When Holly Got STARTed

This is going to be an extra fun post to write.

Because the person I’m writing about is away at camp and has no idea what I’m doing.

Muaaaaahhhahaha!

Holly and I go way back. We went to the same church and when she went off to college, I kept in touch. I remembered how fun it was to get mail when I was away, and there was something about Holly that made me want to pay it forward.

I had no idea we’d not only still be in touch, but closer than ever.

We’re close enough that the few times I’m able to return to my hometown, she’s one of the rare people I’m able to visit that aren’t related. No matter how long a trip lasts, it’s never enough to visit all family as much as you want, let alone friends. But if you happen to be on Market Street in Corning, New York and hear hilarious laughter spilling out of Walker Cake Company, that’s just me and Holly.

Holly is a gifted writer but only recently has decided to really put the pen to paper. Jon Acuff is a mentor of sorts, oh he might not know it, but he is. And as her other mentor, I don’t want to share her sometimes, so I get snarky about him. I profess Jon comes in two definitions, pre-Ramsey, and post. And snarky or not, we debate on how I found Jon much funnier and profound pre-Ramsey.

But I digress.

Anyway, Holly admitted that she wants to be like Acuff to the singles. 

Edgy.

Funny.

Snarky.

Offensive (to the religious.)

Real.

And a game-changer.

What probably puts me as a loser in the debate is Jon Acuff’s recent release, Start, ignited the writing embers in Holly’s soul. She not only started a blog, she’s on fire. Her posts are everything she wanted it to be and more. I’m not a single and I’m learning. Laughing. Feeling challenged. And so much more.

With Holly at camp, I promised to take Thursday and promote her blog, A Common Queen, on Facebook. 

I didn’t quite tell her I was going to write a post and release her name and link to the masses.

But it’s time the world find out about this gorgeous gem named Holly who is the only person on Earth who loves this joke as much as I do. And we’re Jesus girls as much as anyone, but c’mon, that joke is hysterical.

And Holly is the real deal.

Read her blog, leave comments, read the who and the why, and follow A Common Queen. 

She’s that good.

And I’m that blessed.

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