Be Still and Know...Then and Now

I have to thank Heidi for keeping the I Won…You Win plugging right along. She has picked the next winner and it is none other than Skoots1mom my very dearest and best BFF over at My Hands His Glory . I have to be selfish here for just a minute and say that I am super excited about her winning. I was just thinking the the other day how I would dearly love to get a look at the book and see all the comments in the margins from all the various readers. Well since skoots and I see each other on a regular basis, we go to the same church, have weekly bible study together and are in a small accountability group together. Yes! We are in fact joined at the hip, so I will get a gander at all your fabulous comments. Can I just say…I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!! Y’all pop over to skoots1mom and giver her a congratulatory shout out!   I'm off to the grocery store in a few but I was wondering….. Does this happen to anyone else?   I love Random Dozen and all the other wonderful...

Before you get to my Random Dozen I want to let everyone know that Heidi over at 2 Thinks To Share , y’all remember she was the last winner of I Won…You Win , well she has got her giveaway up and running. If you want to toss your name into the wooden shoe to be eligible for the next round of I Won…You Win then head on over to her blog and check it out! Good Luck y'all!! Now on to Random Dozen.   1. How do you feel about the marshmallow Easter Peeps? They are cute to look at but if I am going to enjoy a sweet treat then I want a good handful of jelly beans or some chocolate. 2. Chickens are notoriously nervous creatures. When you are nervous, what is the best way to calm down? Sometimes I bake, I once went on a muffin/cookie baking marathon during a particularly stressful parental situation. I went through several five pound bags of flour and gave my cookie sheets and muffin tins a good work out. I have also been know to console myself with a good piece of chocolat...

A rolling stone gathers no moss. The early bird gets the worm. Early to bed early to rise makes an “I Won…You Win” winner healthy wealthy and wise (well maybe not) but its really fun! So its no time like the present. Ya snooze ya loose. Seize the day. Go for the gold… Ok Ok Ok I’m outta motivational sayings, what can I say it’s still early!   Anywho, y’all head over to Tales of the TCKK Family for the next leg of I Won…You Win . If you would like to toss you name in the wooden shoe to be the next winner then pop over to Cathy’s blog and give her a shout out! Let the fun begin! Blessings on this Monday Morning! Robin

Congratulations to Cathy at Tales of the TCKK Family . She will be the next leg in I Won…You Win . So if you want to join in on all the ‘I Won” fun keep your eyes peeled on her blog for your chance to be the next winner! Blessings Y’all I cant wait to see who will be the next winner! Robin

It’s that time again. Y’all go over to Nel’s blog Fastenau Facts and toss you name in the wooden shoe for the next leg of I Won…You Win . This will be the sixth leg for “Sister Chick with Wooden Shoes” if you want to be lucky number six then head on over and give Nel a visit! Good Luck to all! Blessings Robin

Do y’all have days off? When I went to a paying job I used to love my days off from work. Now that I am no longer a member of the working for a paycheck crowd I find myself back in that familiar boat of feeling like I always have to be productive on the home front. Realistically there is always laundry that needs to be done or  bills that need to be paid. There is always something that needs to be clean, but sadly my husband married the wrong woman where house cleaning is concerned. I’d rather balance my checkbook and I really hate doing that! But do you ever just take the morning off? I guess in the stage of my life right now I can take a morning of without the world coming crashing down around my feet. As I was leaving the church last night after a wonderful prayer shawl ministry meeting Skoots1mom and I rode down in the elevator with one of our younger members. She was accompanied by her husband and two very adorable and very small children. Mom was holding the infa...

NOW is the time, no anticipation here (for those of us who have made the rounds for  Random Dozen this week, you will know what I mean) STOP what your doing right now and go over and give Joyce a visit. She is the next leg of I Won…You Win . Let the games begin, I can’t wait to see who will win next!!   Good Luck y’all! Robin

Y’all go over and check out Joyce @ From This Side of the Pond . She will be hosting the next leg of I Won…You Win , so add her to your blogroll and keep your eyes peeled for her giveaway!!!! Congratulations Joyce and Good Luck to all you who are yearning, longing, desiring to be next lucky winer of I Won…You Win and for everyone else who can't sleep at night until you win, well now is your chance!!!! Y’all go check it out!!!!!   Blessings Robin

If you did not win when I had my give away or Linda’s or Bugs’s well you have another chance. Y’all go check out All Things A Ro tomorrow (Friday) for your opportunity to toss your name in the hat for a chance to be the next winner of “I Won…You Win!” Start the New Year out with a chance to win. Blessing and Good Luck Y’all! Robin

Y’all this is just to exciting. If you tossed you name in the wooden shoe over at 2nd Cup of Coffee and did not win well never fear the “I Won…You Win” continues! Now is your BIG chance. Head over to Bug’s Eye View for your chance to join in on the fun! Blessings Robin

  It’s Linda’s turn for the '”I Won…You Win!” Giveaway. Y’all go over and check out her post today. I am so excited to see who will win and where this will go next. You can click on the button above if you want to read my original post! Y’all I am so excited I don’t think I can stand it. Blessings Robin

  The “I Won…You Win Giveaway” is on it way to Linda @ 2nd Cup of Coffee . If you are interested you and click here to read the post about the give away and you can click here to see the official drawing for the winner. So if you are one of the rare bloggers who has their internet connection hooked up to your cave in the back woods and you have never read our sweet Linda’s blog then you must stop what you are doing and go over and give her a visit to congratulate her on her win. Not to mention keep your eyes peeled on her blog for the next leg of the “I Won…You Win Giveaway!” Congratulation Linda and happy reading, I am getting the book in the mail to you ASAP. I just have to add a little something extra to you package, and no I not saying…you’ll just have to wait to see what it is. Shalom Robin

Just to recap some of the comments you made on the “I Won…You Win Giveaway” …I’m all for positive reinforcement…here is what y’all said! Becky @ Adult Deprived said“What a wonderful idea!” 2 Thinks and Kim @ Just a Southern Girl said “Excellent idea!” Beverly @ Dancing With the Daffodils said  “This sounds like great fun!” Ruby in the Kitchen said “Great idea.” and my favorite comment was Robynn @ Robynn’s ravings said “This is BRILLIANT!” I am not sure if this is brilliant but I will bask in the notion that someone else thought it was. Thanks to all of you who stopped by over the last 15 days and left me a comment. It really has been fun! So with no further ado…   Duuun daaa daaa duuuuun…the suspense is building. To insure that proper blog giveaway procedures were adhered to the entire drawing was video taped to document the accuracy of this drawing. Plus I just wanted to torture the DD a bit!!! Hey ya gotta seize the moments when you can...

Several weeks ago I was the lucky winner of a book giveaway from Mocha with Linda . Click here to read her post about this book! As I finished the book up the other day I began to think about the two women the story centers around. The story begins with two pen pals in elementary school and they continue with there friendship for many, many years through letters and emails, but they have never actually met, not until things change for the main character. Her life takes an unexpected turn and she finds herself face to face with her long time pen pal. I began to think of the similarities between the two women in the book and all of you, my fellow bloggers. As members of this unique internet community we enter into each other lives as we read each others posts, as we comment, share encouraging words or just a well needed giggle now and then. But what I enjoyed as I read this book was the depiction of the friendship these two women shared. They had been intimately involved...