I've been delaying this post, trying to think of a way to make it special.  Next week, I'll post a couple of virtual field trips, one to the William Tecumseh Sherman House (Civil War general)  in Lancaster, Ohio, and one to the Levi Coffin House (Quaker 'captain' of the Underground Railroad).  Both day trips were fascinating, and thanks go out to my husband, who shares my love of history and who patiently waits while I take photos to share with you.

But those didn't seem right for post 100, somehow.  How would I decide which one was the better trip?  So instead, I believe I will say thank you to new blogging friends.  Some of them have held giveaways which I won, and by the way, entering giveaways is a fun way to make new friends and find new blogs.  Go to Google blogs in the Google drop down menu, search the word giveaway without quotes, and enter whatever you may be interested in winning, putting the phrase in quotes--"beach towel," for example.  Somebody's bound to give away what you'd like to win sooner or later! 

Some of my new blogging friends have held book giveaways for me, and some have done a blog tour, which means a group of bloggers read my books and review them all in the same week.  It's pretty interesting to see how several people can read the same books, yet each focuses on a different facet.

So, without further ado, I'd like to introduce you to some of my newest blogging friends.  I'm including links so you can be friends with them, too!

The first one is Kristin at These Little Girls of Mine!  She is a dear.  I won a Christian CD by Leeland, a group who is from Kristin's hometown.  I loaded it right into my car and listened last night to wind up our day of driving completely around the outerbelt visiting two auto shops for our kids' cars (a longer story than I want to tell).  Kristin's CD was a blessing!  Read the story of how she picked her winners on the linked post--funny!  Special note--if I'm not mistaken, she bought the giveaway items especially for her 200th post giveaway.  That's really nice.  Thanks, Kristin! 

Weird coincidence on this one!  Just as I searched for  Frugal Femina's  first name so I could post about her here, a new email popped up from Katie herself!  She wants to interview me.  Talk about coincidences!  I said yes.  But back to Katie--bookmark her blog!  She is constantly posting fabulous freebies and special offers as she tirelessly works to save you money.  She does giveaways, too, and that's how I won a copy of Busy Moms' Devotions to Go.  I just received it yesterday--pocket-sized to fit in my purse, chock full of nuggets that the Lord wants me to call to mind.  Katie is just getting started with FF, so go on over and follow her.  Betcha you'll save some money.  Example--if you go to a participating Chick-fil-A this Friday, July 10, dressed like a cow, you can get a free meal.  Katie very practically tells us to call first.  No use dressing up like a heifer and hoofing it to the mall if your local Chick-fil-A is not in on the Cow Appreciation Day promo. 

Next, meet se7en: The Life and Times of a Homeschooling Mom of se7en.   I met the Seven Little Hoods in the About section, but this busy mom shall be referred to only as se7en, because that's her preference, and by golly, for once, her needs are coming first.  :-)  I won her giveaway for a kid's Bible study of the Book of Ruth, and I'm really looking forward to reading it.  How funny, when se7en responded to my email that included my mailing address, she was excited that a real live author was reading her blog!  Oh dear, that's nothing compared to my excitement over her super-cute choosing method that picked my name--be sure to click the link to meet young Hood #6.  And really nothing compared to my humbled excitement that this busy mom is taking time and energy from her 101 daily activities to mail my book all the way from Cape Town, South Africa.  Truly, I am not worthy, but I'm grateful.  Thanks, se7en. 

Now, meet Liana Laverentz, who is featuring an article I wrote called Not Just the Facts, Ma'am.  Liana came across the article at The Christian Examiner and asked me if she could repost it for her readers.  I was happy to comply!  It feels good to know she feels I can help other writers.  Thanks, Liana!

And last, but certainly not least, the wonderful folks at Christian Fiction Review Blog CFRB  aredoing a blog tour for bothof my books.  Several bloggers are participating--don't forget to click on their buttons at the bottom of this link, okay?  Thanks, CFRB!

Well, those are some of my new friends.  Oops, one more--author James E. Robinson.  I agreed to participate on the other end of a blog tour for his book, The Flower of Grass , meaning I reviewed it.  Listen, if you are looking for a wonderful book, read my review of Jim's book and then buy the book.  You'll be glad you did.  As always, if money's tight, take the book info that's at the top of the post, including the ISBN, and request that your local library branch purchase it.  Print out my review and take it with you--librarians usually want to see a review.  Then you can read the book free, but the good news is, libraries usually purchase multiple copies, so Jim won't be left out in the cold.  :-)

Thanks to all my new friends, and may I tell you of many more in my next milestone post!