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Hey Blaze, Jacqueline here. How has your summer been going? Just here to tell you about a series that my dear friend Olivia Tracey has been collecting on her blog. Each poem, story, or article is about Canadian history and bravery. I got the amazing opportunity to be part of this series called A Canadian Summer Series! I present to you The Day the Sky Fell: A Sister's Strength by yours truly, Brooke Jacqueline. Enjoy! https://remnantblog.wixsite.com/blog/post/a-canadian-summe

Welcome to Be the Blaze! I have the founder and Editor of Crown of Beauty Magazine here with me today to share some info about her amazing dream come true. Let me introduce you to Livy Lynn (and stick around til the end for a fun giveaway!). Welcome! So excited to have you here on Be the Blaze! I'm going to start with a question you've probably been asked a hundred times, but what inspired you to start Crown of Beauty Magazine? Thank you so much, Jacqueline! I'm happy to be

Hey y'all, I have more exciting news! So, again, I told my subscribers about this in a newsletter and have decided to share this in a announcement post as well. I'm just going to get right to the point. In about April, I joined the team of a new magazine (that is launching TOMORROW, by the way!!!). I joined as a designer and designed the background for two articles. Here's some details about this amazing magazine: blank (I won't tell you the name of this magazine yet) Magaz

Hello, hello, dear reader. Welcome to Be the Blaze, and for those who are around here regularly, yes, it has been a while since the last post. Well, as you can see from the title, this post is an announcement about me as a writer and how having a blog has led me to... well, you'll see. Those who are subscribers to Be the Blaze have already heard this, but I am officially a published author. A published author! Back in January, I submitted my short story, Found, and my poem,

Powerful Pen Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 A slave ship bound for America held hundreds of African slaves below deck. Among them was the skinny, sickly, seven year old girl, torn from her family and tribe, named Phillis Wheatley. She was bought by a wealthy Boston couple, Susanna, and John Wheatley, who took pity on her because of her frailty and the fact

Just be Still A song for all those who need a little hope. by Jacqueline Verse 1 When the wind blows cold and the stars come out Everything slows and I hear one word When this world screams one thing And your head says another Don't listen to those lies Just follow that word Chorus Still Lift up your eyes To that hope called Jesus Search for that peace That light in the darkness Be still cause' He's watching over you Just be still Verse 2 This word of hope and peace and confi

Here are the final few chapters of my book, Accept, that I wrote when I was eleven. This is the first book in my series The Eliza Rose Trilogy. If you want to hear more from Eliza, email me a smiley face at jd.betheblaze@gmail.com . Anywho, here are the remaining chapters, 7-9. Enjoy! Chapter #7 Strange… That night I lay in bed thinking over the day. So many things seemed to have gone wrong. I had lied to Cassie about not having a tutor, had gotten mad at soft hearted Leah, a

365 days. 250 hours of work spent. 40 posts. 2 websites/blog titles. 4 guest authors. I can't believe it's been a whole year since I launched Be the Blaze ( Shine Bright at the time). I just want to talk a bit about what a year of blogging has taught me, where I want to be by next year, and where sharing my writing with the world has gotten me. But before I do anything else, I just want to thank y'all for sticking with me this past year. If you're new to Be the Blaze , I'm

Faithful to the End Joan of Arc (1412-1431) "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?" Psalm 56:3-4 Joan never learned how to read or write as she was born to peasants in France. She was very religious and received her first vision at the age of twelve. When she was seventeen, heavenly voices told her to save France. At that time, English invaders had taken much of the French territory

Jesus died for my sins. I'm forgiven. God gave up His Son for me out of love. Did those phrases really sink in for you? Or did your eyes skim over them almost without thought? These words don't have the effect they should have on me anymore. In fact, I don't think they ever really did. Until I read Isaiah 53. "Yet He Never Said a Word" After Jesus was betrayed by the Jews to the Romans, He was brought to Pilate, the Roman governor. When the leading priests and other autho

Not Afraid to Die Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Philippians 1:21 When Jane was nine, she was sent from her family to live with the Dowager Queen, Queen Katherine, to learn how to be a queen. Jane was very happy living with Queen Katherine and learning from her much more than just how to be queen. She learned to be a Protestant and loved God more than anything. In 1548, when Jane was ten years old, Queen Katherine died a few days af

Welcome to chapter 5 and 6 of my short story, Accept, written by an eleven-year-old me! Chapter #5 The Real Truth “Come on, girls! We’re ‘gonna be late for Kingdom Seekers!” Mom’s voice echoed down the stairs, reaching us in our fort. We had just been braiding each others hair in many tiny ones, but we ran up the stairs at her call. Our bags were standing against the island with our scarves laying on top. “What about supper?” I asked, as mom franticly dug through her purse fo

Hello and welcome! I’m thrilled to be talking with the young author, blogger, and fantasy writer, Emma G. McKee. I was recently honored to have her article, “The Art of Sub-Creation,” posted on Be the Blaze, and now she has returned with more about her writing journey, tips for fantasy writers, and more! Your mission is to “honor Christ through story.” What first inclined you to use your writing as a tool to serve Christ, and how has your faith shaped your writing mission ove

Welcome to the beginning of Powerful Words , a devotional series focusing on our speech and how we must use it. Enjoy! "That's too much!" or "You're doing it wrong!" or "Why would you do it like that?!" Ever said any of these to your siblings when they are putting a little too much syrup on their waffle, or they're doing something a completely different way you would? Ever snipped at your brother or made a snide comment when your sister missed the ball? We've all said things

Here is chapters 3 and 4 of my short story, Accept , written by eleven-year-old me. If you haven't read the first two chapters, head over to this blog post: Bus Rides and Big Changes . Enjoy! Chapter #3 The Horrible Truth Soon the bus pulled into the school’s grounds. As soon as the doors opened, students filed out and spread out across the yard. Highschool students went left, elementary kids right, and us middle schoolers strait ahead. I lost Mary and Cassandra as I hurried

Just Six Miles Lydia Darragh (1729-1789) Snow swirled around a hunched figure and threatened to steal the flour sack she grasped in her cold hands. The wind slowed her down, but she never stopped. Every step brought her closer to her goal and every second counted as she trudged on. Would she be too late to save her country? Lydia Darragh was a Quaker wife, mother to 9, and had a brave spirit. In 1777, when Lydia was nearly 50 years old, British General Howe’s troops moved in

Hello, and welcome to Be the Blaze! I’m excited to be talking with Hannah Grace Staton, Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Flame of Faith Publishing. To begin, could you tell readers a little about the team behind Flame of Faith Publishing, when you first came up with the idea of a publishing house, and when it was first launched? Flame of Faith Publishing currently comprises an all-teen team of four: two co-editors, Asabella Graves and Aaron J. Lockard; our marketing director, R

I'm so excited to welcome Emma G. McKee to Be the Blaze! This is the third guest post I've done and the first of 2026! Emma is a young author who has had her piece, The White Stag, published in Illuminate the Dark, a collection of stories and poems. On her blog, she posts writing skills, writing fantasy, reading, author interviews, and more. Enjoy her post, The Art of Sub-Creation. By Emma G. McKee The creak of the freshly-bound spine, the smell of paper, and the stark black

I started "The Eliza Rose Trilogy" last year, finishing the 15 page story in November of 2024. I want to share the first book, Accept, in a four part story, here on Be the Blaze. Hope you enjoy! Excerpt Eliza Genesis is eleven, and life is full of routines she loves—playing made-up games on the trampoline with her siblings, sneaking cookie dough from the kitchen, and hanging out with close friends. But change is in the air. Her older brother Robin is drifting away, more inte

Hello, everyone, welcome to Be the Blaze! This is the first post under this blog name, and I'm so excited! This year is going to be amazing and I can't wait to share it with you! To begin with, I have a new writing schedule for 2026. Writing Schedule for 2026 Instead of posting once a week (four to five times a month) like I did most of 2025, I'm going to be posting three times a month. These posts will include two normal posts (Real Stories, Devotions, or Fictional Tales) an