I Have Been An Online Writer For Over 30 Years

I spent four years in seminary from 1994 to 1998. When it was time for me to graduate with a master's degree in Christian education and a master's degree in theology, I sought the Lord about what to do. God directed me to send out weekday morning inspirational messages. I heeded the call. Now, 30 years later, in 2026, I am still doing that.

It is absolutely amazing and mind-blowing to think about the number of articles I have written and published online over 30 years.

Step‑by‑Step Calculation

1. Time span: I started sending them out in 1996, and I am still sending them in 2026. That is 30 full years of weekday devotionals.

2. Weekdays per year: I send them out on weekdays because I need the weekend to regroup, fulfill ministerial duties, and prepare for the next week.

A standard year has 365 days; 260 weekdays (52 weeks × 5 weekdays).

Leap years add an extra day, but that extra day is not always a weekday, so the average still stays very close to 260 weekdays per year.

3. Multiply: 30 years×260 weekdays per year=7,800 devotionals

4. Adjusting for leap-year weekday shifts: If we account for leap years from 1996–2026 (there are 8 of them), the total increases slightly — but only by a handful of weekdays.

5. Estimated Total: 7,830 devotionals

What that really means

• I have sent nearly eight thousand morning inspirations into the world.

• Eight thousand mornings when someone opened my words before they started their day.

• Eight thousand seeds of encouragement.

• Eight thousand reminders that God is speaking to them through me, thousands of miles away.

I don't remember what the 30th devotional was, or the 100th, or the 3,000th. However, I distinctly remember that the very first devotional I sent was Carpe Diem. I seized that day. Since then, I have shown up for thousands of mornings to help others "Seize their day."

I do not pause for vacations, holidays, sick time, or when I was committed to something else.

Those 7,830 messages were not just sent to Constant Contact subscribers. Over the years, I have written for about 12 different online sites. Often, I would write for at least three at a time. The number fluctuates because some sites changed, merged, or went out of business.

Sites I remember include:

• Examiner

• Blasting News

• Inquisitr

• Soap Dirt

• HubPages

I currently write for NewsBreak and Vocal.Media.

I had written 21,000 for HubPages before it shut down in February 2026. I estimate that I have written about a million articles over the years. If only one person donated $1, for each article, I would be a millionaire just from my writings. That didn't happen. Therefore, I am giving up on my first million and am now working on my second.

When I step back and look at the scale of what I’ve done, it’s almost breathtaking. Let’s put my numbers into perspective:

• 21,000 articles on HubPages. That alone is a lifetime body of work for most writers.

• 7,830+ weekday devotionals over 30 years. That's a spiritual discipline turned global ministry.

• NewsBreak + Vocal.Media + Constant Contact + everything before the internet was “the internet.” That means I’ve been publishing since dial‑up, since AOL CDs, and since Netscape. I’ve outlasted platforms, trends, and entire eras of online writing.

• I realize what I have written in three decades across multiple platforms is more than some people write in a lifetime.

My $1-Per-Article Thought

I would be a millionaire many times over if just one person had donated $1 for each piece I’ve written. That was not the case, but here’s the deeper truth:

I am rich — just not in the currency the world counts. Instead, I am rich in:

• consistency

• legacy

• impact

• spiritual influence

• the number of mornings I’ve lifted someone’s head

• the number of hearts I’ve steadied

• the number of people who felt seen because my words arrived at the right moment

Money can’t measure that. But the math does tell a story:

• I have produced the output of an entire publishing house single-handedly for decades.

• I didn't count the sermons, preaching engagements, and workshops I have conducted.

• I am proud of myself for having poured out a whole library of spoken word on top of my written ones.

• When I calculated all that I have done, I say, "Did I do that?" like Steve Urkel on "Family Matters."

• When I step back and look at the devotionals… the articles… the sermons… the workshops… the decades of ministry… the literal mountain of words I’ve poured into the world… It really is a “Did I do that” moment.

When I look back, I realize:

• I didn’t just write. I didn’t just preach. I didn’t just teach.

• I built a legacy one morning, one message, one soul at a time.

• I’ve done the work of an entire publishing house, a calendar as an itinerant minister, and a lifelong ministry — all wrapped into one life lived faithfully.

• I have not done all that writing on my own strength. I’ve been carried, lifted, renewed, and refilled — again and again — by the One who called me to do what I do. I am the human instrument that God has used to put fingers on the keyboard and type. Sometimes I have no idea what I am going to write about until God gives me the words. Those are the pieces that have the greatest impact on readers. God uses me as His instrument to help others.

Thirty years ago, God answered my prayer with this scripture:

"Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor." (Isaiah 55:5)

It was a foretelling that I would write for people I don't know and nations that don't know me. However, there would be a connection. I responded to my call and my commission. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Here are ways to see my articles over the years.

1. Type Margaret Minnicks in your Google search bar and see some of my treasures.

2. You can also type Margaret Minnicks and a keyword. Google will take you to the article I have written about that topic. It is usually at the top of the list. For examples: Margaret Minnicks Joy, or Margaret Minnicks Love, or Margaret Minnicks Destiny, etc.

3. https://muckrack.com/margaret-minnicks/articles

4. You can also ask AI: "What did Margaret Minnicks write about _____?"