American Girl Doll- Marie-Grace Winners

Delaney and I are excited to announce that we have chosen not just one, but TWO winners for Marie-Grace Giveaway. It was a hard decision so we are grateful for your patience! We were so in love with the amazing stories so many of you shared, it was impossible to choose just one.  So, in addition to giving away the Marie-Grace doll we have here in our home, we are purchasing a second doll to give. (We would have loved to have gifted one to each entrant if we could)

Thank you so much to everyone who entered.

The Winners are Ammie Pope (for her daughter Amanda) and Amy Lundmark (for her daughter Brianna).

Harry Connick Jr. Performs When the Saints Go Marching In and Who Dat?

Thank you, Harry Connick Jr. for delighting us with “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Who Dat?” at BlissDom 2010.

Blissdom and Harry Connick Jr.

Exactly one year ago, I was excitedly planning to attend my very first conference – Blissdom.

If you aren’t familiar with Blissdom – it is the brainchild of two of the most brilliant women online,  Alli Worthington and Barbara Jones.

I had a spectacular time.  I credit my time at Blissdom, along with the dozens of amazing women I met then and have since been lucky enough to call friends with the growth I have experienced, both professionally and personally.

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect.  I do know, I never anticipated the depth of the connections, the open arms of this community, the friendships that would cement in no time at all.

I knew I had much to learn, but (honestly!) it was like I had been sitting in a dark room and someone walked in and flipped on the light.  Did I mention the light was fluorescent? And beautiful?

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I laughed until my sides hurt.  I took pages of notes.  I slept even less than I do now because I simply didn’t want to miss a minute.

And YOU do not want to miss a minute either.

I’m serious.

Have you heard the news?  I mean the REALLY-HUGE-ARE-YOU-KIDDING-ME-IT-CAN’T-POSSIBLY-BE-TRUE-OR-I-MIGHT-HAVE-TO-SCREAM-NEWS?

That Harry Connick Jr is performing at Blissdom?

And I am so excited – I will be doing a duet with him!!!!

(Kidding on that last part)

My personal, exciting news is that I am SPEAKING. But we’ll come back to that in a few.

Let’s talk more about Harry.

Harry and I have a bond. He sang at my wedding. He just doesn’t know it.

Did I mention he is performing at the Grammys?  And then coming to Blissdom?

So, are you in?  Are you coming?  If not for Harry….for the women? For the learning? For the life-changing, soul-affirming conversations you are bound to have?

And because you want to come to my session?

I’m speaking in a Workshop on Videos and Vlogging with some amazing women: Audrey, Jo-Lynne, Jendi and Esther.

So hop to it.

In order to make Blissdom even more amazing than last year – we need one more thing:

IT HAD TO BE YOU.