Winning Entries for Ohhhh!

[itsjoanne]

EDITORS’ CHOICE PLACINGS – “OHHH…” CHALLENGE

1st Place The Bride of His Youth by Michele Roach
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34246

2nd Place Rising to the Top by Ann Grover
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34226

3rd Place Ohhh, What Glorious Majesty! By June Dickie
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34181

4th Place The Sleep of the Beloved by Suzanne Rowe
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34197

5th Place The Question by Marita Vandertogt
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34201

6th Place Gone with the Chagrin by Beth Muehlhausen
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34231

7th Place Can You Hear the Angels Sing? By Margaret Kearley
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34249

8th Place A Mourning Dove in Search of a Cage by Emily Gibson
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34255

9th Place Some of What Was Taken Away by Lisa Mikitarian
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34199

10th Place Road Rage and a 360-Degree Spin by Stanley Bednarz
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34229


LEVEL CHAMPIONS FOR “OHHH…” CHALLENGE

Level 1 – Beginners

1st Place The Audacity of Hope by Kristi Peifer
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34250

2nd Place Mr. Rudy's Baby by Amanda Brogan
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34224

3rd Place A Birthday Gift From God by Lisha Hunnicutt
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34258

Highly Commended:

No Mush No Gush by Ruth Brown
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34243

Sacred Silence by Pam Ford Davis
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34198


Level 2 – Intermediate

1st Place Sunlight by Lynn Diener
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34206

2nd Place A Lion in a Nursing Home? By Shann Hall
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34220

3rd Place The Builder by Renee Polson
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34214

Highly Commended:

His Miracle by Darlene Casino
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34233

Surprises by Patricia Protzman
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34254


Level 3 – Advanced

1st Place Ohhh, What Glorious Majesty! By June Dickie
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34181

2nd Place Road Rage and a 360-Degree Spin by Stanley Bednarz
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34229

3rd Place Creation Voices Praise by Joan Campbell
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34176

Highly Commended:

Full View by Rachel Rudd
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34251

Three Bad Dates by Lisa Tyre
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34232


Level 4 – Masters

1st Place The Bride of His Youth by Michele Roach
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34246

2nd Place Rising to the Top by Ann Grover
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34226

3rd Place The Sleep of the Beloved by Suzanne Rowe
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34197

Highly Commended:

The Question by Marita Vandertogt
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34201

Gone with the Chagrin by Beth Muehlhausen
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=34231

[srashmi]

Congrats everyone.

[PamDavis]

Best I have ever rated in a challenge.
Jan's writing class really brings RESULTS.

Pam Ford Davis

[Ms. Barbie]

Good job!

[Brenda]

Tremendous entries this time!! Congrats to everyone!!

[vesselofwordage1]

Congrats to everyone!

Special shout to Chely - Way to go girl - #1 EC spot doesn't get better then that

Also way to go Kristi, I'll see you in the next level if I ever find the time to get another entry in

[OldManRivers]

Well done, Faithwriters.

Not an easy challenge, but yet so many creative contributions.

[Sarah Elisabeth]

Ohhh, just look at that list! Special shout outs to Kristi, Amanda, Lisha, Ruth and Pam (I recognized all your names immediatly and thought WOW! lol)

Shann is moving on up (loved your entry!)

WOW what an EC list! Whoohoo Masters!

Congrats all, really fabulous entries

[Anja]

Wow... I AM surprised, especially since many of you commented that I did hit the "oh factor," when I was so sure I had missed it.

(But again, it seems to be the way of it... entries I've written that I don't care for, in terms of "skill" or "topic appropriateness," often place, while those that I think are brilliant and spot-on don't.)

Thank you, everyone. In spite of being at FW for a long while... in spite of placing... I am still much too thin-skinned.

If anyone is interested, I got the inspiration for the story and the last line (which is the real "ohhhh....") from these photos.

Cornish Tin Mines

And apologies that I didn't make it clearer in the story that it was a tin mine. In the long run, I guess it doesn't matter... even though I'm not sure coal mines have these distinctive engine house chimneys.

(Is this too much yakking for the results thread?)

Congratulations to everyone... It is definitely an honour to be counted with you.

[beff]

Congratulations writers! I experienced many "Ohhh!" moments while reading!

[PamDavis]

Thanks, Sarah.
I lived in Texas for six years. Wish I could be there to see the Bluebonnets this spring!

Pam

[dandelionflower]

Another week of great stories--congrats to all the winners. It's neat how new names are becoming familiar.

A special shout-out to Chel and Stan.

And Rachel, I'm sorry to not see your story up there.

On We Go . . .

[Chely]

Wow, Judges. Thank you. I am truly flabbergasted and honored to be up there with so many established pros like Lisa, Ann, Marita, Emily and Beth, as well as so many of FaithWriter's latest up and comers.

I came very close to not even submitting this story because I was afraid it might have too much "female imagery".

I am really, really glad I did.

Thanks to everyone who popped by and left a comment; those yellow box notifications are always the highlight of my inbox.

[CreativeWords]

Congrats to so many amazing writers! Chely - too awesome! Loved it so much.

Lisa, thanks for the sentiment (at least, I assume you meant that for me - if not... well, that was awkward). I was hoping to place with this one, it's true, but I am very happy to be happy writing again. Writing my story was enough of a prize for me.

Can't wait to go read the ones I didn't get to yet!

[youthpastor]

Congrats winners. Super entries and a multitude of talent!
God Bless,
Bryan