Ahh, I’m so relieved. Allow me to explain.
Ever since Madi Grace existed, it always had an identity crisis. Nobody knew what would be shoved down their throat next: writing snippets or undefeated Christianity.
I just couldn’t part with my passion for sharing God’s Word in a unique way.
… Just like I couldn’t part with sharing my life’s passion: writing.
It was really frustrating. People who followed for the messages from God’s Word were confused as all get out at the writing update posts. And then people who followed for writing posts were unfollowing at all the message posts (that or my tendency to offend people left and right, without trying and without fail).
But no more! The focus and purpose of Madi Grace has changed, and things should be a lot less back-and-forth confusing.
MADI GRACE IS NOW A LIFESTYLE BLOG, WITH A NEW TAGLINE OF LIFE UNDEFEATED.
If you know me, you should know that I really like kicking butt. The devil’s butt, life’s butt, butt in general. It should come as no surprise that Madi Grace is now about living an undefeated life.
You won’t believe how annoying it is for me to read about people exalting their failures and imperfections. Lamesauce. Those things don’t define us. We can take authority over them.
Madi Grace is anything but spineless, I can assure you.
And because my personal life (my personal life meaning anything aside from my main priority, my doll business) is about writing right now, you’re sure to see a ton of writing posts! When I become an author, it will then be my author website.
The idea of conforming to what the world would’ve preferred, and ultimately what the devil wanted—to stop posting about the Fire burning in my heart—made me want to barf (in their faces, preferably). A passion for ministry burning inside of you is hard to quench. I believe God has given me messages He wants teens like me to hear. I can’t back down from that.
But if I say I’ll never mention the Lord
or speak in His Name,
His Word burns in my heart like a fire.
It’s like a fire in my bones!
I am worn out trying to hold it in!
I can’t do it!
^ Just about brought tears to my eyes.
So coming 2018, I’m proudly introducing the
MADI GRACE YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
Yeah. YEAHHH. Somebody give me a fist bump. ?
Even if you’re not a Christian, you might find the Madi Grace YouTube channel enjoyable. Maybe you’ll enjoy laughing at me. Who knows?
The launch date for the channel will be sometime in early 2018, after the rush of the Christmas season (big entrepreneur things going on for my doll site) and final preparations for my book are over (I start writing Warfare Book I on January 1st and am really behind on my research, otherwise I’d have launched the channel by now… I just have too much stuff going on).
The Madi Grace YouTube channel will feature videos of me sharing stuff like you’ve seen on this blog; like the How to Kick the Devil’s Butt in Your Everyday Life series, Finding Your God-given Purpose, What to Do When You Need Confidence, etc.
That frees up Madi Grace to rise to its full potential while giving me another avenue to minister; the YouTube channel. Of course, I’d never dream of completely extracting God from my blog (it’ll be a cold day in hell where the devil’s singing Frosty the Snowman before that happens); the only reason anyone is able to life an undefeated life is because of Jesus and what He gave us. Madi Grace the blog just won’t be where I post ministerial Madi-messages, while the MG YouTube channel will.
IF YOU HAVE TIME, I’D LOVE IT IF YOU UPDATED MY BRAND-NEW BUTTON!
I mean, nobody’s forcing you, but I always update people’s buttons when they ask so hopefully they’ll do the same for me. XD
I THINK THAT’S ALL FOR THIS POST! THANKS FOR READING AND COMING TO MADI GRACE TODAY.
I love and am praying for you. ☺️ What do you think about the new changes?
First 🙂 I understand your need to make things consistent and I support you in it! Keep up the good work 😀
Yay for being first! *applauds* Thanks so much, Tess!
DUDE. A YOUTUBE CHANNEL? That’s gonna be so awesome. XD I love the new design – your header looks great!!
-Clara <3
HEHE YES. I am SO excited. >:D And thank you SOOO much, Clara!!
*fistbump* AMEN! I loved reading this – life undefeated – I LOVE THAT NEW TAGLINE!
The YT channel will be E P I C!
Stand strong. 🙂
~ Light4theLord
Aww, THANK YOU!! I have to admit I’m really liking it, too! XD
HEHE EPIC. I’m super excited for it and I hope you’ll like it!
Amen 😀
? Fist bump!
Aww yeahh! ?
You GO Madi!!! I totally support all your decisions. 🙂
-Jewel
http://www.dollnotebook.com/blogs/
Aww, thank you SOO much, Jewel!! 😀
No problem! I also really agree with what you said, “You won’t believe how annoying it is for me to read about people exalting their failures and imperfections. Lamesauce.” Same! And XD “Lamesause,” I love it. The new changes are fantastic. ?
-Jewel
http://www.dollnotebook.com/
Haha, same, exactly. XD Hehe, thank you! 😉 And aww, I’m so glad you like them! Thank you so much, Jewel!! <3
Ooh, I’m so happy that you’ve figured out everything for Madi Grace, Madi! I’m not Christian myself so I don’t usually read your posts about God, so I’m looking forward to whatever you have in store for us. 🙂 (I love your writing updates tho!) And woo hoo about a YouTube channel! I could never dream of doing that (I HATE MY VOICE ON VIDEO AGHAHGHAG). Congrats!! <3
Thank you so much, May!! I hope you find my new posts more your style! 😀 (Aww, that means so much!) MY VOICE IN VIDEO STINKS TOO. *cries*
And also I was just wondering why you haven’t been posting lately and then I realized I somehow unfollowed your blog?? What in the world ? I just re-followed, whoops!
I hate my voice on video too! XP
I CAN’T WAIT FOR YOUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. This is gonna be AWESOME! 😀
-Sara
AHHH ME NEITHER THANK YOU. Thank you so much!! 😀
I KNOWWWW. You’re very welcome! 😀
GIRL DIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME. I CANNOT WAIT. AND YOU STILL HAVEN’T CHECKED YOUR EMAIL. XDDD
HEHE THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I REPLIED. XD
XD
YEEP. A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
HEHE T.H.A.N.K Y.O.U.
Y.O.U.R.’E. W.E.L.C.O.M.E.
This sounds AWESOME, Mads!! I’M SO EXCITED EEP
Aww, thank you SOO much, Sarah!
This was a great post! I’m really looking forward to more writing posts, and wow, a YouTube channel! Your tagline is awesome!
-Rose
Aww, that means so much! Thanks a million, Rose!
Awesome! We love all of your posts anyway, here and on DWOD, but I totally get how it’s just easier to organize them into two separate entities. A YouTube channel sounds so fun! 🙂
ginnie / http://www.fakingitmostly.com
Awww, that makes my day! I’m so glad you guys like my posts! ??
AHHH, MADI! This is so exciting! <3 I love, love, LOVE the tagline. The YouTube channel sounds totally amazing. I don't think I could ever do that, I just hate videos of myself. Especially videos where I'm acting. *shudders*
~ Ella Marie
AHH THANK YOU! <3 Aww, I'm so glad!! Man, I hate videos of myself, too. Something I'll really have to get over for the channel. XD
OMW, Madi! I’m so excited for you! This is going to be great! I can’t wait for your channel to start, and for Warfare!!!!!
It is really exciting to see other people passionate about spreading Christ… I love it! 😀 Your writing and lifestyle posts, as well, are amazing. Seeing a ‘new post’ email in my inbox really makes my day. 🙂
Aww, thank you SOO much!! That seriously means so much to me! I’m SO glad you like my blog! 😀
Ooh, ooh, ooh! “Life Undefeated” -> I LOVE that! I’m so excited for the YouTube channel and I’m really liking all the new changes. 🙂
Aww, THANK YOU! Thank you soo much, Rebekah! 😀
You’re welcome!! And this is totally unrelated, but I JUST MADE YOU A NINJA.
https://stuffieadventures.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/photofunia-1512062286.jpg
XD XD Let’s just say I have way too much fun with PhotoFunia.com.
AASLKAJLKDSDKL NINJA. I’m a ninja!! Wook at wittle meeee in the ninja giii! XDD
*fist bump* That’s so cool that you’re creating a Youtube channel! And i think the changes are going to be amazing. 😉 Oh, and since I don’t have your button, care to swap? I’ll put yours on my Mirror Me site. 🙂
Thank you SOO much! I’m so glad you think so! 😉 Ooh, I’d love to! What’s the link to Mirror Me? All I have is the link to your Worlds Beyond Words site.
Here’s the link to Mirror Me: thesecretlifeofanirishdancer.blogspot.com
Thanks so much!!
Hmm, my browser Covenant Eyes blocks your blog. Could you give me the image URL of your button instead?
Sure! I’ll message it to you. 🙂
Alright! 😉
Loved the new tagline! It has a nice ring to it. That sounded weird, but whatever. I understand about changing purposes- that’s happened to my blog and I’m still trying to work it out. ?
Thank you so much, Mukta! Haha, nah XD Arggg, I totally understand! That’s always super frustrating. :/ I hope you’re able to get it all figured out! Your blog is awesome.
<3
WOW A MADI GRACE YOUTUBE CHANNEL I WANTS IT NOWWWWW… *cough cough* Sorry, I’m just so excitedddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!
HEHEEEEE! Aww, I’m SOO glad you’re excited, that means so much!!
*shrugs* I can see how that would be more organized, even if then it’s half a million things to run. (If I had a blog for each separate subject that I wanted to blog about, I’d have like, ten. ?)
And more writing stuff is coming up? Yay!
Most crazily, ~
Yeah, that was my dad’s main worry, that I’d have too many things to run to put 100% of my best into it. DWOD is now my priority since I’m turning it into kind of like a business and income, with Madi Grace and writing couple together as a hobby, and the YouTube channel will have a video once or twice a month. *shrugs*
Awww, yay! I’m so glad you like my writing stuff! I get worried people hate it, because, you know, snippet-shoving and my general annoyingness ??
🙂
lol, no! when most people are ‘sharing’ about their book, it’s mostly like GIVE ME MORE GOSH DANG IT. and you give plenty! 😀
Most crazily, ~an Olive who apparently cannot pre-read comments for mistakes
Woah, really? I always think people hate snippet overloads! I’m so glad you like them! 😀
XDD I sometimes don’t proofread my comments too. >:)
YAY I CANT WAIT FOR YOUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL it’s going to be awwwesome!!!!!! LOL how ar e you doing?
HEHE YAY THANK YOU! I’m great, how are you?
So excited for your YouTube channel! I love your your new blog idea. Your posts are so amazing and inspirational it really has been so helpful to me in my walk. ? Good luck with your planning and YT channel.
Rose ❤️?❤️
Aww, YAY! Thank you so much, Rose! And AWW, that means so much! That makes me so happy 😀 Thanks again, Rose!
YAY! I can’t wait! And your new design is great!
Aww, THANK YOU!
Go Madi!!!!! Seriously, at some point, if you can, we need to sprint together on MWC, just like old times! I HORRIBLY failed Nanowrimo, but meh. Whatever. ?
Also, I am on the path to converting to Judaism. I finally figured out that I saw Jesus differently, that I didn’t understand Christianity, and that I wanted to follow in my great-grandmother’s footsteps and devote my life to Judaism. Judaism makes sense to me, and I am happy with my life right now. I couldn’t have done it without you, though! You introduced me to God in the first place. And even though your tagline has changed, I will always consider you Madison, Devil Butt-Kicker. ❤️❤️❤️
AHH YES. I’d love to sprint again! Heh, whatever. XD
Woah, that’s awesome! Are you going to be a Messianic Jew? (That’s a Jew who still does the Jewish traditions such as Hannukah but also believes Jesus died and rose again to make a way to Heaven) Messianic Jews are EPIC EPIC EPIC. Awww, that means so much! Always praying for you, Blue. ❤️❤️❤️
When are you free? I can sprint anytime between 7 AM and 5 PM, and then 9 PM to 11 PM. Except on weekends and I most likely won’t be sprinting much during Hanukkah, and I probably won’t be able to sprint at all due to a trip where I won’t have service after Christmas.
No, most likely I will be a Reform Jew or a Reconstructionist Jew. Like I said, I don’t see Jesus the same way I do, and while I do believe he was a great teacher and a great Jew, he wasn’t the Messiah, at least not my messiah.
I don’t have as much time to sprint as I used to, but usually late afternoons. Wanna schedule a time?
Ahh, okay! That’s super neat.
Maybe 3:00? I don’t know. Whatever works for you. ?
I think 3:00 might be a little early (I finish school around that time XD), what about 5:00? What day is best for you?
How about today because otherwise I might not be able to do it the rest of December? ?
Congrats! I think it’s awesome you took all your posts and feedback into consideration and have now come to this glorious, and totally butt-kicking undefeatable design!!! That’s so awesome and responsible. And I can’t wait for the YT channel! Girl your gonna ROCK THE HOUSE! Not totally sure what that means, BUT WE’LL GO WITH IT!! ?
Thank you soooo much, Maddie!! HEHE THANK YOU. Going with it is the best! ?
That’s awesome! I can’t wait for your Youtube channel!
By the way, I updated your button 🙂
-Lexie
Thank you so much, Lexie!
Thank you SO much! You’re awesome. 😀
HEHE YAY MADI.
I fist-bumped your emoji for you.
?? Thank you!
**applauds* Congrats! Can’t wait for the Youtube Channel! 🙂
Thank you so much, Hadassah!
Yayay! You’re so amazing, you shine Christ’s Light everywhere you are, without even trying! 😀 I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL EEK!!! 😮 Would you like me to change your blog ad in my magazine in the next issue? 😉
Awww, thank you so much, Livy! You’re so awesome!! EEK ME TOO! 😀 Ohh, that would be so awesome if you could, haha! 😉 By the way, my dad was reading one of your issues and was blown away by how amazing it was, you put so much work into it! It’s amazing. <3
AHHH MADI I LOVE IT! <3 the new tagline and the new approach fit you so well!! AND A NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL?? SO EXCITED. <3
AHH THANK YOU DAISY!! I’m so excited too, thank you so much!! <3
Everything new sounds wonderful! 🙂 I’ve visited your blog a few random times, but now I am a follower, and I am so excited to read more. All you’re doing sounds amazing, and I think it’s awesome how you are living out your faith through a YouTube channel this upcoming year.
Thank you so much, Olivia! Aww, that means SO much! I really appreciate you following! I love your blog, by the way.
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