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WHERE IS THE HEART OF YOUR HOME?

Samsung wants to hear from you and your fellow TwitterMoms on where that special place for your family is. Here’s the best part…one blogger who enters the contest and gets the most comments on their blog posts will get a free Samsung Washer (WF448AAP) and Dryer (DV448AEP)! It’s the biggest, most valuable giveaway we’ve been able to secure for our community of blogging moms! How It Works: To participate, simply write a post on your own blog answering the question: “Where Is the Heart of Your Home?” The only requirements we ask are that you: 1. Include at least one link back to this page in your post, so your readers can learn more about what prompted your post and enter the contest too 2. Include this link to Samsung Home Appliances (http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/group/group.do?group=homeappliances) 3. Post the special Samsung badge on your blog (get the code here) 4. Tweet about the contest using the hashtag #SamsungAppliances 5. Return to this discussion page, post a comment below summarizing your blog post, and include an active link to your qualifying blog entry That’s it! The contest officially ends October 2, 2009. Winner to be announced on October 9, 2009. Prizes: • One lucky blogger who entered and gets the most comments on their blog posts will win a free Samsung Washer (WF448AAP) and Dryer (DV448AEP). Rules for comments: Anonymous and comments made by yourself do not count. • Samsung will sponsor another contest beginning on 10/5, so please keep a look out and enter again for a chance to win another free home appliance!!!

The Heart of OUR home

The heart of our home is in many places. As many of my readers know we left our home in the Midwest a year ago to move to Florida with my parents, while my husband was finishing up school. We sold or donated almost everything we owned to make the move less costly. It also saved us tons on storage costs. Thankfully he is just about done and will be putting in resumes, most likely moving and replacing everything in our home, from plates and serving bowls, to mixers and blenders, couches and chairs, dressers and beds, towels and curtains and of course appliances. The heart of our home does not rest in which home we live, but in our hearts. We are a family. We love to have dinner together and talk and laugh but it can be at home or on the beach. The heart of our family resides as we home school our children and teach them the values of life. The heart of our family is making special memories at every holiday. The heart of our family is focusing on others and the fact that so many have needs much greater than ours. The heart of our family includes the friends we have developed in each place we have lived. The heart of our family also wraps it arms around our loved ones who mean the world to us. Winning appliances would bless our socks off but I know it would bless the socks off of many of my readers as well and I want them to be aware of this event and the upcoming event, since this one is so close to the end.

Ok gals leave me a message and I will leave you one as well if you let me know you signed up-CUZ I know you want your socks blessed off too. Now can someone show me where to sign up to replace everything else in my house as well.

So I wanted to share with you another thing I found that might just bless your socks off.

Country Living Home Make Over

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Now I can never say -- I don't ever win anything. A couple of months ago I won a paperweight from one of my follower's give-a-ways and this weekend I received the Black & Decker tool from my sweet friend Roeshel at DIY show off. I helped her with her fun scavenger hunt and didn't do it to win anything, it was fun helping her out and participating. When she contacted me to let me know I won, I was shocked and knew Price Charming would be thrilled because I would have my own tools. Now somebody-Do you hear me Black and Decker?- needs to make some tools in girly colors and cool girly patterns. Can't you just see a Damask pattern, shabby chic with light pink and aqua and little flower buds, french fleur, zebra print, cranberry and navy with a patriotic theme, or how about hot pink handles?

Then I had a comment from one of my sweet gals congratulating me on winning this cute apron over at Kimba's. I hadn't been over to her blog that day so I went over and missed it so I had to go back again. That's what happens when you have 900 things on your plate all at one time.



I love this verse that she has on her blog today:


Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed,

for his compassions never fail.


They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness.


I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion,

therefore I will wait for him."


Lamentations 3: 22-24