January 15, 2008 7:05 PM
My Blog Birthday - and Book Giveaway Winners
Today is the day! My third Blog Birthday! In the past three years, I have written 2468 entries at MommyLife – and you have made 10,110 comments. Together we have informed and encouraged each other. You have seen me lose 90 pounds and I have seen you all have a lot of babies!
In the process I have made some wonderful friends and acquired a couple of very special “spiritual daughters” – I say that with humility and awe, but in recognition that there have indeed been a few women whose lives were radically altered because of the ideas they have encountered here (just as my life has been radically altered by things others have shared with me). That is the biggest blessing of all.
To all those who read MommyLife, thank you for coming back even when you disagree with me. In a world which often pits people of different persuasions against each other, thank you for keeping open hearts and minds.
And now with no further ado, here are the winners of my Blog Birthday Giveaway. There were 148 entries. Because there are some duplicate names, I have used the tag lines from your comments, which I cut into strips, wadded up and tossed in a popcorn bowl before taking them out one at a time, proclaiming TA DA! As I unwrapped each winner:
First Prize (a set of all my books):
mm | January 8, 2008 7:28 PM
2nd and 3rd (your choice of three):
Amy | January 7, 2008 12:51 PM
Melissa Markham | January 7, 2008 5:57 PM
4th through 10th (your choice of two):
Angela | January 9, 2008 12:04 AM
Denise | January 7, 2008 11:02 PM
Sandy C. | January 8, 2008 9:44 AM
Lucy | January 8, 2008 12:56 AM
Christine | January 7, 2008 8:34 PM
Becky | January 9, 2008 9:03 PM
Greta | January 7, 2008 12:49 PM
11th through 30th: (your choice of one):
Wilm | January 7, 2008 11:17 PM
Heather | January 9, 2008 12:02 PM
danandmarsh | January 7, 2008 12:14 PM
Emma | January 7, 2008 10:50 AM
Beth/Mom2TwoVikings | January 7, 2008 3:33 PM
angie | January 8, 2008 9:48 AM
Jane Squires | January 7, 2008 4:13 PM
Gen | January 9, 2008 3:45 PM
Nikki | January 13, 2008 11:12 PM
Nichole Richardson | January 9, 2008 8:52 AM
Marian | January 7, 2008 9:10 PM
Michelle | January 7, 2008 4:41 PM
Anne | January 10, 2008 9:34 AM
Bebemiqui | January 7, 2008 2:07 PM
dianne | January 7, 2008 2:03 PM
Carolyne | January 9, 2008 12:22 AM
Susan | January 7, 2008 1:51 PM
Michelle C | January 9, 2008 9:33 AM
Miriam | January 9, 2008 10:00 AM
Felecia | January 9, 2008 11:10 AM
If your name is here, please email me with your name, address, and choice of books - see all here. They will be autographed - please let me know if you would like them to you or just generic.
Congratulations! Thank you to all of you who entered this giveaway and to my publishers, B&H Publishing and Beacon Hill Press for expanding the number of prizes for me to give away!
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Comments
Woooo Hooooooooooo! Happy Blog Birthday!!! I cannot express just how much I love coming here - I wish I had found your site sooner!
I am also SO EXCITED that I won one of your books!! Hmmm..now which one should I pick?
Posted by: Felecia | January 15, 2008 10:10 PM
Congrats on your blog b-day. You're one of my regular reads. Hooray for your weight loss. Working hard to lose something - there's a thought.
Here's to another year of ministry through Mommy Life - because you can. :)
Posted by: Lexie | January 15, 2008 10:39 PM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Leilani | January 15, 2008 10:44 PM
Happy Birthday Barbara, and congratulations to all the lucky book winners!
Posted by: Judy | January 16, 2008 7:33 AM
For the life of me, I can't find your email address. LOL I know I've used it before but can't seem to locate it now....must be the sleep deprivation! LOL Thank you for the giveaway and count me in for a Mommy Manual!
Posted by: Beth/Mom2TwoVikings | January 17, 2008 2:33 PM
