Comments on: About http://annieblogs.com For you. For her. For them. For Him. Thu, 24 May 2012 04:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: lecie http://annieblogs.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-18618 lecie Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:41:29 +0000 http://annieblogs.com/?page_id=2#comment-18618 hey ms. annie!!!! you have been a blessing in my life and i want to say that i wouldnt be who i am today after this weekend if it wasnt for you i am sooo happy i got to hear you speak and im glad we can relate to each other's experinces hey ms. annie!!!! you have been a blessing in my life and i want to say that i wouldnt be who i am today after this weekend if it wasnt for you i am sooo happy i got to hear you speak and im glad we can relate to each other’s experinces

]]> By: » For lack of creativity… victoria cumbow http://annieblogs.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-18556 » For lack of creativity… victoria cumbow Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:54:56 +0000 http://annieblogs.com/?page_id=2#comment-18556 [...] taking a cue from fellow blogger Annie Blogs. I discovered Annie’s blog not that long ago, and I can’t stay away. She lives in [...] [...] taking a cue from fellow blogger Annie Blogs. I discovered Annie’s blog not that long ago, and I can’t stay away. She lives in [...]

]]> By: Jennifer Wagenmaker http://annieblogs.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-16798 Jennifer Wagenmaker Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:44:05 +0000 http://annieblogs.com/?page_id=2#comment-16798 Excited to be following you and to possibly have you join us for a Legacy Conference Annie. Excited to be following you and to possibly have you join us for a Legacy Conference Annie.

]]> By: Tracey http://annieblogs.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-15946 Tracey Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:00:34 +0000 http://annieblogs.com/?page_id=2#comment-15946 <a href="#comment-2637" rel="nofollow">@Mandi Cornett</a>, Just had to say SOUL SISTERS!! I love PB with waffles too!! (Try adding some Nutella....aaahhhhh divine!!) I sometimes through in a banana too...okay now I'm hungry...thanks! :) @Mandi Cornett,

Just had to say SOUL SISTERS!! I love PB with waffles too!! (Try adding some Nutella….aaahhhhh divine!!) I sometimes through in a banana too…okay now I’m hungry…thanks! :)

]]> By: Lee Kronert http://annieblogs.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-13101 Lee Kronert Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:05:56 +0000 http://annieblogs.com/?page_id=2#comment-13101 Hi Annie. My name is Lee Kronert and I am a writer who is contemplating publishing two of my novels with WestBow Press. They gave me your name and said I could contact you. I am seeking opinions on what authors think about WestBow and what their experience has been. I hope to decide soon. What can you share about your personal experience with them? Hi Annie. My name is Lee Kronert and I am a writer who is contemplating publishing two of my novels with WestBow Press. They gave me your name and said I could contact you. I am seeking opinions on what authors think about WestBow and what their experience has been. I hope to decide soon. What can you share about your personal experience with them?

]]> By: InsideOut 2011 | Static Student Mall http://annieblogs.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-13016 InsideOut 2011 | Static Student Mall Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:48:45 +0000 http://annieblogs.com/?page_id=2#comment-13016 [...] 8th-12th grade girls are invited to this event!  Speakers this year include: Annie Downs; Author ofFrom Head to Foot: All of You Living All for Him, Melanie Carter, Jenna Monforte, and [...] [...] 8th-12th grade girls are invited to this event!  Speakers this year include: Annie Downs; Author ofFrom Head to Foot: All of You Living All for Him, Melanie Carter, Jenna Monforte, and [...]

]]> By: Sandy http://annieblogs.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-12803 Sandy Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:56:50 +0000 http://annieblogs.com/?page_id=2#comment-12803 I'm so glad that to hear that more women are writing books to encourage teens and college young women to love their bodies, just as they are. The commercializing world is so cruel to young girls and young women. If they don't live up to the body image portrayed in "Seventeen" or "Ebony" or other teen magazines, they become very depressed about the natural body that God gave them and do all kinds of weird things to their body. On top of that they think boys expect them to look the way TV commercials and now webline ads tell them they should look. Yes, Annie, there is nothing new under the sun. I was reading "Seventeen" when I was young and I still see the magazine out there. But I was told I was "cute" and had a big behind and was never going to be pretty. I accepted it bona fida. Worse, I had severe acne at 12 and had to go to a dermatologist to lay under sun lamps and had to wear Merle Norman Cake make-up @ 12 years old. I was even put on birth control pills for my uneven period and was told it would clear up my face. I thought no guy would ever like me, ever! How wrong I was. My mother never encouraged me, except to say that personality meant more than looks. Now that I could run with. And did! Amazing how our mothers make such an impact on our lives even as teens. I also had a daughter, who I thought didn't listen to me, and was very surprized that she did. I did however, read an eye-opening book about what young girls go through during their teen to womanhood transition , called "Ophelia revisited" by Dr. Mary Piper. I was determined that my daughter would never have to face that and put her in an all girls school. But she went through even worse treatment by her girl peers. Girls can be so inclusive and mean at times and downright snotty in their judgement. Just look at the movie that came out "Mean Girls". Very typical of teenage girls. What I've learned as a mature woman is to keep loving myself, no matter how I feel. My grandmother used to say, "I look better than I feel". She taught me a valuable lesson. No matter how you feel on the inside, put your best foot forward. Well, that lesson didn't kick in for quite a few years. But I've learned to love myself inspite of everything I've gone through....because God loves me just as I am (Rom. 5:5; Ps. 139:13-14). And now that I'm old and grey, and facing Parkinson's disease and I'm a former shadow of myself, I remember what I used to look like and I look at the mirror and say, "Who is that old woman?" But I know that God loves even the old and the grey. And I'm proud of the grey and the wrinkles, I earned every one of them! I'll be 59 and holding in February and I'm happy just to be alive every morning! (Lam. 3_25-29) I used to tell my underdeveloped and very tiny daughter when she was growing up, "size don't make a woman!" She is now proudly 4'11 1/2" and about 95 lbs. and has really blossomed and to me she has been and always will be beautiful to me. And I'm very proud of her. So, in closing Annie, I guess I'm saying to all moms out there, no matter what, love your daughters. Don't spoil them with clothes or gifts. Money can't buy love, but just love them as they are and tell them they are precious in God's sight! Amen! I’m so glad that to hear that more women are writing books to encourage teens and college young women to love their bodies, just as they are. The commercializing world is so cruel to young girls and young women. If they don’t live up to the body image portrayed in “Seventeen” or “Ebony” or other teen magazines, they become very depressed about the natural body that God gave them and do all kinds of weird things to their body. On top of that they think boys expect them to look the way TV commercials and now webline ads tell them they should look. Yes, Annie, there is nothing new under the sun. I was reading “Seventeen” when I was young and I still see the magazine out there. But I was told I was “cute” and had a big behind and was never going to be pretty. I accepted it bona fida. Worse, I had severe acne at 12 and had to go to a dermatologist to lay under sun lamps and had to wear Merle Norman Cake make-up @ 12 years old. I was even put on birth control pills for my uneven period and was told it would clear up my face. I thought no guy would ever like me, ever! How wrong I was. My mother never encouraged me, except to say that personality meant more than looks. Now that I could run with. And did! Amazing how our mothers make such an impact on our lives even as teens. I also had a daughter, who I thought didn’t listen to me, and was very surprized that she did. I did however, read an eye-opening book about what young girls go through during their teen to womanhood transition , called “Ophelia revisited” by Dr. Mary Piper. I was determined that my daughter would never have to face that and put her in an all girls school. But she went through even worse treatment by her girl peers. Girls can be so inclusive and mean at times and downright snotty in their judgement. Just look at the movie that came out “Mean Girls”. Very typical of teenage girls. What I’ve learned as a mature woman is to keep loving myself, no matter how I feel. My grandmother used to say, “I look better than I feel”. She taught me a valuable lesson. No matter how you feel on the inside, put your best foot forward. Well, that lesson didn’t kick in for quite a few years. But I’ve learned to love myself inspite of everything I’ve gone through….because God loves me just as I am (Rom. 5:5; Ps. 139:13-14). And now that I’m old and grey, and facing Parkinson’s disease and I’m a former shadow of myself, I remember what I used to look like and I look at the mirror and say, “Who is that old woman?” But I know that God loves even the old and the grey. And I’m proud of the grey and the wrinkles, I earned every one of them! I’ll be 59 and holding in February and I’m happy just to be alive every morning! (Lam. 3_25-29) I used to tell my underdeveloped and very tiny daughter when she was growing up, “size don’t make a woman!” She is now proudly 4’11 1/2″ and about 95 lbs. and has really blossomed and to me she has been and always will be beautiful to me. And I’m very proud of her. So, in closing Annie, I guess I’m saying to all moms out there, no matter what, love your daughters. Don’t spoil them with clothes or gifts. Money can’t buy love, but just love them as they are and tell them they are precious in God’s sight! Amen!

]]> By: Merideth http://annieblogs.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-11253 Merideth Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:50:01 +0000 http://annieblogs.com/?page_id=2#comment-11253 You want to know of a snakc a lot of people think is weird? Plain potato chips and cream cheese. A girl I was friends with introduced me to this snack when we were in high school, and I've been hooked on it ever since. That same friend...She and I also used to put wintergreen tic tacs in sprite. You want to know of a snakc a lot of people think is weird? Plain potato chips and cream cheese. A girl I was friends with introduced me to this snack when we were in high school, and I’ve been hooked on it ever since. That same friend…She and I also used to put wintergreen tic tacs in sprite.

]]> By: Jamie http://annieblogs.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-10003 Jamie Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:59:36 +0000 http://annieblogs.com/?page_id=2#comment-10003 Loved your article on (in)courage, so I wanted to stop by and tell you. I twirled more-than-thirty this year, and I think I may adopt your terminology for all future birthdays. :) Loved your article on (in)courage, so I wanted to stop by and tell you. I twirled more-than-thirty this year, and I think I may adopt your terminology for all future birthdays. :)

]]> By: Melissa Marie Kolbo http://annieblogs.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-9783 Melissa Marie Kolbo Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:35:53 +0000 http://annieblogs.com/?page_id=2#comment-9783 Awesome blog, I look forward to reading more of it! :) Glad I found you on twitter! Awesome blog, I look forward to reading more of it! :) Glad I found you on twitter!

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