~REMEMBERING 9/11~

~REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001~

"O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!"

America the Beautiful
By: Katharine Lee Bates

May God continue to bless and heal those whose lives were changed forever. We'll never forget...Rebecca

~CELEBRATING MY Soon2B 200th POST - Time For Another GIVE-A-WAY~

SWEET PINK CHRISTMAS STOCKING
~ENTER MY LATEST GIVE-A-WAY~

In honor of my upcoming 200th BLOG POST I'm having a very special Give-A-Way and I'd LOVE IT if you'd take part! I'm hoping by the time my little contest comes to an end (September 19th) I'll hit my magic number! My Blog Archives say I'm at 175...my Blog Post Counter says the number is 195...humm? Did some checking and I THINK the Counter is including some PRE-POSTS for the month and maybe three Posts I pulled. Regardless of which one is 'technically correct', number 200 is not far off~ I hope you'll celebrate with me!

Now...about the Give-A-Way!!!

It's easy to enter and you have several ways of increasing your chances of winning the charming SOFT PINK CHRISTMAS STOCKING shown above!

The Stocking was made using vintage pink silk and is graced with lots of new and old laces. Perfect for the new baby girl in your life, a daughter, granddaughter, niece or friend. It comes fully lined with a tiny pink rose cotton and is backed with a snow white Matelasse. Vintage buttons complement the front and a hand painted pink rose jingle bell can be found at the toe! Custom Labeled with "A Gathering Place"... Just lovely for the true romantic!

I think most LOVERS OF PINK would love to display this sweet Stocking in their home. I've sold similar Christmas Stockings on my Website and eBay for many years...value is approximately $60-$75.

ENTER YOUR NAME FOR THE DRAWING
DRAWING SEPTEMBER 20TH
VOTING CLOSES 9/19/09 @11:59pm

LOTS OF WAYS TO ENTER:

1. Post a COMMENT on any POST from 9/10-19/09 = 1 ENTRY
(1 ENTRY For Each Comment)
2. Follow My Blog PUBLICLY = 1 ENTRY
3. Mention My Stocking Give-A-Way on YOUR BLOG* = 1 ENTRY
4. Add My LINK BUTTON to YOUR SIDEBAR* = 1 ENTRY
(Found at top RIGHT SIDE)

(*You'll have to notify me that you have done this so I will know to enter your name again in the Drawing!!!)

Now...don't be shy! You KNOW you want to win this dainty little thing! Who wouldn't?

Blessings to you my Blogging Friends...enjoy this latest Give-A-Way! Thanks for hanging with me all these months...Rebecca

"LOVE IS..." and Other Things That Matter

"LOVE IS...trying to understand Football"

OK...here it is!

A Short and Sweet Post that is right to the POINT!

I don't get the whole FOOTBALL THING! I don't!!!!!

I try to understand it...I really do! But in the end it escapes me! Year after year my guy tries his best to EXPLAIN it all to me. You know~the white lines, the flags and just why those big, tough looking men run up and down the field and all that...

Still...nothing computes.

After 30 plus years of cheering his favorite teams right along side of him (albeit TOTALLY clueless as to what I was screaming about!), I've finally decided that I like shopping better!

While he's watching the game I'm more than happy to go out and spend some of his hard-earned money! *wink*

Blessings to you as you figure out what works in your life...Rebecca