Ponderings…

Susan Just for Fun

My youngest son brought me a book to read to him last night.  Cloudy, with a Chance of Meatballs.  It's a delightful story that I read to him a lot … when he was six.  But he's twelve now, and as I (of course!) agreed and tucked us into his bed to read, I asked …

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Snow Day!

Susan Just for Fun

I love Christmas traditions.

Like, our clam chowder soup on Christmas eve, and the family cookie decorating contest and cutting the tree down from the backyard. I think traditions benchmark our holiday season, and help us share favorite events. One of our longest standing traditions is the Christmas Week Puzzle. It started out small – maybe thirty pieces,

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And the winners are…

Susan Just for Fun

The winner of the Get Cozy gift basket is:

JO! (ladijo40)

And the Random Integer Generator selected these numbers to win a copy of Get Cozy, Josey!

29 Maureen My favorite memory is taking the kids out sledding and then coming back for hot chocolate.

24 Cheryl My favorite winter time activity is hanging out by the fire with my sisters,

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Finding Stefanie!

Susan Just for Fun

Stef has her bags packed and her horse saddled up…she’s gearin’ up for the Finding Stefanie blog tour!

Follow Stef as she gallops across the states…and beyond, making stops on the blogosphere! Here is her schedule of stops: (oh, and scroll down for a fun contest!)

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Martha at Our Family’s Adventures

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Martha/569709/

I enjoyed this book!

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And the winners are…

Susan Just for Fun

Wow…thank you all so much for sharing the ways you are sharing your time and resources with mission and charity organizations during the blog tour for Wiser Than Serpents!

I randomly selected three of those who left comments on the blog tour to receive a signed set of the Mission: Russia series (In Sheep’s Clothing,

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Fight for Justice Contest

Susan Just for Fun

Win 2 tickets to the IJM dinner with Susan, a free book, and a night’s stay at the Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis!

There are 27 million people around the globe held as slaves today – more thank 80% of them women and children, and up to 50% minors.

By the way, there are MORE slaves today than were in the time of William Wilberforce. 

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Congratulations…the winner is…

Susan Just for Fun

The winner of The Sovereign’s Daughter contest is

Sarah Gillard who left this comment: susan’s books get better with each one! before i can read a book, i have to make sure that i have a box of tissues and a sound proof room for the tears and the laughter!

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MWE’s

Susan Just for Fun

My son plays Half-Back and full-ball for his 6-7, 7-8th grade football team. He lives for football. Simply loves it. His favorite dinner time activity is showing his family all his fresh bruises. (and he does it with a big grin).

I love to watch my thirteen year old play. I’ve gone to every game for the past three years (except when I’m out of town),

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