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October Spotlight & Giveaway

Welcome back, friend. So glad you’re here, for you’d truly be missed if you weren’t. Thank you for pulling up a chair at this table each week. ♥

I’m so excited to share our Drawing and Spotlight winner this week—our sweet, beautiful sister-friend, Michele M. Woohoo! Congrats, Michele!

So blessed by your example of a Godly writer. We appreciate you so much, and are grateful for your presence in this space each week, friend.  ♥

Michele is a teacher, blogger, reader, and gardener who finds joy in sitting at a table surrounded by women with open Bibles. (To which, exactly, no one is surprised!)

Michele’s online writing space can be found at Living Our Days. There you can find links to follow her blog & follow her on all manner of social media. Michele serves as a sweet constant in the blog-a-sphere, and for that, I’m thankful. If you haven’t had a chance to visit with Michele, I hope you’ll pop by and say hello. I know you’ll leave encouraged. 

Let me know whether you’d prefer the insulated mug, or the writing journal and I’ll get it right out to you, Michele. May the Lord continue to bless your ministry of words. ♥


And, last week’s drawing winner for Charity’s novel, I Get to Love You, is Laura Rath! Congratulations, Laura. If you can get me your info, I’ll have that sent right out to you. ♥



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  1. Bev @ Walking Well With God says

    October 26, 2017 at 5:38 am

    Hi Brenda,
    Looking forward to our “writer meet-up” tomorrow!! See you then!
    Blessings,
    Bev xo
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    • Becky Hastings says

      October 26, 2017 at 6:54 am

      Writer Meet-up! So fun! Hope you ladies enjoy your time together! 🙂

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      • Brenda says

        October 26, 2017 at 5:03 pm

        Thank you, Becky. 🙂 Wish you were able to join us. 🙂

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    • Brenda says

      October 26, 2017 at 5:03 pm

      Me too, Bev! 😀

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  2. Lesley says

    October 26, 2017 at 5:52 am

    Thanks, Brenda! So true- knowing we would be missed if we weren’t there makes a big difference. And congratulations to Michele!
    Lesley recently posted…Strong At The Broken PlacesMy Profile

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    • Brenda says

      October 26, 2017 at 5:04 pm

      ♥ ♥ ♥

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  3. Michele Morin says

    October 26, 2017 at 6:12 am

    Brenda, what a sweet surprise on this rainy Thursday! Thanks for all the MANY ways you encourage me (and others) here in your wonderful space. And I’m just a lover of journals, so that’s my choice with many thanks to you.
    Michele Morin recently posted…Let It Trouble Your Heart: Jayber Crow Discussion Group (8)My Profile

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    • Brenda says

      October 26, 2017 at 5:06 pm

      Back at ya, friend. ♥ I don’t think I have your address. hmm. ?? Can you send that to me, and I’ll get the journal right out to you. 🙂

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  4. Becky Hastings says

    October 26, 2017 at 6:55 am

    Yay Michele! And thank you Brenda for hosting us in such a welcoming space!

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    • Brenda says

      October 26, 2017 at 5:06 pm

      Thank you for being here, friend. ♥

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  5. KellyRBaker says

    October 26, 2017 at 8:09 am

    I look forward to visiting this virtual porch, Brenda! Congrats, Michele and Laura!

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    • Brenda says

      October 26, 2017 at 5:07 pm

      That makes me smile, Kelly. Look forward to connecting with you each week too, friend. 🙂 xoxo

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  6. Linda Stoll says

    October 26, 2017 at 8:11 am

    Congrats to Michele! For sure, she’s a steadying, wise inspiration to all of us who get to rub shoulders with her.

    Looking forward to hearing a bit about your writer’s meet-up, Brenda and Bev …

    Enjoy!
    Linda Stoll recently posted…In Which I’m Excited to Choose Plan BMy Profile

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    • Brenda says

      October 26, 2017 at 5:08 pm

      She sure is, isn’t she, Linda. (As are you!) 🙂 ♥

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  7. Lisa/Syncopated Mama says

    October 26, 2017 at 8:29 am

    Congrats to Michele! It’s always fun to see sweet friends here!
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    • Brenda says

      October 26, 2017 at 5:08 pm

      ♥♥♥

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  8. Esther | Chosen & Cherished says

    October 26, 2017 at 10:14 am

    Thank you, Brenda, for hosting and YAY YAY YAY Michele!!

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    • Brenda says

      October 26, 2017 at 5:09 pm

      Thanks for being a part of the party, Esther. 🙂

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  9. sue says

    October 26, 2017 at 6:48 pm

    yea! I love michele! thanks for hosting, brenda.
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  10. Donna Reidland says

    October 26, 2017 at 7:55 pm

    Congratulations to Michele! She is such a sweet presence popping up in comments and great posts! Thanks, Brenda, for hosting each week! Have a great week-end.
    Donna Reidland recently posted…“Widows, Laziness & the State of Your Flocks” October 26My Profile

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  11. Maree Dee says

    October 27, 2017 at 1:29 am

    I love the quote you posted. So true we all want to be missed.
    Maree Dee recently posted…Calm My Anxious Heart: How God Enabled Me to Trust: Guest Post by Julie LoosMy Profile

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