A bit of history: Melissa DeGroot penned and published this blog’s first post on May 8, 2011. That was Mother’s Day, and this year, interestingly enough, Mother’s Day falls on May 8th, once again.
That means Mother’s Day is going to be our five-year anniversary.
Five years. Can you believe it?
So much has happened in all of our lives since then…adoptions, moves, books, births, illnesses, recoveries, and more barrenness. Some of the changes we have welcomed, and some of them we have only endured. Yet, we are the Baptized, so, in faith, we trust that God is working all of these changes (and unchanges) for our good.
Since this blog has always been about sharing in each other’s burdens and joys through the means of writing, we’ve decided to celebrate our five-year anniversary by hosting a writing contest.
The rules? They are simple:
- You must be an adult male or a female to submit an entry.
- Your entry must not exceed 600 words.
- Your entry must be submitted via email to katie@katieschuermann.com by noon on May 1, 2016, to be considered.
- Your entry must be in response to this prompt: “The most important thing I learned from my mother is…”
There are no rules for formatting or style. The entries will be judged on quality and content.
The winning entry will be published on this blog on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2016. Two runners-up will also be published on this blog the following week.
The author of the winning entry will also receive a signed copy of He Remembers the Barren.
Thank you for faithfully reading our posts over the years and for bearing with us in love. What comfort we have found in your fellowship!
Happy writing,
Your humble HRTB blog hosts/judges
He Remembers the Barren 