I wrote all your names out on a piece of paper and randomly drew one from my hat.

I wanted to congratulate our winner of the contest:

Thanks Red for your comment and I hope you enjoy your prize.

1. I found your blog just now. I have been meaning to contact you for a while because Si of underthegreenhill suggested I get in touch with you re some blogging party we’re doing later in the year. So i came via http://underthegreenhill.blogspot.com

For my day job: I am a journalist (sub-editor) for a newspaper. I am also an editor of Young Quaker magazine and I work for a charity called Rewrite. Stuff about all of this on my blog.

I wish that I did the job(s) that I do now!

Oh, I do!

Fantastic!

Now, it is a bit more difficult for me to suggest a memorable blog because I am new to your site today. However, what I have done is read just one blog (apart from the one inviting comment). It is
http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/05/10/left-behind-eternal-forces-violence-for-christians/
about the video game.

What I like about it is the sharing of thought and knowledge, the tightly written posting appears spirit led.

And the mixture of comments – some are familiar, like the goons comment, which suggests friendship and happy memories. You also have people passing by and the blend of vibes takes one a little further along the discussion by the time you get to the end.

I think that’s all for now.

in friendship

jez

I discovered your blog in Nov 2005 from reading your Daily Journal in the Conversation Cafe on the Barclay Press website. Also being a Quaker who likes Bob Dylan, I thought – I must check out your blog!

I am currently a Town Planner, in the policy section of a Local Authority in the UK, specialising in retail policy (very boring!)

I would like to work in community regeneration, to help individuals, groups and organisations realise their own hopes, dreams and aspirations in their own local neighbourhoods …

Your most memorable post was the set you did on prayer, in particular the Lord’s Prayer

It helped me discover a whole new perspective on this prayer that I had previously overlooked. Your posts helped me begin to understand what ‘prayer’ means to me, and realise that in my own quirky way I do pray, and pray quite often. This perspective has also helped me to look afresh at other things – for example, the Sermon on the Mount. So, thank you for those posts!

I have to say, your post on quakers, sacraments and practices came a very close second!

I read your blog through either Bloglines or Rojo (depending on my mood!) almost every day, so keep on going!

Happy blog birthday Wess!

Peace & Light,

Si