New Readers–Introduce Yourself!

What a wonderful giveaway!Three girls (opposite Jessica). 7, 5 and 2. One of my favorite things about parenting is the funny things they say.~ Wendy

Just linked up your giveaway on my blog too!

Thank you for stopping by my blog and your kind words, every little bit helps right? Thanks again! :)

Yay for a great giveaway! I have two children, ages 4 and 1. Life is never dull with these two!!!

Ahhh – a week on a houseboat – someday we'll make that happen! Too fun! As for me – a boy, age 10 – going into 5th grade, and a girl, age 7, going into 2nd grade. One of my favorite sayings in parenting is "This too shall pass" – particularly in the itty bitty years when you wonder if they'll ever be out of diapers!

I love give aways!!

My kids are almost 5 (girl) and 2.5 (boy) and one due in Dec. I'm skeered about how crazy things will be when that one arrives!

I tweeted your giveaway. (I'm @jenwestpfahl)

Not eligible for the giveaway, but here anyway :)I am a mum of 3 in N Ireland. Eldest daughter 11, about to start grammar school this friday. Middle daughter of 9, youngest is a wee red hair full of personality who starts school next Tuesday.I am a sahm/wahm – I digi-scrap for others (personalized gifts/cards) and now make handmade jewelery too.Looking forward to having a wee bit more "me" time for the first time in 11 years, with all kids in school.

I have four children, daughters 18 and 9, and sons 15 and 6. I work full-time for my pastor and love my job!

I add your buttom to the side bar on my blog!!!

OK, so I have 6 kids. So…I decided to tell you about them in 6 separate comments. The first…my beautiful daughter, Kori, who is married and serving in the US Navy. She has one of the most brilliant minds I know and is great at video games. Kori loves roller coasters, bats, whales, and is afraid of the dark at 24. She will still snuggle with me, her Marmie.

Number 3…Abigail (or Abbey) is 17 and totally independent. She is mostly focused on her studies; which is fine with me. Her friends are wonderful and keep her busy when she isn't in a book studying. I sometimes wish she would spend more time with me; I sort of miss her.My future doctor, Abbey will be a strong leader and solid woman of the future.

Am I done yet? Oh, yeah, 2 more. My fifth child, Judah (the only boy) is my sweetheart. He loves his mom…and his X Box. At 12, he is just starting to become a young man who isn't quite interested in girls yet. I'm sure they are noticing him though; his sister cut his hair; it's worthy of a second look.

And then came number 6, Lyric, my 14-month-old. The oven obviously wan't done baking muffins yet. She is so lucky to have a mom who has 24 years experience. I think she is going to be a singer/dancer or some kind of interpreter. I love snuggling with her in the morning after the other kids go to school. She took her first steps on Saturday – a joyous moment!

Fun! I hope I win!I have 2 boys – CJ & TJ. CJ's the 5 month old always trying to shove 10 fingers in his mouth. TJ's the 3 year old who can't stop talking from sun up to sun down.My thoughts on Parenting? … Where do I start! I need sleep is #1!

Oh…and I'm a subscriber!

I'd love to introduce Backgammon to my niece. She already loves books but wish to get her more interactive. Nice site!

I've got 2 chicas~22 & 19. Parenting style? Whatever works! Seriously, I tried treating them as adults, even from an early age. No baby talk in our house, except when we're talking to the cats. Some of this "style" must have stuck…my gals are great!

I have 3 little ones. An 8 year old daughter, a 4 year old and very energetic son, and a 13 month old son.Hooray for giveaways :) !!

1st time visitor! Woo hoo! I popped over from Kristen's place. Can't wait to poke around some more.I'm a Mom of four kiddos, two girls, ages 15 and 4 and two boys, ages 8 and 12.My kids never seem to amaze me — their boundless energy, their love of all things imaginary, the funny things they say. I say, even though it's a hard job, I wouldn't trade it for anything~

Lovely giveaway Genny!I have 1 son who is now 10 years old and starting 5th grade in the morning!My hubby and I have found the most help with parenting from the Lord! It's also so nice to get advice from other experienced moms!

I'm now following you on twitter and networked blogs! Fun!

As a new father I'm glad I found your blog, you do wonderful things.

Hi Genny!I am Mama to one 9 month old baby boy!

Terrific idea and giveaway :) I have a 9 month old son – he loves crawling and cruising on furniture while I try to catch him.

i'm following you on twitter now!

I have one baby so far, a boy, 16 months. I love the stories and advise you offer on this site! Thanks!

Hi Genny! So glad I stopped by today – I'm following you on Twitter now. That's where I do my of my connecting/networking these days.Thanks for stopping by my recipe blog this week – that's just a secondary blog that I keep. I'll put my main blog URL in the McLinky. To answer your question, I have 2 beautiful daughters. Susie, who is in heaven, would be 5 this December. And our wonderful Ladybug, who is 2.25 years old. have a blessed day, Genny!

Man I'd love that little tent for my little boys!!I'll follow you on twitter if you follow me k?:)Blessings-Amand

I'm a new reader, thanks to your comment on my blog today. 1. I live in Morocco. I love how beautiful it is.2. I have a 14 year old boy and 12 year old boy/girl twins. Advice? Um…discipline is not the opposite of love but a part of it. Also, teach them to cook early on; it will simplify your life.3. http://www.planetnomad.wordpress.com I write about being an American family living overseas. 4. I'm a travel writer and an ESL teacher. I love to read and can get through many books in one week, sometimes. (Messy house weeks) I am addicted to good strong black coffee.

HI Genny! I'm Kristin and I live in Jacksonville, FL right near the Mayo Clinic where my husband had a liver transplant Dec 23rd, 2005. I like living here because this is where I can help other transplant patients going through what we went through & we don't get snow!I don't have children, but I love them dearly.I blog every day at http://www.ttelroc.blogspot.com – called The Goat. I talk about things I love. Whether it's a palm tree or my nieces or things I find interesting. It's an eclectic mix of things, but always family friendly.I'm really getting into photography. So much so that I'm going to start my own Etsy shop in the next few weeks. I rent furnished condos, that I own, to people going through Heart, Lung or Liver transplants. I love my family and I live 1200 miles away from them, but because of the internet I am blessed to be an active part of their lives. Thank you Genny. I'm so happy that you have started blogging again!Kristin – The Goat

Hello Genny! (What a lovely name!)Saw your link on Conversiondiary and wanted to say hi and thanks for the nice welcome to your wonderful blog!1. Where do you live? What's your favorite thing about living there?I live in the beautiful woods of Pennsylvania and my favorite part of that is that it is so easy to feel God's presence in this quiet, natural setting.2. Do you have any kids and if so, how many? What parenting advice would you give in one sentence?Yes, we are blessed with 10 children, ages: almost 25, 19,14, almost 13, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, and 2 1/2One sentence? Ok: Surrender ALL to Christ.3. Do you have a blog? If so, what's the name and URL? What do you typically write about?We own a website called Homeschool Faith and Family Life which offers support, resources, and encouragement to family, faith, and homeschooling lifestyles. Find it at http://www.thebestofhomeschoolfaithandfamilylife.com/I also blog on BENMAKESTEN at http://benmakesten.blogspot.com/and DAILY BLESSINGS at http://www.momoften.webs.com/ My favorite memes are kept on A Thankful Woman's Book of Blessings:http://thankfulwoman.blogspot.com/and our nature blog, Backyard Glory can be reached through a link on these other sites!I write about our daily homeschooling life and Catholic Faith and delight in sharing the JOY and Blessings, challenges and trials with others along the way!4. Tell me a little more about yourself: your favorite food, your hobbies, your profession?My profession is first and foremost as a homemaker and also working from home as the site owner/webmaster of the site I mentioned above. My hobbies are hanging out with my family, enjoying Mom's Nights with friends (in a special little corner we set up in my basement that we like to call "The Candle Room",)reading, discussing the Faith, blogging, and watching good movies.God bless you and your beautiful family! Stop by sometime!

Hi lovely blog you have. ah the kiddies are sleeping but now the hubby needs the computer haha so lets see if I can do this quick :)I live in New Brunswick Canada. Its the country life for me.Have two kiddies? What parenting advice in one sentence, hmmm good question need to think about that one…enjoy all the little moments…yeahI do have a blog mostly for my sister inlaw, and started one for photography aswell. http://www.artofthemoment.blogspot.com/andhttp://photographsbyamy.blogspot.com/Love my coffee in the morning, hearing my kids laughing,and photography.Be back in the morning with my coffee to read some more :)

Genny,After reading your moving poem about Grace at (in)courage, I had to check out your blog! It is beautiful and so informative! Your writing is fabulous!Thanks so much for checking us out last week…we appreciated it! I look forward to reading more from you.

Hi, I'm Michele from http://www.lifeasparents.com. I write about parenting in my 30's and my desire to work from home.I have one child that will be horrified about everything I've been writing about him. My advice, Go with the Flow.I love sushi and photography. I work at the University of FLorida.Thanks so much for following and I am now following you from MBC.

I'm the blessed Momma of 5 -ages 23, 19, 15, 10 & 7, homeschooling Momma, writer, educator, therapist.Best parenting advice: Sympathize with the hearts of your children.My blog: http://goldengrasses.blogspot.com"Crafting the extraordinary from the ordinary."Your blog is wonderful! I've already added 3 book suggestions for my 52 in 2010 challenge = )!!

How fun to have an intro post! :) 1. I'm a native Texan, but an "adopted" Floridian. What I like best about living in FL is year-round gardening! 2. We have one 20-yr old son. Parenting advice in one sentance…wow… :) Um, Discipline and Love go hand in hand, write down memories as they happen and take lots of pictures.3. I have 3 blogs. My main blog is a mish-mash of life happenings, crafts, scripture, silly stories, music, etc… I also have a cooking blog and a 365 photo blog which you can get to from my main blog: http://happywife-mrsc.blogspot.com/4. Food, salad and chocolate (not necessarily in that order, lol). Hobbies, MANY, I make cakes, love gardening, sewing, cooking, crafting. I am blessed to stay home and take care of my wonderful hubby and home. :)

Hi Genny! Great blog that you have here!I am now following you form MBC!

Following your blog from MBC.Come visit me.http://motherhoodthetruth.blogspot.com/Debi

I love this post idea! I may borrow it, if you don't mind. :)I'm a mommy with 2 kiddos, ages 4 & 1. My parenting advice is over on my site: http://www.TheHelpingMommy.com. I saw you over on MBC and am following you now. Come check out the Ultimate Blog Party and meet some other mommy bloggers: http://www.5minutesformom.com!

Hello I'm Jan and we are retired and enjoy life in a country town in Australia. Yes I've joined Blogspot recently and am enjoying it here. I've joined in a few of the weekly posts… and met some lovely people.Look forward to joining in here too.

Hi! I'm a new follower from mombloggers.com. Cute story! Follow me at http://www.yesmommythequeen.blogspot.com. I look forward to adding your button to my blog. LOVED the Mom Monday story.

1. I live in Central PA. Favorite part? Fall. I'm originally from Ohio where fall turns the leaves in our yards yellow or brown, with the rare red and orange. Here in PA, the landscape becomes brilliant colors of yellow, orange, red, and purple. You look at the mountains and think, wow God is awesome.2. I have a 3 month old son. Parenting advice: When you want to put you baby down, hold him for 3 more minutes and enjoy him.3. I do blog. http://www.imitationofmary.blogspot.comI write about my experience as wife and mother. I also am reading "The Imitation of Mary" and reflect on that.4. I love potatoes, and recently discovered the joys of white fish. I like photography, but am lacking a good camera due to a dropping accident 2 years ago. I am a former pre-school teacher, and now SAHM.

1) I live in Bellevue, WA, hoping to move out a little into the country soon. I guess my favorite thing about living here is that we're closer to family…we were an hour long drive from everyone before we moved, now we're about 20-30 minutes!2) I have one son who just turned 3. Advice in one sentence would be "Be the parent and set the rules, the kid isn't supposed to run the house!"3) I do have a blog. Suddenly Sandy http://suddenlysandy.com Right now I write about pretty much anything and everything…someday I'd like to do reviews and giveaways, I'm trying to get some structure to my blogging!4) I'm a stay at home mom, I love to read. My husband is a mortgage broker who works from home, so he tends to keep me busy with admin tasks when I'm not being a mom/wife. I enjoy sewing when I have someone who knows what they are doing helping me, I like to knit and am a nut about cleaning and organizing.

Hi! I have two daughters, 2 years 9 months and 4 months old. I was in the Air Force for 4 1/2 years and now I'm a stay at home mom.I'm just getting into giveaways and reviews on my blog, so come by and follow me! I'm following you! :)http://almcrock.blogspot.comThanks!

Hi there! Stopping by from SITS. Fellow blogger at "The Projected Progenitor."Married, Aspiring-Mama. Infertile Myrtle. Living and working in Greater Boston where I'm an attorney and non-profiteer. Enjoying your blog! Be well!

1. Where do you live? What's your favorite thing about living there? I live just outside of Charlotte, NC and I love being in the South :-)2. Do you have any kids and if so, how many? What parenting advice would you give in one sentence? I have one boy, 9 weeks old! Parenting advice? I haven't gotten there yet…haha!3. Do you have a blog? If so, what's the name and URL? What do you typically write about? I actually have 2 blogs. One is a personal/family/whatever blog at http://www.mrsmcentire.blogspot.com and the other is a fitness and health blog at http://www.erinsfitlife.blogspot.com4. Tell me a little more about yourself: your favorite food, your hobbies, your profession? Hobbies are fitness and family, which is about all I have time for these days :-P

Stopping by from SITS and taking a peek at your site. I will Follow GFC your blog & I look forward to reading more from you.My name is Laura Grace Andry and I am a stay at home mother with two little boys. I am new to blogging and am having a great time so far. Check me out @: http://MomMart.blogspot.comI blog about my everyday experiences with motherhood as well as product reviews. Hopefully soon I will be hosting giveaways as well.

I love this idea for welcoming your readers!Okay. I live in France just outside of Paris. My husband is French. Our kids are 7, 5 and 2. My website is http://aladyinfrance.com .I write about cooking, gardening, kids, France and sometimes about faith or pain or depression.My professional background was pretty varied – living in Asia and Africa and NYC doing anything from teaching to selling ad space. I'm happy where we are now and feel like I've been a tumbleweed ever since I left college and finally have a place to put roots.

Hi,my name is Monika and I live in Prague – Czech Republic (Europe). Right now I´m SAHM with almost 2 months old daughter Terezka (Tereza), so I´m still learning to be mom :-) My profession is Accounting Supervisor in insurance company.And something about me – I´m Christian girl who like scrapbooking, travelling and spending time with my family. my blog is here: http://www.vlcaci.blogspot.com

Hi, I am Jeanie Cullip aka Cup of Joe with Jeanie! I am so glad to have found your blog and the Mom Mondays! a latte of blessings & giggles,Jeanie

Hello! I just discovered your site on the 5 Minutes For Mom Wednesday link up! I live in GA and my favorite thing about the southeast is the short winters and long summers! We usually wear flip flops through October. In fact, it is gorgeous weather this week, mid 70s. I have four children. Parenting advice? I don't considered myself qualified to extend advice – LOL. I'm still learning every day! My blog is http://www.obeyingheart.com. I write about living faithfully and courageously, and homeschooling. Sometimes I throw in an easy recipe or two. I'm attempting to venture into a home-based business where I collect images (both old and digital) and compile the precious photos into video keepsakes. My business is Memories by Obeying Heart. I'm currently remaking a video for my mother as a birthday gift and another as a baby gift. They are fun to make and I love extending the warm fuzzy feelings to parents, grandparents, and friends. Besides all that, I love to read, mostly nonfiction right now. One of my favorite parts about homeschooling is all the fabulous read-aloud books that we've done in two short years. We just began THE HOBBIT. Very awesome that I can read books I missed in my own childhood! Thank you for extending this invitation to share information with readers. I look forward to returning to your blog often!