The winners for yesterday’s Gingerbread House Scavenger Hunt Giveaway were Salt and Catherine who were the ones with correct submissions by the time I crawled off to bed. Congratulations to you both! Send me your color choice and mailing addresses in email!
If you haven’t noticed, it’s Christmas Day and since most of us, including me, [...]

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I had NO idea this little guy was going to be so hard for everyone to find! Where was he hiding? Look over in the far right column where it reads “SisterFriends Together is an outreach project of Grace Unfolding Ministries in spiritual partnership with Peace Lutheran Church.” Click on “tries” in “ministries.” Go ahead. [...]

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It was so fun to read everyone’s entry on their favorite Christmas present; from Bon’s gift of being encouraged and supported to come out by a friend to the tender story of GW’s ginormous bear to Pam’s shiny new bike that took her through a ride into the azaleas. I loved the variety of stories. [...]

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Last Friday was the final day of The Twelve Days of Giveaway on the Ellen Degeneres Show and can that girl ever give presents! I’m talking Wii Entertainment Systems, Sony Blu-Ray Players, and weekend get-aways. Oh, to be on her Christmas shopping list!
But where Ellen left off Anita picks up by giving away one awesome [...]

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Okay, that was a great contest and thanks to everyone who submitted an entry or voted. After all the prop talk we were due for a little silliness and you all pulled it off with flying colors!
After tabulating the votes that were posted to the blog along with a few that were submitted via email, [...]

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After untold hours a few minutes spent pouring over skimming through the contest entries, I’ve chosen my Top Five list which could have easily been a Top Eight list. You done good!
Now it’s up to the voting public to decide who will be our two winners. Just vote for one of the slogans listed below [...]

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After a month of volunteering to defeat Prop 8, grieving the passage of Prop 8, and of active engagement in protesting Prop 8, it’s time to bring life back in balance. The push for equality will continue on but so must the rest of life, and I don’t know about you but I forgot that [...]

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Here it is, another mystery photo contest, and an easy one if I do say so myself. Be one of the first two to correctly identify the photo and receive a $10 gift card from Starbucks. Since this is something we’re going to do on a regular basis, now seems as good a time as [...]

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We have a winner! See below.
While I’m fully aware it was only last night I told you I wouldn’t be blogging for the rest of the week, I now officially retract that statement because I’m in the mood for fun!
The first person who correctly guesses what the mystery photo is will win a set of [...]

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D and I, along with the beloved maternal parental unit, or Mom for short, are on the Oregon Coast for a few days. From the desert wonder of Taos, New Mexico two weeks ago to the majestic splendor of the Pacific Ocean today. Oh, how I suffer. Pity me and the sand between my toes.

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