Thanks to all the women who contributed to the August /September Writing Contest.

Contributors were asked to tell about a time a friend healed them, or they were instrumental in healing a friend.

I'm happy to share the winner is from our forums. Congratulations to TVC150. Her story will appear on the site next week.

TVC150, please contact me and I'll send you the $20.00 gift certificate as soon as I hear from you.

whooo hooo TVC! You go gal....can't wait to see what you wrote! Congrats!

JJ

Me too. Me too.
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I can't wait for the story! Congratulations TV - it has to be awesome to be picked, judging by the company you keep.

Thank you everybody! I am so thrilled. I really can't believe I won.
You will have to wait until Dotsie posts it to read my story, but I'd like to tell you another tale about a true friend healing a friend.
The title would have to be,
Dotsie!
This is actually the second time that this wonderful woman has given me encouragement in my writing. She doesn't know it but she had the honor of reading my very first published piece. It was an essay in the NAWW newsletter. She emailed me to tell me she enjoyed reading it and then invited me to send her a story for, Boomer Women. You can imagine how important I felt at that moment. I was floating on cloud 9! And now this! I was seriously starting to think that I have been kidding myself about ever being a successful writer and here comes Dotsie with the shot in the arm that I needed, right when I needed it!
Also, her invitation to check out the forums came at a time when I was feeling very lonely. I've recently moved 600 miles away from all friends and family. I haven't taken a job here yet as I wanted to give myself some time to work on my writing. Dotsie's, Boomer Women Speak, has given me the opportunity to meet all of you wonderful people. With so many new friends, I'll never be lonely again!
Dotsie, I can never thank you enough!
Sincerely,
Robin

Congratulations TVC! Floating on Cloud 9 is a nice place to be....enjoy it!

TVC- congratulations! I look forward to reading your contribution and winning story too!
Well done!

TVC, what a wonderful reflection on your work. Congrats.

Congratulations, Robin! And you're right. Dotsie is quite the encourager.

Can't wait to read it!

Donna