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Showcase Your Photography on a FREE Canvas Gallery Wrap (D177)

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I want to introduce you to one of our blog sponsors Color Inc Pro Lab. You might have noticed their button for 25 free prints in the right sidebar... go ahead and click it to get your free prints. Keep reading to find out how to WIN A FREE CANVAS! GIVEAWAY DETAILS... One blog reader will win a gallery wrapped canvas featuring a favorite photo of their choice from Color Inc. Pro Lab. The prints … [Read more...]

Truth is More Complicated Than It Seems

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You know you've found a beloved author when you keep coming back to her books, and can't resist the new ones. As I read the back of Tricia Goyer's latest novel, All Things Hidden, I found the perfect title for this post... about truth being complicated. Then I gently opened the pages and began another journey into a world created by the imaginative and talented "pen" of my author friend. This … [Read more...]

I’m Giving Up My Moleskin… For a RevolveR (D156)

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You read that right. I'm giving up my moleskin. I've been converted to a RevolveR. Ever heard of it? Neither had I until last week, but now I'm sold. Keep reading for a chance to WIN one of your own! While working at Apple, I found that for many, the moleskin was the creative journal of choice. I hadn't used one for years, but jumped on the bandwagon and began using a standard black … [Read more...]

How to Make a Difference in Your Neighborhood & World – Book Review & Giveaway

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On a week like the one we've had with earthquakes in Haiti, children reported missing, and young women taking their own lives, it would seem we need to find a way to make a difference in our world and our neighborhood. Often I think the neighborhood comes first. Even before that is your home and those closest to you. It's often hardest to show kindness and compassion there. But, if we could master … [Read more...]

D95: Behind Every Successful Woman…

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I love the quote I found about substantial amounts of coffee being behind every successful woman. I had never heard it before. But when I was looking for quotes to accompany my photo card images, I came across this one. So perfect! So yes, I created photo cards from a few of my images. I was already ordering two copies of my new photobook, "A Girl in the Big City," a collection of images … [Read more...]

Expecting a Phone Call?

If you're one of the five finalists in the Real Women Scrap Contest, you should be. Are you ready for this? I'll be personally calling the five finalists over the next two days. Each finalist receives the fabulous prize package listed below. And one finalist will be named the grand prize winner! Once all phone calls are made, we'll officially announce the winners here at Lessons from the … [Read more...]

Review: The Secret Life of Becky Miller

Have you heard of this book? If not, you're missing out. One lucky winner who submits a photo of the insides of their "real" refrigerator will win an autographed copy, so get those fridge photos in by 11:00 a.m. today! Here's an excerpt: Faster than a speeding minivan, able to leap piles of laundry in a single bound, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's...Supermom! Becky is a young mom who … [Read more...]