Blogger and Writer: Capturing Stories of God's Grace
Thanks to everyone who participated in our discussion about A Monster Calls! It was a great conversation about grief and YA literature (and monsters, of course).
Congratulations to Stef, the winner of the free book! (Stef, I’ll contact you privately about getting a book to you.)
Meanwhile, what have you been reading lately? Do you have any recommendations for books that would be fun to discuss?
Hope you all felt the sweetness on Sweetest Day! Congratulations to Kristen, the winner of the Sweetest Day package. (Kristen, I’ll send you a private message about getting the package to you.)
If you have your own story to share about something sweet someone else did for you or something sweet you did for someone, please share it below!
Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.
Henry David Thoreau
Thanks to the creative team at Tyndale for making this lovely meme for my book! Incidentally (word nerd alert!), did you know that meme was initially short for mimeme? Clearly meme is catchier. (Thanks to Mrs. Ellcessor for getting me hooked on etymology.)
In other news, it has been fun to have so many giveaways lately! See if you are one of the lucky winners…
Congratulations to Tiffanie, who won a copy of I Was Blind (Dating), but Now I See! (Thanks for sharing your funny dating story, Tiffanie!)
Congratulations to Amanda, who won Aubrey Sampson’s book Overcomer!
And congratulations to Jenni, who won Kate Hurley’s book Cupid Is a Procrastinator!
(I will contact each of you privately about getting the book to you.)
I hope your day is filled with reminders of God’s grace all around you.
Thanks to all of you who shared your stories of God’s grace showing up in unexpected ways this week. I am honored to stand in this sacred space with you, and I am inspired by your courage and vulnerability.
Congratulations to Debbie, who won a free copy copy of my book! (Debbie, I’ll send you a separate message about getting the book to you.)
Meanwhile, wishing you all grace and love in abundance.
Thanks to everyone who celebrated my blog’s 1st birthday (for more about the party, you can click here)!
Congratulations to tcsweet for winning the Starbucks gift card! And congratulations to skcwick for winning the Barnes and Noble gift card! I’ll be sending you a separate email with information about your claiming your prize.
Thanks to everyone who contributed writing tips and advice in our discussion 10 Quotes for Writers! There were so many nuggets of wisdom in your comments. I wish I could sit down with each of you and continue to glean insights from you.
And now, announcing the winner of the Bird by Bird giveaway. I used a random number generator to pick comment #11. Congratulations to Rachel Quigley! (Rachel, I’ll send you a separate message about getting the book to you.)
Thanks to everyone who joined the conversation in my last post. Congratulations to Amy, the winner of Lisa-Jo Baker’s book Surprised by Motherhood! (Amy, I’ll send you a separate message.)
Also: Stay tuned tomorrow for a special announcement from StephanieRische.com!
Congratulations to Donna, the winner of the giveaway for Lisa-Jo Baker’s new book, Surprised by Motherhood!
You can read more about our conversation about cartwheels, moms, and God’s unconditional love here.
(Donna, I’ll send you a separate message about getting the book to you.)
Thanks to everyone who participated in our conversation about writing here.
Congratulations to commenter #2 . . . Holly! You are the winner of the red journal!
{Holly, I’ll send you a separate message about getting the journal to you.}
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.
Ray Bradbury
Congratulations to commenter #4, Stephanie . . . the winner of Sparkly Green Earrings by Melanie Shankle!
Thanks to everyone who participated in our discussion (see this post if you missed it). And may God bless all the little people and all the mams in our lives.
(Stephanie, I’ll send you a private message about getting the book to you.)