Next time will you remind me to just give everyone ONE opportunity to enter a contest? I selfishly thought it would be fun to add extra chances to get entries. And uhm. Yeah. It was waaay fun to read. But counting? Well, math was always my worst subject.
ANYWAY.
Let’s get on with the show…
Geoff K is the winner of the Gap Giftcard. I’m sure he’ll look fantastic in those perfect trousers. (That was a joke.)
Hilary from Not The Queen is the lucky winner of the Raspberry Baby Sling. She has three kids and I’m sure will make good use of this sling! But *whew* if I could have, I would have picked fourteen of you. Your comments were very entertaining.
And did anyone read Dana‘s “What Oh Amanda Means To Me” 400 word essay? It was tight. Or off the hook. Or any other hippity hop modern phrase you can think of. Thanks again to Raspberry Baby for their generosity!
Donna won the Snow White & Grumpy pendants! And even though she said, “Amanda, you are the best!” I totally randomized her as the winner. Promise.
OK. That’s all I got. Hope you won and I hope you subscribed to my feed so we can be friends! Thanks Bloggy Giveaways for hosting. Mwuah!
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Yesterday I got sick to my stomach.
One of my sisterchicks (who shall remain nameless for now…until I ask her if she wants her name plastered on the world-wide-ohamanda) got some bad news at a doctor’s appointment. And I don’t know if my thirty-something-ness just hit me in the face at that point or what, but I felt so old. I’ve been friends with my sisterchicks since I was FOUR. That’s almost the same age as my Lydia. And even now as I’m typing I’ve got tears in my eyes because I love them so much.
I’m ready to do battle against this (alleged) diagnosis, but who would have thought when we were in 3rd grade and bouncing around the church van on the way to summer camp that this would be our future?
Then, when I got home, I got another email from my bbbf, Val. She has had some huge physical battles this year—full of questions and disappointments. She’s been diagnosed just these past few weeks with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Hypothyroidism AND Firbromyalgia. Are you kidding me?! She’s a young, vibrant mama!
But there’s even more—Val just found out she’s pregnant. Which is a miracle. An absolute miracle. But imagine what you’d be thinking if you were preggo with these new diseases plastered on your file. Yup. That’s exactly what Val is thinking, too.
So, I’ve got a few requests. First PRAY. Pray for healing. I believe it so strongly that God heals. I believe He desires good for us. And I believe He acts when we pray.
Secondly, if you’ve got any experience with the above diseases please click over to Val’s blog and give her some encouragement. I know she’d love it.
I’ll be keeping you updated on both of my dear sweet friends as the weeks go on. Because if the internet is not one big giant prayer chain, I don’t know what is!
