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A BRIDE GIVES A BLESSBACK® TO HER PARENTS

June 3, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 1 Comment

To all of you who bought my book, thank you so much! I’m deeply touched. My heart, like the picture above, is full. Like Celia Thaxter’s saying, I’m having an eternal summer, thanks to your kindness. Just a small heads-up for others thinking about buying the book. Today, June 4th is the last morning BlessBack: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life is on sale for $1.99. At 10 a.m. CST, the book will be full price at $3.99. As my blog post earlier this week explained (read about it here and here), there are many ways to express thanks back to…

THE ULTIMATE ROLLED SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE

June 2, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

On yesterday’s post, I shared recipes from my Bohemian Norwegian Bridal Shower Extravaganza. I also promised I’d share the recipe for the Loon and Moose cookies. Today’s post is all about how to make the Loon and Moose cookies. You can make whatever kind of cut-out you want with this dough, but I guarantee you, these amazing-tasting rolled sugar cookies will be a hit at your next event. Whatever your reason, be it a shower or summertime gathering with friends, you’ll be asked for this recipe. I made the loon and moose cookies because the loon is Minnesota’s state bird…

A BOHEMIAN NORWEGIAN BRIDAL SHOWER EXTRAVAGANZA

June 1, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 7 Comments

As some of you know, I love to give baby and bridal showers. I especially love to give them when they are for children of lifelong friends and family. It’s my action-based BlessBack®, my thanks to those who have played a significant role in my life. I wanted to do something special for my friend, Ann. By the way, BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life is still on sale for 99 cents today through this evening when the price goes up to $1.99. Get your e-book copy on Amazon here. My friend’s daughter became engaged to Krister – just a great, genuine,…

LETTER POWER! – FLOW MAGAZINE

June 1, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

I’ve talked about really reaching out to people from your past and taking the time to thank them for their influence in your life. Today let me share a fun way I’ve discovered to do that. Flow Book for Paper Lovers. I’ve found the book several times in a Barnes and Noble store, but I cannot find it on their website. I say this because the online version of the book (it’s a one-inch thick magazine with a substantial binding) at Amazon is, ah yeah, really expensive and if you have a Barnes and Noble membership card and you can…

EXPRESSED GRATITUDE: A BLESSBACK®

May 31, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

A BlessBack®* is an expression of thanks given to those in your past who have had a positive influence in your life. It is an exchange of blessing between two parties: the giver and the receiver. As you live the BlessBack life, you will discover that at various times you may be a giver and at other times a receiver; sometimes you may experience both giving and receiving at the same time. BlessBacks are different from random acts of kindness. Most often, a random act of kindness is being kind to someone in a spontaneous way. A BlessBack, on the…

BLESSBACK® IS ON SALE FOR 99¢ THRU JUNE 2ND!

May 29, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 1 Comment

I’m so pleased My Book Cave extended an invitation to feature my book on the power of gratitude, BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life, for its Memorial Day Week campaign. Let me extend that invitation to you. From Monday, May 30th at 8 a.m. CST through 9 p.m. CST on June 2nd, BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life is available on Amazon for only 99¢! At 9 p.m. on June 2nd, Amazon will raise the price of BlessBack® to $1.99 for the remainder of the book sale — which ends at 10 a.m. on June 4th, 2016. My journey with My Book…

THE POWER OF FRIENDS WHO WRITE

May 16, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 4 Comments

Writers oftentimes work alone. So it’s a wonderful thing when a fellow writer comes along with whom you can brainstorm and encourage. I met Gail Helgeson at a writer’s retreat in May 2015. We immediately hit it off with our love of England, faith, and writing. This month marks our one-year friendship. And truly, Gail is Heaven-sent. We’ve tried, and somewhat accomplished, meeting regularly. This is not always easy. One of us lives in Wisconsin, the other in Minnesota. And one of us works fulltime outside the home. But every six weeks or so, we meet in a room reserved…

A SWEET MOTHER’S DAY GIFT IDEA

April 18, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Mother’s day. One of those days you want to find the best gift for your mom. My three sons are characters so I can always expect a humorous card. Which I love. In case you want to accompany your card to your mom with a gift, I’m offering a sweet deal. Right now on my website, I’m offering a new little book filled with 21 stories all written with the word, “Mom” in mind. Now through the end of April (or until I sell out of my stash), in the shop, you can purchase “21 Days of Joy: Stories that…

THE HOTEL DEL CORONADO AND THE INVITATION

April 9, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

Our room was two floors about the umbrellas, three in from the bottom red roof.

My only visit to the Grand Old Dame by the Sea came in May of 1984 as a result of my husband having qualified to attend The Leaders Conference being held at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. The conference was a once-a-year celebration for highest sales achievers within the financial services industry. We were not quite twenty-six years old and had been married for four years. When I told a well-traveled friend that I was headed to the Hotel del Coronado, she said, “Juls, you’re going to love it. It’s an absolutely gorgeous old Victorian hotel. It’s an…

GLASS FUSION FUN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

March 23, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 4 Comments

What do you get when you’re on vacation and you bring yourself, one of your best friends, and a couple of your crazy ideas from Pinterest, into an art studio? A whole lot a fun and a tangible souvenir of a fabulous trip. My husband and I vacationed in the Florida Keys in February 2016 with our friends, Greg and Mary. The four of us did many things people do while at a vacation rental in Marathon – relaxed, read, sunbathed, ate, (highly recommend for lunch the Shrimp ‘Po Boy at Brutus Seafood and Market), rented a boat, fished and gawked…

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