When I started this blog 6 years ago today I had no idea what joy it would bring. I started out on Blogger with a blog called Beth Ann’s Musings and in 3 years time I migrated my blog to WordPress and renamed it It’s Just LIfe–Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary. I have never looked back.
Over the 6 years we have been on a bit of an adventure. I have posted 1866 posts and have recorded 22,824 comments on my blog posts over that time (that includes my own comments/responses). I have blogged about travel, teapots, spiritual matters, family, and random things that cross my mind.
Why do I blog? I guess if I am honest it is because it is an outlet for me. Writing has always been a great way for me to communicate and it feels good to have others read my posts and leave positive comments. And for the most part the comments are always positive and affirming. I may feel differently if you guys were mean to me.
The best thing I have done on It’s Just Life is Comments for a Cause. If you are new here the idea is simple. For every comment made on my blog during the month my husband and I (we are a team, after all) will donate 50 cents to the cause of the month. This month our cause is Make a Wish of North Iowa and I am pretty excited about it. You can read all about it if you click here. If you wondered what other “causes” we have supported in the 3 years I decided today would be a great day to include a list.
- National Parkinson’s Foundation
- UMCOR
- Meals on Wheels
- National Down Syndrome Society
- Tree of Life Ministry
- St. Rita’s Hospice
- UNICEF
- Burrito Bikers
- West Ohio Food Bank
- KIVA
- Crisis Intervention Center
- Humane Society of North Iowa
- Ada First UMC
- Operation Shower
- Thorne Family Mission
- Classroom Supplies
- Donor’s Choose
- National Diaper Bank Network
- Rez Dog Rescue
- Hurricane Sandy Relief
- Josh’s Yolka Project
- Hedin Family
- Care of Creation
- Carolina Cross Connection
- The ONE Fund–Boston
- Habitat for Humanity
- Operation Mend
- Second Life Bikes
- Samaritan’s Purse–Sudan
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation
- Carolina Cross Connection—sponsor trip to orphanage
- UMCOR
- Dave Courtenay–The Walk
- Global Arts Therapy
- Make a Wish-North Iowa
So there you have it!!! In honor of my 6 year Blogaversary I decided I needed to have a giveaway. Everyone loves a giveaway and I will make this one super easy. No jumping through too many hoops to win. Just leave a comment on THIS post telling me what your favorite book is and you will be entered into the giveaway. I will use a random number generator to select the winner out of all the entries. Easy peasy. No other requirements PLUS you will be helping Make a Wish of North Iowa –our March Comments for a Cause recipient. The giveaway will run from today until March 25th—I will announce the winner on my blog on Wednesday, March 26th.
Oh and if you want to know what you are going to win in this giveaway—–let me tell you—it will be a bag of wonderful items including a signed copy of Lemonade and Holy Stuff- Collected Essays by Miranda Gargasz, a candle from Soyphisticated Candles , some handmade cards and coasters made by yours truly and some other wonderful little items all tucked into a goodie bag. If you want to enter simply leave a comment on this post and you will be in the random drawing. I will ship internationally to Canada and England if the winner is one of my wonderful international readers.
Thank YOU for your support and for coming back to read. I have the best followers here and am thrilled to have you all along for the ride. Please feel free to share this post to give more people the opportunity to win some great things.
(Actual cards and coasters may vary from ones pictured.)
