We all spend our lives finding things that we love. We fall in love with people. Sometimes we fall in love with a special kind of chocolate. Maybe we love an activity or a book. Or we could love a movie.
My first two loves are easy. My family and my faith. I struggle defining exactly what my third great love would be.
I think that the third is the one that has changed for me the most over the years. At some points in my life I would have said dancing. I might have said hiking during another stage of my life. When I first started dating Scott, I loved all of the activities we did together. Maybe today I could say my third love is being a mother – but that kind of falls in my first love.
I have an amazing family that extends beyond my immediate family to my cousins and in-laws. And many of them have found that third love and held it strong for years and for some, I dare say a lifetime.
Cassandra Barney is my cousin. She is an extremely talented woman on so many levels. She paints, she gardens, she belly dances, she throws an amazing party, she helps those in need, and she is a wonderful friend. To know what Cass’ three loves are, you don’t even need to ask her. Her actions will tell you… her family, her faith and ART. Everything that she does revolves around her three loves.
Much of Cass’ art speaks to women. In fact, Greenwich Workshop describes her as “Feminine Divine” and they say “Cassandra Barney’s images capture the souls of heroines, everyday women who have found strength and personal victory in their diverse experiences.” Cassandra currently has an art show going on in Atlanta. (It just started on Friday).
This week, I get to giveaway a print of one of her gorgeous paintings. It is called “Three Loves” and the original is for sale through Greenwich Workshops for $2200.
In order to enter, please comment and tell me what are your “Three Loves”.
****Entries will be accepted through Friday night (the 25th) at Midnight Mountain. Saturday (the 26th) a winner will be randomly selected from all of the comments and announced (I’ll also email the winner).
****I was not compensated for hosting this giveaway. Greenwich Workshop, although they know members of my family, do not know me nor care about my blog.
****I can’t tell you to follow Cass’ blog, nor to “like” my facebook page, nor subscribe to my blog, nor follow me on twitter – but if you want to do any or all of those things, you can. And I’ll let you post a comment for each thing you do.
The serious threes: God, family, and country. The silly threes: Diet Dr. Pepper, chocolate, and any movie with Adam Sandler.
Good Question! I would have to say: Family, Service, and Nature
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You are right, picking the third one is a little hard!
Family
Faith
For the third I am going to say Laughter. It encompasses Good Friends who love you no matter what, Family, Happiness and sometimes a positive look at a hard situation in life.
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I “like” your facebook page.
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I subscribe to your blog.
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I follow you on twitter.
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I put Cass’s blog on my reader!
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I follow you on twitter…and I just hit like on your FB page!
Three things I love:
The Gospel, My Family, and things that make me laugh.
(pretty things, too.
and good poetry.
and a good book. a sunny day. a thunderstorm…)
Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
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Hi
I have been following Churnings and Burnings for a while now. I love Cassandra’s art.
Three things I love are:
Family
Friends
and Art
Cheers
Ursula
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I LOVE her work. I love her…well, I BLOG-love her. I don’t really know her, but I think she is one of the coolest girls that walks the planet. I have one of her prints that she gave out at women’s conference. I begged my little sister to make the trek to a campus she hates just to get it for me!
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Oh, and you bet I follow her blog!
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Family, faith, and writing. For today anyway:)
And I’ve been following her blog for a couple of years:) That’s how I found the giveaway, which is awesome. Thanks!
1. Loved ones (family, friends, etc.)
2. The Gospel.
3. Being outside.
*Crossing my fingers….I feel lucky!
My ipod, my bike and my family! Now, pick me, pick me!
1-God, Creator of all things bright and beautiful
2-My Five Senses that embrace all things bright and beautiful
3-Knowledge
My three loves……Family, Nature, and Art!
I would have to agree with Cass on this one. Family and Faith are a given, but art in one form or another motivates nearly everything I do. Love the print!
Just “followed” you on twitter. Thanks!
Oh, and I’ve been following Cassandra’s blog for years. She is a die hard blogger that never fails to entertain and inspire!
My three loves – My God, my family and my hope in Christ. These are what keep my heart singing.
And hooray for a giveaway! Yay!
I *like* your facebook page! Excited to keep up with your adventures!
And of course I am following Cass’ Blog. I *heart* her blog!
Oooohh.. I am following you on Twitter now too! Yay!
For a Cassandra Barney print, here are my three loves:
1. My wife Stacy, without whom my life would be a lot less complete and Ms. Barney would be unknown to me.
2. Books, for reading and collecting, and putting our imagination to work.
3. Skittles, now that they are gelatin free, they should be put in a food group all themselves and call that group, ‘delicious’
I am the third of three sisters, and I have three daughters, so I was instantly in love the first time I saw this print! I have been following Cassandra’s blog for quite some time and get a kick out of her zest for life and absolutely adore her work. So, on to my three loves:
1. my three girls + hubby
2. my faith
3. creativity–exploring talents and learning to be more creative in all that I do….
That painting is beautiful!
My husband
Faith
Friends
And I wish I had a chance to talk with you too! I was hoping to be able to meet people before the panel, but I was too busy rounding up a table. I hope my Snuggie was enough.
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My three loves?
My family (immediate and extended)
My faith (same as yours)
God-given talents
(I was going to list cupcakes, but that’s a little shallow)
Oh, and that painting? Absolutely gorgeous!! I love the symbolism!
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I like your Facebook page!
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I follow you on Twitter
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I follow Cassandra’s blog (she is talented!!)
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I follow your blog!
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Family
Faith
More family
I also really love “giveaways”!
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first off–i LOVE cass’s art work; so beautiful and moving.
my 3 loves:
1) family
2) my amazing friends
3) my health
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My three loves? My Growing Family(my third will be here in 1 month)
My God and my Faith
Warm, gooey chocolate chip cookies straight from the oven with ice cold milk!
My three:
My family (both by blood & by love)
Music
Spontaneous moments of shared weirdness with other people
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Family
Faith
Fotography
LOL! Yes, I KNOW it’s PHOTOGRAPHY… but I couldn’t mess up the F trilogy!! ;p
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My three loves…. Family, Music and Nature.
My three loves are my God, my family, and making things. I would love to have this print to give to my daughter. I already have one for myself