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I keep linking over to little Copeland Farley's blog, because I have been so profoundly moved by her short life. If you've followed the story, even for a minute, I'm sure you have been too. Please, take a few minutes on this Sunday to read about this sweet girl, her brave parents, and her precious big sister. And please be sure not to miss today's post. Your heart won't be the same.
Monday :: Sweet-smelling bath goodies!
Tuesday :: More jewelry. Need I say more?
Wednesday :: The sweetest little baby gift set.
Thursday :: One the Dryer family favorite DVDs (five winners!)
Friday :: I don't even know how to describe this one, it's so original. But you won't want to miss it.
Head over there for a new giveaway evey weekday!
Chewbaca Trapped In My Nighstand -- YouTube (For you Star Wars lovers out there. My eight year old has watched this 47 times.)
What John Piper Said At His Granddaughter's Funeral -- Desiring God Ministries
MollyAnna Maternity tee -- Preach it, sister. (Via Design Mom.)
Dinner Party Hostess Gives Birth Between Courses -- Daily Mail (hat tip to Mopsy)
I was feeling a little fall-ish and decided to pull out Jules' orange version of my blog design. Orange! Like a pumpkin! Get it? If you have any trouble navigating any buttons, please leave me a comment and let me know.
And run, don't walk, over to Everyday Design and hire her to design your blog. She knows what she's doing.
Okay now really, I'm on a blog break. Seriously, this time. I mean it.
I'm in serious need of a blog break--my kitchen is torn up, and life is at previously un-reached levels of chaos. (And that's saying something, because we give chaos a run for its money around here.)
I'll be back in a few days when the dust (literally) settles. In the meantime, BloggyGiveaways.com is NOT on hiatus, so don't miss the goodies you can win over there.
I'll see you back here in a few days. Until then, please remember to be lifting this sweet family up in prayer.
I'm skipping out on posting my own Works-For-Me-Wednesday tip this week, because I wanted to use the space to tell you about a fun idea for next week's themed WFMW.
Next Wednesday, October 3rd, is Backwards Day in WFMW-Land. Instead of giving a tip, you'll ask for one, on a very specific subject. You'll be inviting all the WFMW readers to weigh in with their clever solutions to your most stubborn problems.
For example:
"What's an effective disciplinary tool for a six year old with a sassy mouth?"
--or--
"How do I get Sharpie marker off my coffee table?"
Not that any of those issues have ever plagued the Dryer house. Oh, no-o-o.
Be thinking of what you'd like to ask Bloggityville next week, and keep in my mind that more specific questions will likely elicit more responses. We aren't trying to solve the mysteries of the universe here, girls, we just need a little help with laundry stain removal and backpack storage.
But back to this week--leave your clever WFMW tips below, and be sure to check in with the guidelines here first. Remember to link directly to your WFMW post, not to the front page of your blog.
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The links are now closed. Join us next week!
It's time again for the Okie Blog Awards! The voting period is almost up, so head over there and read through the list of nominees. Some of my favorite blogs are writting by fellow Okies, so don't miss the chance to go support the home team.
And because yes, I will shamelessly plug my friends thankyouverymuch, notice that Don't Try This At Home, What Makes a Housewife Desperate and Friday Playdate are all up for awards. So is [moment of reverent silence] The Pioneer Woman. I can't really count her as a friend, but I did stalk her at BlogHer, which should count for something.
Only Oklahoma bloggers can vote in these awards, which stinks for the rest of you, but after dealing with all the wind and mosquitos and nasty local politics, I'd say we've earned the privilege. Go vote!
For my daughter, life is one big Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. At any moment, she will burst into song about what is going on RIGHT THEN.
But these are not the trite songs of preschool-hood--oh, no. She has "Twinkle, Twinkle" and "The Wheels On the Bus" in her repertoire, but Corrie's songs are original. She is an artist, by gosh, and she must create.
When she plays with her dollhouse, she sings a song about a dollhouse. When we're in the car, she songs about the car. When she sees my cell phone, she sings a song about a chicken.
I have no idea, either.
Yesterday, she was playing in the bath while I got ready, and the moment was just right for another song burst. "Jesus wuvs me and Momma is hungwy," she sang, mastering two important eternal truths in one fell swoop.
The one that has me puzzled, though, is a song in which she sings over and over in an aching voice, "When I was safe..."
When she was safe? I love the way fellow grocery patrons look at me when she sings that one. I mean, it's very tortured and Les-Miserable-esque of her, but she is, after all, only two years old.
Evidently all the unconditional love and nurturing has pushed our girl to the very brink of despair.
...in commemoration of today, National Punctuation Day? May we join together in grief over all the butchered its and it's of the world, and may we mourn for the world's stunning lack of proper hyphenation?
These are dark days, my friends. Go hug a comma.
"...while I do believe even now the Father can heal her, we are walking with hope in the Lord that He will reveal Himself to us in a fresh and mighty way tonight - not that she will defy science or statistics, but that she will be free in Him... and that Conor and I, in the Lord's perfect provision, will perhaps defy what the world says two young parents holding their dying child can never be counted on to do: sing His praises..." -read more-
