
It’s A Wonderful Life In Mount Olive: How I Launched Into a Full-Time Writing Business in 2021
For eight and a half years, I taught proudly at Wayne Community College. It was a job I had prayed for and thanked God for daily. Then Covid-19 happened, and we all shifted to working remotely. I worked primarily from home, but went into my office occasionally. When I did, everything had changed. Fellowship was truncated. Everyone kept masked in their separate offices and rarely socialized anymore. Covid-19 stole the heart of our connection to each other. That impacted me more than I realized.
This is the story of how I went from teaching and loving it to the scariest thing I have ever done: start a small business.
Pickles, Pigs, and Swigs 2021: Inaugural Event in Downtown Mount Olive, NC
On November 20, 2021, Mount Olive, NC will see the…
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The Story of The Bohemian Princess Journal: How This Blog Came to Be
I’ve heard a lot of stories about stay-at-home moms, traveling writers, photographers, and techies starting blogs to earn money, but that’s not my story. My story begins in a little town in western North Carolina: Morganton. While visiting the town for the first time in 2014, I was overwhelmed with the warmth of the people; everyone had a story to tell and was eager to tell it. As a graduate of a prestigious writing program and a life-long writer, I felt a hunger to reconnect with the writer roots I had let go dormant. So the blog began…
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New Location Celebrates Growth and Community at Southern Ground Coffee Shop, Mount Olive, NC
When you walk into the new location of the Southern…
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Tracey Penrod: Acrylic and Mixed Media Artist, Downtown Goldsboro
In the thriving arts district of Downtown Goldsboro, NC, there is an artist who sees the world in layers of light, color, and geometric shapes and translates her visions into masterpieces of paint and mixed media. This is the story of who she is, what inspires her, and how she became a full-time visual artist.
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Artist + Entrepreneur
How To Protect Yourself Online: A Catfisher On Social Media and What Finding Him Can Teach You
Identity Theft…Fake IDs…Cyber Bullying…Catfishing…Cyber Terrorism…these are all ugly things to…
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Get Used To Different: The Pivot of Hope During Covid-19 and the Heart of The Bohemian Princess Journal
When Covid-19 happened, the world was turned on its head. People turned against each other and made a cause to fight even if there wasn’t one. The buzz word everywhere became pivot. We all had to learn to think on our feet and be willing to change quickly to stay relevant. Our culture was evolving into a global one at levels of interdependence we had not experienced before. Instead of a few countries in partnership with each other, the entire world got hit with an invisible enemy and the need to work together to crush it…
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A Poetic & Auditory Response to A Silent Night at Museum of the Bible
The bleak midwinter settles in layers of flurries without and…
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Two Are Better Than One: How Partnerships Make The Dream Work
As a small business, I hear a lot about partnerships between organizations. This business partners with that one to facilitate this service and now both entites had a point of impact in the community. In fact, greater impact is accomplished because of their partnership than could have been even imagined if they stuck to doing it all alone…
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Heart & Home
How to Hold A Dream That Hasn’t Happened Yet
Hope deferred makes the heart sick and so many times we get stuck in that hopelessness of broken dreams. Today’s post is about how to handle dreams when they are not fulfilled and how to live life with courage and joy instead of pain and defeat.
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5 Last Minute Free or Low-Cost Gift Ideas For The Procrastinating Shopper
We are hours away from Christmas today, and excitement is filling the air. If you are not quite done shopping, that excitement feels more like panic. No one wants to get to Christmas without presents for the ones they love. In this post, we will discuss some ideas you may not have thought about and some ideas that cost nothing but your time.
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What to Do When Loss and Loneliness Cloud The Holidays
If you have suffered the loss of a loved one, you know that the thing you want more than any present under the tree is more time with that loved one alive again. If you just came out of a breakup or you’ve been single for a long time, the last thing you want is to be reminded of how alone you are romantically. Holiday gatherings get harder when people are missing from them–and that’s true whether it is a lost loved one or a missing partner that you haven’t even met yet.
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Corn Casserole: A Holiday Recipe With Some Thanksgiving Story
…Regardless of which story you believe, we can generally agree that Native Americans were a part of the equation. For those early English settlers, Native Americans were the ones who taught them about corn and how to farm in unfamiliar territory. Since 1990, the month of November has been designated as the month of Native American Heritage and the day primarily known as Black Friday is now also Native American Heritage Day. We think it is only fitting–in honor of Native Americans and Thanksgiving–to share our recipe for corn casserole…
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Health & Wholeness
Be Kind To Yourself And Your Body: Wisdom from Tiffany Cleveland
For some reason, the beginning of the New Year feels…
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