Hello First name / friend!

 

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in marketing is that a little time invested upfront can save so much time in the long run. That’s why today, I want to share a simple but powerful tool that has helped me and my clients streamline social media and marketing efforts: Canva templates.

 

If you have a Canva Pro subscription (or even the free version), you may have noticed how much Canva continues to evolve, adding new features that make content creation easier. One of the best time-saving features is custom templates—pre-designed posts that you can tweak and reuse for future content.

 

It’s easy to get overwhelmed when creating content from scratch every time. By setting up reusable templates, you free yourself from constant decision fatigue and maintain a cohesive, professional brand.

 

Rather than creating random templates, think about your content themes—what I like to call thematic buckets. Here are a few essential ones that work for any business:

 

✅ The "Why" Post – Share your mission, why you do what you do.

✅ Product/Service Showcase – Highlight what you offer in a clear and engaging way.

✅ Special Announcements – Promote upcoming events, sales, or new services.

✅ Customer Testimonials – Share real feedback to build trust.

 

I’d love to hear from you—what are the key themes in your business that you’d like to create more content around? Hit "Reply" and share them with me! I’ll compile the responses and share more ideas in an upcoming newsletter to help spark inspiration.

 

With these Rooted & Renewed Newsletters, my goal is to help us all find better balance—whether in faith, business, or daily life. Sometimes, that simply means putting the right systems in place so we can focus on what truly matters.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

As I prepare to go back to work full time, I’m praying for grace to flow with the new schedule, to recognize this is where the Lord has me today and to be grateful for it, and for Sophie to adjust with ease.

 

💻What’s Currently Working in my Business

Voice Memos! Did you know that you can record your voice memo on your iphone, and it automatically creates a transcript? This blew my mind! Now if I have an idea for a social post or an email topic, I’ll record my thoughts, copy the transcript into ChatGPT and ask it to summarize or rewrite the transcript into the format I would like. That way my thoughts are organized and I can edit the copy instead of starting from a blank canvas.

 

🍳What I'm eatin'

Currently loving a salad with boiled eggs, roasted sweet potatoes, feta cheese and avocado… what’s your go-to salad?

 

Realizing what a gift the weekend is when my husband is home. Because he travels so much, I feel myself being able to not take for granted the weekends that he is home and it's helping me live in the moment and recognize the blessings.