Lisa's Contest Winner Announced and other info

[Ags2000]

It wasn't me

This is from Lisa E Letter that came out on the 30th.

Congratulations to Lisa Burns! She is the winner of the “Tell A Friend” contest. Thank you to each one of you who helped me spread the word about my website and new book. Because of the more than 11,000 entries, we have now reached over 10,000 subscribers to the monthly E-letter. On top of all that, “The Facts of Life and Other Lessons My Father Taught Me” is number 14 on the Hardcover, Non-Fiction, Christian Bestsellers list. Thank you all.

This was also in the email.

Good News! We have scheduled two upcoming chats. I hope you can join me at Crosswalk.com this Tuesday evening, December 4th from 9:00pm-10:00pm eastern. And mark your calendars to meet again Tuesday evening, January 22nd, also at 9:00pm eastern Let’s talk about “The Facts of Life” reunion movie, my new book, surviving the holidays with the little ones or anything else that is on your mind. See you there. Directions to enter Chat: Go to: http://chat.crosswalk.com Now click on: Guests Log In Here This will take you directly into the chatroom. Just type your Question in the “Type Here” box and enter. Thank you for watching the Movie. It was the highest rated movie that week for ABC. Next week we will have a very exciting announcement and we will inform everyone by e-mail. Have a great day!!

D

[Shelley]

I didn't receive her E-letter. I subscribed to it.

[Kay Scarpetta]

Damn!!!!! Don't mind me I am having a #*%&@^ tamtrum here!!! First of all, I didn't win, and second of all when my father went to paint my walls in my room I forgot to take down all my Lisa pictures and they ALL got paint over them!!!! All 408+!!!!!!!! Their RUINED!!!!! I am so loney. I have no one to talk to. Most of them were printed out pics but a few of them were VERY valuable and rare magazine clippings from the 70's/80's!!!!!! DAMNIT! Ok, I must go because I am liable to blow up and minute now.

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°·.*¤*-Blair Warner-*¤*.·°

I lerb Lisa Whelchel! LERB is me and Morganne's word lol.

Blair: Well, you don't see me getting all upset when people tell me how gorgeous I am!

Watch out for the Scary Pie man Dana he is gonna come get you!

[This message has been edited by Lisa Whelchel Forever (edited 12-03-2001).]

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by bjntmrs80027:
I didn't receive her E-letter. I subscribed to it.

I have 2 email addresses that I have subscribed. One received it and one didn't. Don't know why.

D

[KarenTj24]

Thanks AGS2000 for letting us all know. I didn't get it either. Any chance you could post for us the entire e-letter? Thanks!

[Ags2000]

Sure no problem. Here it is.

D

Lisa Whelchel - E-Letter
30th E-Letter for December of November 2001 03:13:06 PM

Merry Christmas! I wanted to begin this month’s E-letter with a recent entry from my journal that I thought you might enjoy.

“I am so sick of eating! I feel like Haven when she remarked after, yet another, wonderful meal, “I don’t think I have enough skin to keep my stomach all in.” Then again, I like the way Clancy said it, too, when she asked me if she could walk with me in the morning. I told her that I probably wouldn’t be walking as much anymore because it was getting too cold. She replied, “Oh yeah, to keep warm this winter you will need
the extra blubber.”

It was so hard to drive off from our family in North Carolina after spending such a wonderful time of thanksgiving with them. It made it a little easier knowing that it won’t be another year before we see them
again. But even four months seems a long time after getting to spend the last two weeks together. I’m going to miss Aunt Kathy’s bear hugs, laughing with my beautiful nieces, friendship with Cindy, Grandpa’s prayers, Uncle Tim’s boyish enthusiasm, and Grandma doing my laundry for me!

I would have to say some of the highlights of our time together would be the many nights of game playing, especially Spades, with my partner, Haven, the card shark. I will also never forget Cindy’s Green Velvet
Cake (the store was out of red food coloring.) I still chuckle under
my breath thinking about Steve repeatedly calling Tim, “Tucker” and Tucker, “Tim.” Doesn’t that always happen at family gatherings?

I loved watching Tim’s expression as Tucker opened up the early Christmas gift that he bought for him – a remote control monster truck. I don’t know who had more fun playing with that thing - Tim or Tucker.

The snapshot I will forever keep in my mind of Grandpa is of him sitting in his favorite rocking chair. I would never be able to keep a snapshot of Grandma; it would have to be taken with a video camera to catch
her in motion. She is always cooking in the kitchen, folding laundry, taking care of Kathy, or scurrying about with some project.

In between meals we managed to: celebrate Clancy’s birthday, squeeze in a little more scrapbooking, do a book signing, speak at the home church, and catch a matinee of Monsters, Inc, and sharing an early Christmas present exchange.

While thanking God for the privilege of marrying into such a happy, healthy family I thought of the picture of the awning on our RV. We roll it out to come under it for protection against both the heat and the
rain. Isn’t that the way it is with family? When the heat and the pressure from the day begins to beat down on us, isn’t it good to be able to find comfort in the love of family? And when hell tries to rein down
on us, there is nothing like the protection of our loved ones.

You may be thinking, “Yeah, but I don’t have the kind of family you have, Lisa. My family is dysfunctional and scattered and certainly doesn’t offer protection and comfort.” But I want to encourage you to
reconsider. Picture an awning that is tattered and ripped to shreds. It is old, barely functioning and is certainly more holey than holy. Wouldn’t it still offer more shade than standing out in the heat alone? It might not keep you from getting wet, but it would prevent you from getting drenched.

This holiday season is a good time to thank God for the covering of family instead of focusing on what kind of shape that it is in. We all have great, big tears in the fabric. You gotta trust me, my family isn’t
perfect either. But it sure is better than facing the world alone.

This Christmas, would you consider forgiving whoever put the holes in your awning? Why not “patch things up” by returning to God’s design for your shelter – the covering of family.”

Blessings,
Lisa

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Congratulations to Lisa Burns! She is the winner of the “Tell A Friend” contest. Thank you to each one of you who helped me spread the word about my website and new book. Because of the more than 11,000
entries, we have now reached over 10,000 subscribers to the monthly E-letter.
On top of all that, “The Facts of Life and Other Lessons My Father Taught Me” is number 14 on the Hardcover, Non-Fiction, Christian
Bestsellers list. Thank you all.


Good News! We have scheduled two upcoming chats. I hope you can join me at Crosswalk.com this Tuesday evening, December 4th from 9:00pm-10:00pm eastern. And mark your calendars to meet again Tuesday evening, January 22nd, also at 9:00pm eastern Let’s talk about “The Facts of Life”
reunion movie, my new book, surviving the holidays with the little ones or anything else that is on your mind. See you there.

Directions to enter Chat: Go to: http://chat.crosswalk.com
Now click on: Guests Log In Here
This will take you directly into the chatroom. Just type your Question in the “Type Here” box and enter.



Parenting Tip

Rewarding Gratitude
Consider starting a new tradition by putting new “Thank You” note stationary in your children’s Christmas stockings, or by wrapping cute note cards as an extra gift for their birthday party. That will make it
easier for them to write thank-you notes – and the more quickly they do that, the more quickly they can play with their gifts.


Manager’s Note: Lisa will be in Nashville with me next week and will have time to personalize 200 of each of her books with “Merry Christmas” to the person you choose. You can order these books by calling 1-615-242-2420 between 9-5 central time Monday-Friday next week only. Also if
you buy both books they will cost only $25 instead of the usual $30. We will also add the usual $3.95 for shipping and handling in order to get them there by Christmas.

Thank you for watching the Movie. It was the highest rated movie that week for ABC. Next week we will have a very exciting announcement and we will inform everyone by e-mail. Have a great day!!

[KarenTj24]

Thank you!

[KarenTj24]

Lisa's Nov. 30 e-letter was just sent through a second time. This time I got it. Hope you folks did, too!

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by KarenTj24:
Thank you!

No prob.

D

I'm surprised Karli didn't win...

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§*¤~¤Jo Polniaczek¤~¤*§

My new name is Jo Polniaczek and Karli is, Blair Warner..we have claimed those names! Got it? Good!

Lisa, Lauren,Karli, Tiffany, and Jamie, da sLaNgSIsTaS!!!!

Jamie's Nancy McKeon Fan Site

*singing* Take me there, I wanna go there, take me there, let's go there, take me to that great place...(I'm talkin' 'bout Nancy's house, if you haven't figured out)

[folfan01]

*sob* *sob*
Oh well. I'll get over it. Lol

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§°*¤*°<$arah Joanne Polniaczek>°*¤*°§
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Gal: Hi. What's your name?
Kevin: Kevin. Kevin Arnold.
Gal: Hi Kevin Kevin Arnold!

(after steph drove joey's car in the kitchen)
Joey: AHHHHHHH! Is this my punishment for not refilling the ice tray?!
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{WAAAASSSSSSSUUUPP!!!!)
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See ya! *leaves*

[vienna waits]

Originally posted by Lisa Whelchel Forever:
Damn!!!!! Don't mind me I am having a #*%&@^ tamtrum here!!! First of all, I didn't win, and second of all when my father went to paint my walls in my room I forgot to take down all my Lisa pictures and they ALL got paint over them!!!! All 408+!!!!!!!! Their RUINED!!!!! I am so loney. I have no one to talk to. Most of them were printed out pics but a few of them were VERY valuable and rare magazine clippings from the 70's/80's!!!!!! DAMNIT! Ok, I must go because I am liable to blow up and minute now.

Is your father blind or did he just want to make you mad. I mean how could you not see 408 pictures on a wall??? LOL

Originally posted by Ags2000:
Sure no problem. Here it is.
It was so hard to drive off from our family in North Carolina after spending such a wonderful time of thanksgiving with them. It made it a little easier knowing that it won’t be another year before we see them
again. But even four months seems a long time after getting to spend the last two weeks together. I’m going to miss Aunt Kathy’s bear hugs, laughing with my beautiful nieces, friendship with Cindy, Grandpa’s prayers, Uncle Tim’s boyish enthusiasm, and Grandma doing my laundry for me!

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omg omg omg omg omg omg!!! WHAT PART OF NC?!?!?! I LIVE IN NC!!!!! OMG OMG OMG!! ok..calm me down..breathe Jamie, breathe..

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§*¤~¤Jo Polniaczek¤~¤*§

My new name is Jo Polniaczek and Karli is, Blair Warner..we have claimed those names! Got it? Good!

Lisa, Lauren,Karli, Tiffany, and Jamie, da sLaNgSIsTaS!!!!

Jamie's Nancy McKeon Fan Site

*singing* Take me there, I wanna go there, take me there, let's go there, take me to that great place...(I'm talkin' 'bout Nancy's house, if you haven't figured out)

[JosReaLDaughter]

oh darn. I dint enter

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Madelyn
(my other name on the boards is meandcjluvjoandnancy4eva)

Partners? You mean fifty fifty uhhh fifty fifty..fifty?- Jo

Guy: You wearin a bra hunny?
Jinny: Wanna check?

Harrison: What's life without kicks?
Jo: Death.

my nancy page:
www.geocities.com/nancy_mckeon_4eva/

[Kay Scarpetta]

Originally posted by tootieismyfav:
Is your father blind or did he just want to make you mad. I mean how could you not see 408 pictures on a wall??? LOL

noooooooo he is not blind, he wasn't supposed to go near that wall. But he accidentally spilled paint on them. I was going to take a picture of my wall too, so I could show my kids what a freak I was when I was little. Oh well, spares me the shame



[This message has been edited by Lisa Whelchel Forever (edited 12-03-2001).]