The Spring into Summer Challenge

Friends, Our journey has come to an end. Hope you've enjoyed the ride!! Our big winners are: Celeste McNeil and Sheri Olcott!!! Congratulations ladies. I'll be contacting you privately to arrange payment for the grand prize, which you will split two ways. Way to go not missing a single point for eight weeks. YOU ROCK. Several of you were very close -- congrats to you too. See you all next Thursday (if you can join us!) Hugs, Lisa

This is it, friends! The last week. Let's see if we can finish strong. For this week's wildcard, you are the master of your own fate. Choose any of the previous week's wildcards, or create one of your own. The only stipulation is that you must do the same wildcard all week. For this week's posting, please tell us what you've enjoyed/valued about the challenge. I have, as always, loved doing this and getting to know y'all a bit better. What a wonderful group of friends to be surrounded by! Big winner announced next Monday. Good luck to all of you. Hugs, Lisa

Hello All! Well, I finally selected a winner for our week five random draw. Congratulations Becca -- $25 for the store of your choosing, just let me know where that is and I'll make it happen. And my apologies to all the challengers for being so delayed. This week has been a doozie for me! Good thing I've been focusing on feeling grateful. I've loved reading all your comments this last week. For this week's post, we'll be sharing wise words. Share your favorite inspiring quote from a person you admire. For this week's wildcard, we'll be trying to gain wisdom of our own, so we'll spend a minimum of five minutes in quiet prayer/meditation/contemplation. In order to get the point, find a place where you can be quiet and on your own (I know, this will be tricky, be we can do hard things, right?) If free-form meditation isn't your thing, pick a scripture or hymn to memorize and then ponder that. Have a wonderful week everyone. We're pulling in to the home stretch!! Hugs, Lisa

Welcome to Week Six, Everyone! Are you "feeling the burn?" It's that crazy, end-of-the-school-year rush for me. How about you??? Since I know I can't be the only one who's a little pressed for time, this week's wildcard shouldn't take a lot of your time: Each night, list five things you're grateful for. The list should vary from day to day, but I know there will be some overlap. That's fine. For this week's post, simply share one thing from your list and tell us why you're grateful for it. Have a wonderful week! Love, Lisa

And the winner is . . . . Katie!! I used random.org to generate the winner, and so Miss Katie will get a $50 gift card to the store of her choice. Be sure to post this week for your chance to win!!

Hello all, and Happy Mother's Day to you! I'll do the drawing for the gift certificate tomorrow morning (just to give everyone a chance to post until midnight, when I will be asleep!!) For this week's wildcard, we'll be doing my favorite wildcard of all challenges, ever. Find a spot in your house that needs to be organized, and get it shaped up. Could be a big project like the closet or the garage, or if you're pressed for time the glovebox in your car, or your wallet or purse. For our discussion, tell us your top five books that you've loved to read. Could be anything: non-fiction, fiction, cookbooks . . . whatever you like to read! We'll do a random draw for everyone who posts this week again, this time for a $25 gift certificate of your choice. Have a wonderful week. Hugs, Lisa

Hoohah everyone! We're in week four -- halfway there. Hope you're all enjoying yourselves. This week, we're tracking our spending. For this week's blog discussion, tell us how you save money -- do you use coupons, buy in bulk, team up with friends? Let's hear your ideas. Everyone who posts this week will be eligible to win a $50 gift card to the store of their choosing, so be SURE to post this week. Hugs, Lisa