Thanks a Million

Whoooa! Now that was stinkin’ fun…..

Really and truly, yesterday I was giddy and giggly waiting for it to go over a million.   Probably because I am just a Mom of Many, who has lived most of my life quietly serving the Lord alongside my husband, a total homebody – who would rather take a hike in the woods then go shopping, who used to run and duck during “welcome time” at the church we attended when we were first married….to think that this was even possible two years ago?  Not on my radar at all.  Not even close. No doubt, only God.  Only Him.  And Him alone. 

And so, first I must thank all of you who have followed our journey, many loving us from afar, some loving us up-close and probably all of you praying for us at one time or another…I am amazed by your gracious kindness to me personally and to my family.  I am forever grateful for your friendships, your support and your sweet love.   

So I have to tell you….

Yesterday morning we were supposed to go do something fun with our friend visiting {other friends had left earlier in the day}….

But Dw and our friend, Stuart, insisted that we wait till it crossed the million mark {not even kidding – I was going to leave, but THEY insisted we stay to see it happen}.  They were into it and celebrating right along with me.  They weren’t even just being patronizing…they were just as excited as I was…..it made it even more fun to have them with me…and they even said, “Oh my gosh, I am so nervous!”  Crazy loons.  But it was soooo fun!!

On Site Meter, I am able to see where people visit from.  No worries, it’s not some creeper thing and no it doesn’t given any personal details at all, just cities, countries, numbers of people from where, etc..nothing personal at all. but seriously, it does provide some details…so from the Site Meter site yesterday we were able to watch the numbers going up.

Because I could watch from the Site Meter site, I was not one of the ones clicking at A Place Called Simplicity to help the numbers go up!  Ha!  But Graham on the other hand said he was going to be the millionth and then I would owe him a prize.  He protested that it was discrimination when Daddy took the laptop away from where he was sitting……

I kept laughing….

I mean, seriously, can you imagine?!

How embarrassing would that be?

And the winner is:

Graham! 

All the way from the family room in our home! *giggle* 
Aye-yi-yi! Teenage boys!

Here we are waiting for the big event to happen:

Dw took the picture at an angle, but really, Stuart was just as into it all as we were {evidenced by his hands on my computer}

And I do have to tell you something funny.

When you guys started sending in the pictures, I kept thinking, “that’s so weird, everyone out there has pink computers, just like me”

Oh my gracious.  What a goof.

Everyone had just taken pictures of the counter off of A Place Called Simplicity and so everything they sent was pink because of it being pics from the blog sidebar.  Eeeska-meeska. Clearly obvious that I am not sleeping much these days, huh?





And the winner is:


An entire kit-n-kaboodle of you!! 

The first email I received was a woman who lives in  Oman {yes, the Oman that’s situated in the Middle East} 
and she didn’t say her name….{her bad !  But what a precious family.}…

  and

then there was 

Melody

{a bloggy friend whom I had the privilege of meeting about a year ago…..we shopped and laughed and played and even ate at Pinkberry – yummy!}

and  


then there was

Snick 

{who looks like she is the happiest mommy in the world –  no doubt! – look at those treasures she has}

and

then there was

Stephanie 

{a precious young college student.  She and I have corresponded for awhile and she has a heart for God and the orphan…and I just love her to pieces}



and

then there was 


Kimberly
{a young college graduate looking for a job, who has heart for the orphan, especially kids with special needs}



and

then there was 


Emily
{another college student who has a heart for the orphan and missions, her laugh looks contagious!}

and

then there was

Kelly
{and how fun is this??  Kelly wrote and said that she had been shopping many times in the exact store that we were in when the robbery occurred?!! It’s a small world after all..and yes, I feel a song coming on…}
 

 and

then there was 

Debbie 
{who left today for a mission trip with her husband and oldest children – you go girl – you guys will never be the same again!!}

and 

then there was 


Jane
 {who so happens to be the mom of two treasures from Uganda, but said didn’t want to win cause she didn’t want to de-lurk – shame on you Jane girlfriend! and haha, like it or not, you did win anyway…}

and 

then there was 


Robyn
{who really would rather I didn’t use her picture, 
but seriously friends, how could I resist her beautiful smile?}

and

then there was 


Sherrie
{who said she would only send a picture if it included her wonderful and handsome husband – how cute is that??!}

and

then there was 


LittleDeer
{who lives in one of the most beautiful states there is…and also was forced to de-lurk against her wishes, silly girl!}

and 

then there was 

Sharon
{who has a boatload of kids through the ministry her and her husband serve in, how cool is that?}



and then can I just say how very cool I think it is that a man won too??


J
(who many of you have prayed and prayed for – their two kids still wait in Uganda, tied up in legalities with the Canadian government – please stop and pray for their freedom to come home) As it turns out J and C and their three kids – who they have at home  – are coming to visit in a couple of weeks and I’ll just give them their prize in person! 



And a few of you…. 

begged me not to put your pictures on or just didn’t even send pictures {to these folks – well, they get a  booby prize – j/k}

**Mallory from North Carolina**

**Jaclyn**
**Leslie**

and then some honorable mentions who sent pictures of 1,000,001:

Lynnea
Julie


 { My only question for Lynnea and Julie?  Was Sally and you-know-who or perhaps Mr. Daddy and Rach your mentors?? Trying to sneak under the wire…tsk.tsk.tsk}



 Course, then there’s Natali who fessed up that she had FIVE screens open….and still lost…sorry Natali – my sweet bloggy friend!! 

And lastly, I absolutely could not resist putting on this picture….a sweet treasure named Dorie, just brought home weeks ago from Uganda by her *single* mom…Yippee Jesus!  Don’t we just rejoice in single moms bringing kids home forever??!!  Dorie and Sasa {her mommy} didn’t win, and admitted so right upfront, but wanted to show me the fun they had trying… So very sweet!!
 

So there you have it!

Seventeen people were on as the Millionth….

which brings me to a viable question…

How the heck did that happen??

Anyway, I am celebrating and thrilled…and once these 17 send me their address and once I go shopping for a little something from this sweet little city we live in…then they will be off to the winners!!  Even Oman.

Love you all! 

and truly,

14 thoughts on “Thanks a Million

  1. Hi Linny, you don't have to send me *anything*. It was just fun participating and seeing the number click over to ONE MILLION!

    Yes, I *AM* the happiest mommy in the world!!! Sunshine and Brilliance are amazing girls!

    Best wishes for the NEXT million!
    Snick 🙂

  2. sheesh, I must be losing my touch…

    back in the day I would of pulled this off while multi-tasking several other gigs…LOL

    It must have been that darn family outing…..*grin*

    Congratulations on the millionth Linny, and congrats to those who won.

  3. how fun!

    but, the thing that got me of all this post? you get to visit with james and cheremi soon!! i'm so glad for them. i'm sure it will be an encouragement to both of them. praying for them every day! Lord, make a way!

  4. congrats! that's amazing. i have to agree with lovelyn. i got to meet james and cheremi while i was with lovelyn in uganda and have been praying for them and their sweet little ones every since. it was so fun to see he won! enjoy your visit. =)

  5. Okay, I wasn't your 1,000th follower and missed out on being your 1,000,000th visitor, but I am claiming to be your number one fan. I think I'm the happiest about you hitting 7 digits because that means so many are being blessed by your words and your testimony.

    Congratulations!

    Much Love,
    Kathie

  6. I think I was maybe 1 million 585 or some crazy number! And, I DID take a picture just because YOU need to "see" some of the readers who's hearts are touched by your Love for Jesus and ALL of your lovely children!!

    Now I must inquire about your PINK laptop!! I Love it! Hey, I love ALL things Pink! It just made me Smile BIG 😀 when I saw your Pink laptop!

    Congrats on the MILLION PLUS hits!! Hugs ~ JO

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