Showing posts with label Blessed To Be a Blessing Giveaway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blessed To Be a Blessing Giveaway. Show all posts

Thursday, January 19, 2012

As of Late: January and WINNER

The Blessed To Be A Blessing Giveaway Winner IS:


Congratulations, CHRISTY from crittyjoy!  My hubby picked YOUR name out of a hat that held all the names of those who entered.   Congratulations!  I will be in touch about how to use your gift certificate.

It is fitting that Christy is the winner, as I will be linking with her today for her As Of Late monthly posts...

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  • Lately, I've been trying to get back into the routine after a WONDERFUL and BUSY Christmas vacation
  • Lately, between January activities at schools, my birthday and my family on their way in town this weekend, I don't anticipate a real "back-into-the-routine" feeling until February
  • Lately, I have been very spoiled by my amazing hubby, who took me to Denver last weekend to celebrate my birthday
  • Lately, I've been feeling as though the Lord is prompting that this year I will be "Blessed to be a Blessing" and I'm wondering what that will mean and look like
  • Lately, I am kind of addicted to Grey's Anatomy reruns... it only took me until, what, the 9th Season to be addicted to the show everyone has been addicted to since my sophomore year of college?
  • Lately, I'm loving my puppy-dog and trying to find new ways to play with him and burn his energy during the day
  • Lately, my hubby and I attend our first couples dance class at a local dance studio -- this was the first of four and we had a blast and we have SO much to learn
  • Lately, I'm incredibly tempted by all of these diet commercials on television this time of year... I liked the Christmas recipe commercials better
  • Lately, Chris and I are praying about what we will be doing this summer -- there are pros and cons to working part-time, to staying in Rifle, to traveling, and to a combination
  • Lately, I miss college football... but I'm trying to follow the professional play-offs to distract from missing college
  • Lately, I have been playing with pictures LIKE CRAZY -- picnik for edits, picasa for albums and shutterfly for albums (I've even ordered my wedding album!!!) and I'm loving it... although, I've got to make sure it doesn't take over too much of my time
  • Lately, Chris and I went to see BRING IT ON: The Musical -- a whole post coming on that -- and I'm happy to say that Chris enjoys musicals almost as much as I do!
  • Lately, I've been pondering the concept of "Thirty Before I'm 30" -- and I'm realizing that I have some awesome goals, but I have no idea the time line... basically, I'll probably come up with "Thirty Before I'm 60... or 75... or 90"
  • Lately, I've been blogging EVERY DAY -- it's a full blown habit now -- its in the routine -- its a must
  • Lately, I've been blogging every day, and people view my blog every day (thank you, blog counter at the bottom), but very few people leave comments :-(  Oh, well!
  • Lately, Chris and I have been watching the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams each night -- we record it and then watch it before bed ... we are so much more informed citizens than we were last month!
  • Lately, my hubby and I have been reading The One Year Devotions for Couples by David and Teresa Ferguson before bed (after the news) and it has been a great way to end the day

What are you up to lately?

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Monday, January 16, 2012

Lloyd's Weekend

Chris and I had an AWESOME weekend!  I can't wait to post more pictures and write all about it.

Have you entered my Blog Giveaway yet?
Please, do so, now if you haven't.  Visit this post for more details.

Enter the giveaway!
Meanwhile, Lloyd and Lexie had a GREAT weekend!  Lexie was queen of her old domain when she stayed with my old roommates.  And Lloyd played with a Lab/Pitt Bull Mix all weekend in Rifle.  A huge thank you to my old roommate and our teacher friends in Rifle for baby-sitting for us.  :-D

The teacher in Rifle took a bunch of pictures of her "Weekend with Lloyd Carr".  Hope you enjoy a few:

Isn't he the cutest thing?!?!
Great Michigan representation -- Lloyd with his University of
Michigan collar and Butters with his Red Wings collar
Great Tug-of-War over a stick
Great picture!
Who's going to win?
A little cold for a swim... but the human caught fish!
What a great weekend!

How was your weekend?


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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Blessed To Be A Blessing GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to my first ever blog giveaway!


I have felt God putting a giveaway on my heart this week and so I am jumping in!  I turn 28 years old on Friday (Friday the 13th!!! -- also, I was born on Friday the 13th) and I have felt God laying a phrase on my heart for this next year of life -- Blessed to be a Blessing.

I don't know what the Lord has planed for this upcoming year, but this is my first birthday as a married woman -- and married to the most wonderful man in the world!  Furthermore, this is the first birthday I have been excited about in about 10 years.

Things haven't always been so great on past birthdays -- bed news has been received or tragic events have happened.  Several years of that led me to almost dread my birthday.

Not this year!  I am overjoyed to be married to my hubby and I'm welcoming the upcoming year of life as his helpmate and partner.  And the Lord keeps whispering to my heart over and over "Blessed To Be A Blessing" -- 28 years old, and I will be blessed to be a blessing.

That being said, I am ending my 27th year and beginning my 28th year with a BLOG GIVEAWAY.

The PRIZE -- $20.00 certificate to Lauren Casper's graphic print or blog design shop


Lauren's Blog

Lauren and her husband, John, adopted a son from Ethiopia about a year ago and they are currently in the process of fund-raising to adopt a second child from Ethiopia.  She has a blog, Love Made A Family, a graphic print shop, ONE 17 and a blog graphic design shop, L.C. Graphic Design.  Head over to either shop site to check out all that she sells.


Personally, if I were to win, I would put the $20.00 credit toward a new blog design... or maybe this beautiful print with scripture from Hebrews:

Visit one17.bigcartel.com for more beautiful prints

HOW TO ENTER
(each one you do is another entry in the hat for the prize)
  1. Leave a comment on my blog telling me what you like from Lauren's shops
  2. Become a follower of my blog with either GOOGLE or Networked Blogs (both on the left)
  3. Post about my giveaway on your blog or facebook (or both)
  4. Become a follower of Lauren's blog or "Like" Lauren's facebook page (Love Makes A Family)
  5. Enter the giveaway on Lauren's blog ($5 adoptions donation gives you a chance at an awesome basket of goodies)
Please let me know how many of these things you have done so I can keep track of how many entries you get in the giveaway.

Do any and all of this before 9:00pm MST Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
The winner will be chosen at random and posted Thursday morning, January 19th.

If you're REALLY excited and want to spread the word, here's the button:

http://themtnmillers.blogspot.com/



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