First ever giveaway!

Dear Readers,
So I never win anything. Like, ever. I used to always joke about it. Now, since Stevie's died I've been at events where they do raffles and I'll say things like, "you know, there's no way I am going to win. I mean yeah, when the odds are 1 in 10,000 (or whatever they actually were) of winning the prize of having your baby die from a blood clot, I'm that lucky 1, but I'll never be the 1 in 200 (or however many raffle tickets are in that box) who wins the prize you actually want to win." A bit over-dramatic, but you know what I mean.

So imagine my surprise last night when I saw that I had won Jill's awesome giveaway, in honor of her 100th blog post! I couldn't believe it when I saw my name. I was and am so excited. Maybe my luck is changing! I won a gift certificate to Lisa Leonard Designs, and I picked out this adorable necklace:

I am going to get Andy's name on the key, and the rectangle tag with Stevie's name. There's even room to add more tags for more children, assuming we have them someday :)

I had so much fun winning Jill's giveaway, I decided I should do one of my own. I noticed yesterday I hit 200 followers, and I want to thank you all for the incredible love and support you've shown me during the past (almost) three months. I don't know where I'd be today if it weren't for this blog. It's been so helpful and healing for me to have a place to share all the thoughts and feelings floating around in my head. And there have been days where your comments have literally kept me afloat, where I'd sit and hit "refresh" over and over again and read new ones as they came in.

So to thank you all, I am going to be giving away a $40 gift certificate to Mama Mia Custom Hand-Stamped Jewelry. Tina is a babyloss mom herself, having lost her twins, Sophie and Ellie, in April of 2009; she blogs about her journey here. Her jewelry is incredibly beautiful, and it's even more special, knowing it's created by a fellow "angel mommy."

One of my favorite Mama Mia pieces

To enter this giveaway:

1. Become a follower of my blog (if you're not already!)
2. Leave a comment on this post
3. Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway for additional entries (leave a separate comment for each)
4. If you don't have a blog of your own, but still "follow" my blog (Mom, that's you!), you can leave an "anonymous" comment with your name and email address to enter
5. You do not have to be a babyloss mom to enter this giveaway! Enter to win a piece for your angel babies, living children, or even to give to your own mother :)
6. Winner will be chosen (using random.org) and announced on Wednesday, July 28th.
   

Thanks again for all your support, everyone, and to Jill for the inspiration!

Love,
Kristin