I counted up the entries in our Jeanne Oliver Online Art Class Giveaway...carefully counting those who entered more than once, through Facebook and Twitter...and...you can check this below, yourself, in the comment section...the winner...via Random Number Generator is... NUMBER 5...MELISSA FINK, of Melissa Ellen's Loft!
I could not be more pleased unless it was my own daughter...(and one of my daughters did enter, by the way, and if the Random Number Generator had picked her comment, I was going to give it to her, fair and square!)...well, this sweet girl won the giveaway, and months ago, she grabbed a little piece of my heart as I got to know her. She is quite good at mixed media art, has already taken the plunge and started an online business, and is fearless about her love for Christ, on her blog. You. Go. Girl.
That makes us kindred spirits, right there. So weary of women who are ashamed of their Christian faith, or too hung up on themselves, trying to break into certain circles in the online business/art world...or simply embarrassed to be a little bit radical or a tiny bit more bold. This is NOT our spiritual heritage! Think Sarah of old...think Deborah the judge...think of Ruth Graham or Corrie Ten Boom! Come on, girlfriends...RISE UP. I am continually sharing my faith, all the time. So does Melissa Fink. Being a good - technically good - artist, being a gifted business woman and fun friend, and a great woman to get to know...NONE of these things are incompatible with being a bold believer in Christ.
Oh dear. I'll stop right there. I promise the Random Number Generator picked her...but I do like Melissa Fink that much. She and Shannan Garber Martin just tug at my spiritual mothering heart-strings. Bold women.
This is besides the fact that I think Melissa's blog has the potential to be the next "up and coming" DIY blog out there...her projects are interesting, her photography is good, her taste impeccable.
Apparently, her heavenly Father wanted to bless her with a few art lessons - keep your eye on her, I think she'll amaze us all one day!
Congratulations, Melissa...and again, thank you Jeanne Oliver, of www.jeanneoliverdesigns.com
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Thank you so so much for your incredibly kind and sweet words!!! I am overwhelmed in a good way :) I am so excited!:) THANK YOU Sheila!!
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