Welcome!
Hi! I’m Valerie Woerner and honored you’re here. I run a prayer journal company called Val Marie Paper, write books, and recently became a pastor’s wife (don’t worry, same husband ;) with whom I raise two precious girls in South Louisiana.
I’m mildly obsessed with growth and being transformed to look more like Christ. I have pursued that through goal-setting and better habits, but honestly, I see God transform me most when I slow down, challenge my own thinking, ask questions and most importantly ask HIM the questions and make space to listen.
What to expect?
(PAID) On Mondays, I’ll unpack a question I’m wrestling with and will end with a few questions to wrestle with God in prayer. You can expect bullet points, practical tips and the every-so-often helpful PDFs.
(FREE to all subscribers) On Wednesdays, I’ll send out The Pep Talk. This is a quick encouragement to KEEP PRAYING. It’s amazing how often our not praying can be attributed to simply forgetting to pray. I want to help with that!
(FREE to all subscribers) ONCE A MONTH, I send my Monthly Digest which is a curated list of what I’m loving at the moment. I normally include resources, products, articles, podcasts, or random things I’m doing that month that I think are helpful. This is also where I share my list of what I’m currently reading too.
Why pay for a blog?
But like, isn’t this just a blog? Here’s a full post on why I moved to Substack from the blog.
TL;DR?
Unless I’m working on a book, I don’t get to prioritize writing in my business. And right now, I don’t want to write a book. But I want to write!! I am not a speaker. Don’t love a camera (I mean, you see how uncomfortable I am in that pic, right?) I always say I’m better on paper and here, I get to hone that instead of being consumed by the best marketing hacks to get in front of people or dance on TikTok.
I want to dive into different topics weekly (with the overarching hope that it will all bring fruit to our lives). This will allow me to spend more time researching and putting out the best, unrushed content I can that I’ve been itching to have time for for years!
It’s also a safe place to write. No trolls just picking apart content they don’t agree with. I’m about to get a little more controversial and excited to only speak to those who really want to hear it. Also, we can have real conversations in the comments.
If you’re tired of mind-numbing scrolling till your thumb hurts on Insta (Hi! Me.), you will love the pace of Substack. It’s creative, inquisitive and challenging and in my humble opinion, a more delightful place to learn and grow.
It’s a community that shares your desire for growth and transformation and will allow for us to interact together without a big commitment of zooms and homework and things I struggle to stick with too.
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