A BIG THANK YOU!

December 30, 2010 AT 10:00 pm 9 Comments

It has been a great year here at Beneath My Heart!

Why?

Because of YOU!

My precious readers.

And NO…I am not just saying that.

All of you who have blogs know exactly what I am talking about.  Readers make blogging more fun.

I am still shocked every day that there are people on the other end of my computer actually reading my blog!

(Don’t you guys have better things to do with your time?)  :)

And then to read the sweet and encouraging comments you leave for me…priceless!

Connecting with my readers is truly a BLESSING.

And you INSPIRE me.

You inspire me to get off my bootie and get things done!  I cannot believe the projects I have completed around my home in the year and a half that I have been blogging.  It’s crazy!

Would I have gotten them done without my blog?

No.  I don’t think so.

And if I did.  It would have taken me ten years to finish them.

So what am I saying?…

Let me sum it up:

YOU MATTER TO ME!!

Thank you for making my life even richer and fuller!  God bless you in the new year!

And I want to give a big THANK YOU to all of my 2010 sponsors!

I started taking sponsors on my blog on January 1, 2010.  And I have had some amazing sponsors over the past year!

THANK YOU….  (you can click on the buttons to check them out)

And I want to say THANK YOU to my current sponsors:

I have gotten to know Leen personally this past year, and she is such a genuinely sweet person.  I love her and her products.  It is such a blessing call my sponsor my friend.

Thank you, Leen!!

And if you have been in blogland for any time at all, you have probably seen the beautiful jewelry of Lisa Leonard…

I met Lisa at Blissdom last February, and she is beautiful inside and out!  I am hoping to see her again in a few weeks!  :)  I have two pieces of her beautiful jewelry, and I wear them all the time.

Thank you, Lisa!!

And then there’s precious, Dee, from Red Letter Words.

Red Letter Words

I got to meet her at the Relevant Conference in October, and she blessed my socks off!  What a beautiful person she is.  I even got a Christmas package in the mail from her.  :)  See?  Hasn’t God blessed me by allowing me to have such amazing sponsors?

Yes. He. Has.

Thank you, Dee!

I also want to thank sweet Rebecca from Yellow Hope Cards!

I admired her love for the scriptures.  She has an adorable little Etsy shop with Bible Cards for sale.  Check it out.

Thank you, Rebecca!

And I am thankful for my two affiliate sponsors:

Silhouette Electronic Cutting Tool

Life to the Full Collection by DaySpring

I am looking forward to a wonderful 2011!

Happy New Year!!

Beneath My Heart 2010 Highlights

December 28, 2010 AT 7:45 pm 22 Comments

I cannot believe 2010 is coming to a close!

It has been an interesting year for me. I basically began working full time in June at my brother-in-law’s church daycare as their Director and went straight into a full time long-term teaching position in August. I taught third grade August through December.

So over half of this year I was working full-time for the first time in over 10 years.

It was not an easy adjustment for me or my family.

I learned a lot about myself and gained a whole new respect for working mothers who keep it all together. :)

Despite working, I was still able to get a few things done here in blogland. :)

Rhoda, at Southern Hospitality, is having a linky party.


I absolutely love reading all of the highlight posts that everyone writes at the end of the year!!!
It helps me catch up on anything I may have missed from my favorite bloggers.

So here is my year in review:

Beneath My Heart


2010 Highlights

(Click on each title in red to visit the original post.)


My Cottage Guest House Tour:

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Two of my most favorite posts about my precious mother, Wanda:

It Matters (part 1)

It Matters (part 2)

Burlap Roman Shades for the boys’ room:

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Headboard Towel Rack:

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$6.50 Coffee Table Re-do

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Magnet Board Video Tutorial:

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$40.00 Armoire Re-do

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Velcro Burlap Bedskirt

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Parade of Homes and Master Bedroom Re-do Reveal

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A special post about my mom’s gift to Jonathan after her passing:

Jonathan’s New Hearing Aids

Back Patio Reveal:

$3.00 Brass Pendant Light turned in to Pottery Barn Style!

DIY Board and Batten Tutorial for our laundry room:

Thank you for a wonderful 2010!!!!

You have been such a blessing to me!!!

I have BIG plans in 2011 to make my blog the best it has ever been!

I look forward to spending another year with you!!!

Happy New Year!

Traci



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