Oklahoma... {and a winner}.

My thoughts and prayers today are with those

families in Oklahoma who are experiencing unimaginable loss.

When we lived in Minnesota, I remember vividly heading to the

basement many times during the summer months when

the tornado whistles would sound.  Always, I spent our time

in the basement calming my girls' fears, repeating "everything is

going to be ok" over and over....I imagine the teachers in those

elementary schools provided the same kind of words to the 

many children who were frightened and without the

familiar comfort of their parents during those horrible moments.

Just another reason teachers are angels

on earth!

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The winner of the $50 Shabby Apple credit 

is Sharon from Sharon Barrett Interiors!

Congratulations.

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