For the next several days I will be posting about the World Congress of Families. This year it is being held in Sydney, Australia.  Remember how we helped to raise funds for Angela to attend? She is sending daily reports of the presentations, interviews she is able to have, and more. I am excited to share with you what she is experiencing. There are so many around the world - politicians, religious leaders, community organizers, trained professionals, and others - who are dedicated to defending the family. I will try to post each day's events in order so you are not reading them backwards as you scroll down. I have broken up Angela's summaries into several posts so it isn't overwhelming to see a HUGE post. Remember, if you have any questions you would like her to ask when she gives her interviews, leave them in the comments and I will pass them along to her.

The Good News & The Bad News








The Good News: Can you tell what name won for the new homemaking series? Out of 211 votes, Over the Back Fence, won by a good majority taking 40% of the vote. Becky, contact me to get your hobo bag for suggesting the winning name!

The Bad News: In searching for graphics to create a button and image to go along with the series I found out there are already a TON of things named Over the Back Fence. There are several blogs, a magazine, and even an itunes podcast with the same title.  :( 

So an executive decision has been made to go with the second place winner, Establish a House. Look for a cute graphic to accompany the series later next week. Also, those of you who volunteered to write guest posts . . . I'll be starting to contact you either through e-mail or leaving comments on your blogs. The series will officially kick off the first Tuesday of March and will run every Tuesday.

I can't wait to hear all your ideas and experiences as we discuss everything related to making our homes a better place.

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4 comments:

  1. Both are great titles!! I am excited for Establish a House. That scripture seems to encompass everything what we all are trying to achieve.

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  2. I am looking forward to this. I love reading ideas for mothering, house keeping, etc!

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  3. What a fun idea; I like it. The title of Establish a House is awesome. I will look forward to reading the entries.
    Blessings!

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  4. Hi Cocoa! I'm flattered that a majority liked the idea of "over the back fence" and I'm totally fine with "establish a house." That's one of my motivating scriptures as well. I didn't even realize I was in the running for a bag; what a fun surprise! I tried finding your email on this site but without success, so mine is beckybee80 at yahoo dot com. Looking forward to this series! Becky

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Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you'll get one thing done. ☺ There, don't you feel better?

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