Blog Giveaway Winner

Hello everyone.

"Congratulations Rachel" of meeyeehere blog for the winning number of my blog giveaway (courtesy of http://www.random.org/)

There were 43 comments.  One was mine to end the drawing and another had two entries.  The numbers were assigned numerically as they were recieved.  41 comments were entered as the maximum and Number 1 was the result.

Here is what Rachel said. So please help me to congratulate her.  Will you all?

"Why, you must really be a sweet person.  I am not just saying that because you are having a lovely giveaway but because you said follow if you want and just all the things you said.  You seem very kind.
  It makes me feel good to visit your blog.  I am gonna follow you."

Thank you Rachel.  I appreciate it.

Alright 'yall!  "Can we talk?"

It's been a good week 'yall, and I thank God for it. "Lord, have mercy!"  I've had some ups and some downs this week; but I've had more ups (because of you all) than I had downs (because my dishwahser quit working and I did'nt get my washer and dryer delivered).  LOL.  It's all good though.  Dishwasher is fixed.  Still waiting on the latter.

"Can we continue to talk?"

I want to express a big "Thank you" to everyone that entered my first blog giveaway.  It far exceeded my expectation.  The truth of the matter is, the purpose of my giveaway was to be a little summer picker upper, but this had taken on another direction for me; and for this, I am grateful.

Sometimes you do things and you never know who you will touch by your small gesture; and for this, I am grateful.  

I have utilized the better part of the last two days to express to each of you (via email) my gratitude for your visit, leaving your kind comments, entering my blog giveaway and to follow (if you chose to); and for this, I am grateful.

My heart has been filled by your comments this past week as I read your comments and I am humbled and blessed by all of them.  Most have made me smile, some have made me laugh, and a few made me draw a tear; and for this,I am grateful.

For those that have made me a little teary eyed, I have said a prayer for you with the hope that your situiation will be better and you will begin to see some little light.  If I were close by you, I'd give 'yall a hug and let you know that everything is going to be all right and everything will work itself out. 

I too know all too well about adjusting one's sails and sometimes we just need to hear that everything is going to be okay. There is something to be said about adjusting one (1) sail, but when you try to manage two or three at once, it can become very overwhelming; which ain't much fun.  I am sure a lot of us, or someone we know can attest to that.

Okay!  I'm justa 'bout done talking.

Alright 'yall.  Moving right along.

Some of you have expressed an interest in the pattern and since then I recieved permission to distribute part of the pattern.  If you are interested, please email me or make a request in your comment, and I will be more than happy to send it to you. 

I am very approachable.

I hope you all will want to stitch it for yourselves or to stitch it for someone you know could use a little picker upper.  It is such a beautiful saying.

In closing, I just want to say again, Thank you all for coming to visit.  I hope this little gesture did something for you all on the inside.  Those of you that decided to stay and follow, I welcome you and I am glad to have you come along with me.

Please don't forget to give Rachel some congratulatory remarks.

I thank you all.

My heart is filled.

Always
Jackie.