Thanks to everyone who has spread the word about the No More Secrets Walk. This is going to be a fun day. Following the Walk/Run which starts at 11:00 we will have free food and entertainment, interspersed with drawings for some great prizes. There will be face-painting, balloons, and games for the kids. You won’t want to miss the magic show, or the fabulous entertainment. The fun lasts until 3:00. If you can help us with the weather, we would really appreciate it.
This morning friend-husband and I had a private drawing for those who entered our advertising contest. Thank-you, thank you for spreading the word. And the winner of a $25.00 Barnes and Noble Gift Card is….(drumroll please)…Stacey. Thank you everyone. Stacey please send me your address, so that I can send you the gift card. You can send it to lindagarner@somesecretshurt.com.
I hope that y’all have marked April 17 on your calendars and that you will join us in preventing child abuse. You can still register for $5.00 at ahealingplacemonument.org. On the day of the walk, registration is $10.00, so be sure to register early. We still have a few t-shirts, so hurry. When they’re gone, they’re gone.
Check back tomorrow for details about our fabulous entertainment.
Remember: Together, we can make a difference.
Linda Garner
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Book Review: Women of the Book of Mormon... plus contest update!
When I first heard about Heather Moore’s Women of the Book of Mormon, I wondered if it was a one page book. If you’ve read the Book of Mormon, you know what I mean. There aren’t many women mentioned in the Book of Mormon, and there isn’t a lot of detail about any of them. I was pleasantly surprised.
Heather Moore has managed to gather threads of truth about some amazing women, and I found her book difficult to put down. The book is subtitled insights and inspirations with good reason, for I found Heather’s thoughts very insightful and inspirational. I have always loved being a woman. Getting to know these valiant woman gives me another reason to rejoice in my feminine nature.
Women of the Book of Mormon honors women like Sariah, Abish, Sister Lamoni, Sister Mormon, and the mothers of the Stripling Warriors. We also hear about Eve, Mary, and Sarah, biblical women who are mentioned in the Book of Mormon. After reading about these valiant women, I feel closer to them. I feel honored to share their traditions and their beliefs as righteous women of God.
Only six women in the book of Mormon are mentioned by name. Sariah, wife of Lehi; Eve, wife of Adam; Mary, mother of Jesus; Sarah, wife of Abraham; Abish, servant of King Lamoni, and Isabel, the harlot who was Corianton's downfall. I have often wondered why so little was said about women in the scriptures. Heather tells us that their story is related in words like bear children, toil, spin, work, chastity, great faith, forsaken, afflictions, taught, tears, prayer, broken hearts, love, sacred support, and blessed.
“Love is the connection that can bring us closer to these women,” says Heather. “By understanding their lives, their losses, and their triumphs, we begin to understand them.”
Whether you are a serious student of the Book of Mormon or a casual reader, I invite you to get to know your other sisters: the women whose stories lie within the sacred pages of the Book of Mormon. As I read Heather's book, I gained new insight and a new love for sisters whose lives were different from mine. I found that there is much we share.
Linda Garner
P.S.
Contest Update. Only 3 people have entered the contest to win a $25.00 gift card to Barnes and Noble. You have until April 1 to blog, tweet, or facebook about the No More Secrets Walk/Run. Each earns you one chance to win. Tell all your friends. Do it today! You can enter HERE. Register for the Walk at ahealingplacemonumnet.org.
Heather Moore has managed to gather threads of truth about some amazing women, and I found her book difficult to put down. The book is subtitled insights and inspirations with good reason, for I found Heather’s thoughts very insightful and inspirational. I have always loved being a woman. Getting to know these valiant woman gives me another reason to rejoice in my feminine nature.
Women of the Book of Mormon honors women like Sariah, Abish, Sister Lamoni, Sister Mormon, and the mothers of the Stripling Warriors. We also hear about Eve, Mary, and Sarah, biblical women who are mentioned in the Book of Mormon. After reading about these valiant women, I feel closer to them. I feel honored to share their traditions and their beliefs as righteous women of God.
Only six women in the book of Mormon are mentioned by name. Sariah, wife of Lehi; Eve, wife of Adam; Mary, mother of Jesus; Sarah, wife of Abraham; Abish, servant of King Lamoni, and Isabel, the harlot who was Corianton's downfall. I have often wondered why so little was said about women in the scriptures. Heather tells us that their story is related in words like bear children, toil, spin, work, chastity, great faith, forsaken, afflictions, taught, tears, prayer, broken hearts, love, sacred support, and blessed.
“Love is the connection that can bring us closer to these women,” says Heather. “By understanding their lives, their losses, and their triumphs, we begin to understand them.”
Whether you are a serious student of the Book of Mormon or a casual reader, I invite you to get to know your other sisters: the women whose stories lie within the sacred pages of the Book of Mormon. As I read Heather's book, I gained new insight and a new love for sisters whose lives were different from mine. I found that there is much we share.
Linda Garner
P.S.
Contest Update. Only 3 people have entered the contest to win a $25.00 gift card to Barnes and Noble. You have until April 1 to blog, tweet, or facebook about the No More Secrets Walk/Run. Each earns you one chance to win. Tell all your friends. Do it today! You can enter HERE. Register for the Walk at ahealingplacemonumnet.org.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Contest!!! Win a gift card to Barnes and Noble
Please help us spread the word about our No More Secrets Walk. If you mention our walk and link to the No More Secrets post and ahealingplacemonument.org you will be entered in a drawing to win a $25.00 gift card to Barnes and Noble. Cool, huh?
You can do the magic on your personal blog, twitter, or facebook. If you do all three, you get three chances to win. Reply to this post, telling me how many chances you have earned. Be sure to say we are walking to prevent child abuse. The deadline is April 1. Go bloggers!
P.S.
The walk is a 5k. It takes 3 loops to make 5k, so if you want to do only one or two loops, you can.
If you missed the No More Secrets post, It's right here. Just scroll down.
You can do the magic on your personal blog, twitter, or facebook. If you do all three, you get three chances to win. Reply to this post, telling me how many chances you have earned. Be sure to say we are walking to prevent child abuse. The deadline is April 1. Go bloggers!
P.S.
The walk is a 5k. It takes 3 loops to make 5k, so if you want to do only one or two loops, you can.
If you missed the No More Secrets post, It's right here. Just scroll down.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
No More Secrets
I’m excited to tell you about the No More Secrets Walk being held on April 17 in Sugar House Park. We are walking to prevent child abuse. This is a family friendly walk/run. Please come join us. Tell all your friends.
The walk starts at 11:00 a.m, with check-in and registration beginning at 10:30. Both runners and walkers are welcome. Families and individuals are welcome. Strollers are welcome. After the walk we will have free food, entertainment, and drawings throughout the afternoon, until 3:00, when we will clean up and go home.
At the walk we will also introduce plans for A Healing Place, a monument to healing in remembrance of abused children. We hope to build this beautiful monument in Salt Lake City. To find out more, or to register for the walk go to ahealingplacemonument.org. It costs just $5.00 to participate in the walk and if you register before April 2, you get a free t-shirt.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Abuse Awareness Month. Keeping kids safe is everyone’s job.
No More Secrets. Register today.
Linda Garner
p.s.
Hey bloggers,
Help us spread the word. Check back tomorrow for contest details. You could win something good. LG
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
How Do You Organize A Walk-a-Thon ?
I need to pick your brain. April is Sexual Abuse Awareness month and Child Abuse Prevention month. I have never personally seen an event organized arount this theme, and I think it would be wonderful to have a walk-a-thon next April. That's just six months away, and I think it would be smart to get started right now.
Where do I start? Who do I call? Where should it be? Who could we involve? What are the costs? How do we choose a date? How can we publicize it? Who? What? Where? When? How? So many questions. Do you have the answers? Do you have ideas? Do you want to help? This could be big.
I have a vision of lots of people coming together to show their support and love for children, for innocence, for decency. I see us showing up for teenagers, and kids of all ages, and helping them to have a voice. I see kids and teenagers joining the walk, joining the fight against sexual abuse. I see men and women, boys and girls, people of all ages, religions, and cultures, showing up and making a difference. I see a community of caring people standing together and saying enough is enough.
Education is the key. Awareness is where it starts.
Would you come? Would you walk? Would you help? Would you?
Linda Garner
P.S.
See the amazing sculptures of Nick Ryan at www.somesecretshurt.com. These are quarter sized models that are for the future Monument to Healing, called A Healing Place. I would love to hear what you think about the sculptures and the plans for this beautiful place.
Where do I start? Who do I call? Where should it be? Who could we involve? What are the costs? How do we choose a date? How can we publicize it? Who? What? Where? When? How? So many questions. Do you have the answers? Do you have ideas? Do you want to help? This could be big.
I have a vision of lots of people coming together to show their support and love for children, for innocence, for decency. I see us showing up for teenagers, and kids of all ages, and helping them to have a voice. I see kids and teenagers joining the walk, joining the fight against sexual abuse. I see men and women, boys and girls, people of all ages, religions, and cultures, showing up and making a difference. I see a community of caring people standing together and saying enough is enough.
Education is the key. Awareness is where it starts.
Would you come? Would you walk? Would you help? Would you?
Linda Garner
P.S.
See the amazing sculptures of Nick Ryan at www.somesecretshurt.com. These are quarter sized models that are for the future Monument to Healing, called A Healing Place. I would love to hear what you think about the sculptures and the plans for this beautiful place.
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