Inspirational Blogger Interview: Caisey Wiegand
I am very excited to share my fifth interview in the series ~ the Inspirational Blogger Interview.
Over the few years I have been reading and keeping my own blog there have been certain bloggers who have made a huge impact on me. Over the coming weeks I would like to share with you some of these inspirational people. This weeks interview is with the very beautiful Caisey Wiegand:
Hi, thank you for agreeing to take part in my Inspirational Blogger interview! First of all, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got started on your creative journey?
My name is Casey Wiegand, I am a wife, mama, artist (here), blogger (here), we own an art studio (here) and I do blog design (here).
I love painting and sharing our life through my blog…where you can expect pieces of my perspective on life, faith, kids, marriage, with touches of art, creative inspiration, projects and things I love along the way. I have two little ones with the hopes of lots more and am married to the love of my life!
My husband is the reason all of this has happened. He is big about pursuing dreams/ what God created each of us uniquely for. He gave me the courage to step out and try to make my dreams of being an artist as a full.time profession a reality, also our dream of creating”A Little Artsy”…we took out a business loan- put out wedding rings, cars, computers, everything as “collateral” to make a dream happen.
How did you first find out about blogging and what made you decide to have a go? How has your blog developed since you began?
In January of this year my blog had around 20 followers, I posted every once in awhile…really only our parents read it! Then I was going through some messy stuff in December and I read this quote by Leslie
“If you haven’t already gathered, or happen to be reading this blog for the first time in your life, I am a melancholy girl through and through. I find beauty in not only the beautiful things in life, but the bittersweet and sad as well. To me, there is something poignantly lovely about the human experience from its splendor to its grief. God created all our emotions, not just the happy ones, and for His good purposes. That’s why a good cry can feel so good. And hitting our limits forces us to look outside ourselves for a Savior. It is in the plea, when we’re at our end, that we can find that which is truly life-giving. Personally, my moments of deepest grief, deepest pain, have resulted in the most beautiful seasons in my heart. I’ve met God more intimately in those moments than in all the other pleasant ones combined. What isn’t completely lovely about that?”
In a moment where I felt alone, I felt heartbroken, angry…..I read this and suddenly felt like someone out in the world possibly understood. In January of this year with 20 followers I started speaking out on my beliefs. I started talking about mama stuff, some heartache, money trouble, csection scars, NICUs, my miscarriage, almost killing my dog on accident….and that’s not the half of it. I havent even gone down some of the REALLY tough roads of where I have been with my readers yet.
In a way it saved me. The blogging community pulled me out of a horrible heartache. It was like an online diary for me to work through what I was going through. Blogging has helped me immensely.
Has blogging had a positive affect on your creative success and the way you run your business?
DEFINITELY! I have learned so much through the blogging community!
Can you leave us with one piece of advice for anybody who is just starting out in the blogging world or who would like to improve their blog?
I would just like to take this opportunity to thank Caisey again for taking time out of her very busy schedule and answering my questions.
I hope this post has inspired you to enjoy your blogging or perhaps start a blog if you haven’t already!
