Just wanted to let you know if you’ve paid for a t-shirt you should have them by the 18th. I got most of them shipped today and I’ll send the rest tomorrow. Also wanted to let all of my Walker County peeps know that The Daily Mountain Eagle has picked up my column! Look for it Wednesdays in the Lifestyles Section!

Last weekend, Sadie helped her Daddy paint a work bench…

Just wanted to remind all of my peeps that Heather McDonald’s book is available today! If you haven’t read her Super (Silly) Mom interview, click the link above to see what you missed!

The winner of the Handful Bra Giveaway is Susan Arnold! Here is her winning entry!

Susan Arnold said…

When reading, think ‘Jump’ by Van Halen- with my own interpretation.
I get up, and nothing gets me down. (not in my Handful!they are always UP)
i like to jump. and then go round and round (speaks for itself)
And I know, just how it feels.(you’ll forget you’re wearing it)
You’ve got to roll with the punches to get to what’s real
Oh can’t you see me standing here,
I’m getting ready for a soccer scene I ain’t the worst that you’ve seen. (I will look GREAT in this bra next to the other women who didn’t they could be comfy and look good)
Oh can’t you see what I mean ? (actually, you won’t SEE anything but great curves)
Might as well jump. Jump ! (go ahead – the bra will do the rest)
Thanks,
Susan Arnold

Susan the folks at Handful would LOVE to see a youtube video! Send your email address to me at robinschicks@gmail.com and I will get you hooked up with them! Congrats and thanks to all who participated!

Today while I was recovering in the hospital, my 2 oldest girls and my niece, Ella Grace, went to pick blueberries with some of my friends and to play at the park. The girls came home happy, tired and stained purple.

Shortly before dinner time Emma and Ella Grace, both 4 years old, decided they were hungry and started to open the refrigerator to retrieve their blueberries.

“Y’all wait a minute,” my mother told her granddaughters. “Y’all have been eating blueberries all day. Somebody is on their way over here with dinner, just wait and eat a meal!”

Ella Grace and Emma looked at each other and clapped. Ella Grace said, “Oh! Good! We won’t even have to cook!”

Yep, Handful Bras. That’s what I said.

After posting my interview with Heather “Long Boobs” McDonald a few weeks ago, and telling the world how I used to be able to breastfeed a baby behind my back, I was approached by Sonja at Handful Bras.

Handful Bras are sports bras designed to “flatter not flatten.” I got mine in the mail today. “The Girls” and I took a vote and decided hands down, that the bra does exactly that. I normally remove all the padding from bathing suits and sports bras because it tends to smash The Girls into unnatural directions, but I found that the removal padding in the Handful Bra was comfortable, practical AND flattering. CHA-CHING! In addition, the bra comes packaged in a mesh drawstring bag perfect for the washing machine.

If you would like to win your very own Handful Bra all you have to do is leave a comment in the comments section below explaining why your boobs are a Handful, or why you need a new sports bra! Sonja and her fab-a-lous team will be picking a winner in two weeks! (June 7th!)

(And I know you probably think that is me in the picture above, but really I’m more modest than that. My bra is white, but if I was to post a picture of me in a bra I would look exactly like that- only my bra would be white.)

Dennis O’Neill is a full-time actor and acting coach. I met him while interning at his acting school in Fort Worth, Texas as part of my requirements for Bible school. Don’t get the wrong idea. Dennis isn’t doing cheesy pantomimes, he is teaching traditional acting methods and making a huge impact in people’s lives.

He made a huge impact in my life. It was while working for Dennis that I first started to realize that I really could do anything I wanted to, regardless of how “sensible” it seemed. Want to be an actor? A writer? Go for it, Dennis would say.

At any rate, I’m on his mailing list and last night I got an email with an excerpt from his latest book, “Living In the Moment” and I found it so encouraging I asked for permission to share it with you.

Robin Hood

Rise, and rise again. Until lambs become lions.

Robin Longstride

This is the story of an archer, in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion. He fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood.

Robin Hood dedicated his life to helping those in need. Those who struggle against tearanny and injustice.

What the world needs now is hope. If you look, you’ll find that there are people around you who are desperately seeking confirmation about their talents, gifting’s, relationships, their lives in general.

Be a shining light to those around you, no matter what YOU are going through. In acting it’s never about the actor, it’s always about someone else. Such as in life. If we put ourselves on the back burner for a moment then we will be able to take others out of the fire.

Find what your passion is, let it be infectious, invade the atmosphere with it and go forward just as when Robin Hood did when he shot his arrow. Aim for your target, don’t get distracted by other things, people or areas that will not move you forward to your goals, dreams, visions, aspirations and destiny. Follow what you have set out to do, aim for and it will hit its mark dead on!

As you go through life always know that there is something bigger, brighter, and smarter and all knowing who has a plan for your life. You are setting the goals for where you want to go. You’re life is destined to succeed. Think in terms of it as, you are starting out, in life with an A+. Now, keep that average. Don’t be persuaded by distractions and most of all, enjoy the journey.

Strive to be blessing to those around you. Break through their darkness with your light. Smile upon them favorably. Set your goals high to gain abundantly and above all that you could dream, think or ask for. Aim for the moon and if you hit a star, remember, tomorrow is another day. Your life is for the taking and reaching the goal for the highest prize.

Follow Dennis on facebook and become a fan of his latest project Bail Out.