Julie Saffrin

Week of Gratitude Giveaways: FREE download August 22 only

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I met Shelley Hitz through an online writer’s group. Shelley is the author of 11 books, including the newly released 21 Days of Gratitude Challenge: Finding Freedom from Self-Pity and a Negative Attitude. Book Description (Written by Shelley Hitz): During a season of transition in my life, I found myself overwhelmed with negative emotions like self-pity and a complaining spirit. It was as if a dark cloud had descended over me. I prayed and asked God for wisdom on how to overcome these negative emotions. And I sensed Him leading me to do this 21 days of gratitude challenge. Over…

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A BlessBack Book Review From Tobin Wilson

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“It is a poetic read, tethering together masterful storytelling, research, goodness, gratitude, thanks and activism in a world of brokenness that creates a powerful mosaic of Beauty.” from a review of BlessBack by Tobin Wilson, pastor of Lake Burien Presbyterian Church, Seattle, Washington. Pastor Tobin Wilson is one interesting person and I miss his weekly presence. He was pastor of my church Hope Presbyterian Church in the ’90s before he went to pastor Lake Burien Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington. His idea of offering “Barneys” on a mission trip is featured in BlessBack: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life which you…

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Irene Christiansen – An Illuminator

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They stand mostly abandoned now, these one-room country schools. But as the following story by Florence Smallfield reveals, they were places held in high esteem, where community happened and children of all ages received instruction in education and a way to go in life. Florence’s story of her family’s farm in Flandreau, South Dakota came to me through my mother. Both women attend church together. You can read her moving account of her family’s BlessBack in BlessBack: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life by purchasing a copy of the paperback version here. Or, if you prefer, the e-book version of BlessBack is FREE for…

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How to Feed a Starving Dream

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Kathy Brunner, author of Finding Your Fire, and I are a bit like Helene Hanff and Frank Doel in the book, 84, Charing Cross Road, a story I tell in BlessBack: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life. (The movie version of this book is charming and worth your time as it features Sir Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft.) You can read about Helene and Frank by purchasing BlessBack, the book’s paperback edition here or get the e-book for Kindle readers edition FREE from Wednesday August 8 to Friday August 10 here. Kathy and I have never met in person and I don’t know that we will.…

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Come join me at The Refine Conference September 21 to 22 in Bloomington, Minnesota

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If you have followed BlessBack’s blog, you know that BlessBack’s mission is to encourage people to give a BlessBack, change your life, change the world, and that one of my goals in life is to help people recognize how important they are to the world by using the power of gratitude to thank the significant people in their lives. Last week I met a woman, Teri Johnson, who so believes in helping women lead empowered lives that she put together The Refine Conference (www.TheRefineConference.com) September 21 and 22, 2012 at the DoubleTree Hilton in Bloomington, Minnesota, a national conference to help women become…

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A Turning Point for BlessBack’s Facebook Fan Page

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BlessBack has 100 “Likes” on its Facebook’s fan page. Want to help me make that 125? Let me know by leaving your contact info in the message area (not the wall, to protect you for confidentiality reasons) of the BlessBack: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life Facebook fan page if you are No. 125 of those who “like” it. I have a BlessBack surprise for you. 🙂 And thanks to all – you put a smile on my face every day. I would be nothing without your support. I will also BlessBack the person who gets BlessBack’s number to 150. Why? Because we’re celebrating the…

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New review on Goodreads from author of Jackie Kennedy allegory

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      BlessBack just received a nice review on Goodreads from Kristin Elizabeth Marshall, author of The Eternal Waltz of of Jacqueline Kennedy. To read Kristin’s review and leave a comment on Goodreads, click here or just read it below. “There is a class of books that carry a profoundly simple message that can lead to a profound life change. Blessback is one of those books. It promises that with a few small changes in our behavior each of us can change – rather dramatically – how we feel about ourselves as we pay forward a lifetime of goodwill. Like forgiveness…

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A BlessBack Interview

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$4.99 for your Kindle! Order HERE. I’m still celebrating the eBook release of BlessBack: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life. Today I’m featured on author Karen Baney’s blog. Get to know the story behind BlessBack and a little about my journey. Here’s the link. I know Karen would love your taking the time to leave her a comment if you liked the blog post. As always, thank you for taking the time to stop and read my posts. I appreciate all of you who have written me. Julie Saffrin Follow BlessBack’s Facebook Fan Page here. Follow BlessBack (@blessback) on Twitter here.…

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He Believes in Me

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To celebrate the release of the BlessBack ~ Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life ebook release, I asked a few friends to share a BlessBack here on the blog. Joy DeKok sent me this one to share with you. . . I knew I was going to be a writer before I could read. When my mom read me stories the words printed in my books fascinated me. When she wrote letters, I watched the way the words appeared from her pen and could hardly wait to learn how to do that. When I was a teenager, I wrote poetry…

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