I don’t normally watch the Oscars (or Golden Globes or Emmys or Grammys) as a card-carrying sour puss of all the award show hype when people in the entertainment industry honor their own in a star-studded gala as if multimillion dollar movie deals and privileged fame aren’t enough incentive and reward for a job well [...]

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Tomorrow is the deadline to submit your entry in the First Ever Possibly Annual SisterFriends Writing Contest. I can’t begin to tell you how overwhelmed I am by the power and honesty of the 12 stories that have already been submitted and I hope a few more come in. I think what you would find [...]

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Okay. I get it. Since there’s only been one submission for the SisterFriends Writing Contest, it appears I’m going to have to sweeten the prize booty to lure you in. Along with the full Garmin Forerunner Sports Watch bundle, I’ll also be including a 40.00 Starbucks card and a rainbow set of 6 bangle bracelets [...]

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The clock is ticking on the First Ever Possibly Annual SisterFriends Writing Contest that will lead to one wordsmith among you winning a 150.00 prize package that includes a brand new bright and shiny top of the line health and fitness electronic gadget. Get your keyboard fingers clicking away! The deadline is February 1. That’s [...]

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Heads up everybody! My new personal blog is up and running at anitasblog.com. Titled Fasting for a Change, this will be a limited-run blog where I’ll be chronicling my adventures and mayhem while I participate in a medically supervised liquid fasting program. . To encourage everyone in their pursuit of living a healthy active life [...]

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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 [...]

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I had NO idea this little guy [image of elf removed] 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” [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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