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Winning Entries for THINK

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:01 am
by itsjoanne
EDITORS’ CHOICE PLACINGS – “THINK” CHALLENGE

1st Place Descartes and the Dinosaur by Gregory Kane
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36853

2nd Place White Picket Dreams by Sarah Heywood
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36885

3rd Place Whatever is Lovely by Amanda Brogan
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36911

4th Place My Thinking Cap by Vincent Lyons
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36831

5th Place This Old House by Margaret Kearley
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36927

6th Place Hitchhiking from the Classroom by Emily Gibson
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36931

7th Place Red Light Thoughts by Sarah Elisabeth
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36897

8th Place Remember the Sunflowers by Frances Judge
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36908

9th Place Hook, Line, and Thinker by Beth Muehlhausen
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36919

10th Place No More Church-ese by Lollie Hofer
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36879


LEVEL CHAMPIONS FOR “THINK” CHALLENGE

Level 1 – Beginners

1st Place No Words by Angie McTaggart
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36865

2nd Place No, Don't Think on That! By Kathy Barnes
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36845

3rd Place Out of Sync by Betty Farrow
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36889

Highly Commended:

Stop and Think by Terri Schroeder
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36839

Causes Me To Think by Karla Carlson
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36857


Level 2 – Intermediate

1st Place Advice From A Chameleon by Yvonne Leigh
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36898

2nd Place Think Before You Leap by Daniel Kane
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36913

3rd Place Mind Games by Cheryl Harrison
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36842

Highly Commended:

Thinking Gets Grownups in Trouble by Deborah Riall
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36834

A Penny for Your Thoughts by Fern Brown
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36915


Level 3 – Advanced

1st Place Whatever is Lovely by Amanda Brogan
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36911

2nd Place No More Church-ese by Lollie Hofer
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36879

3rd Place Punishment Gone Awry by AnneRene' Capp
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36904

Highly Commended:

Send Them Off With A Kiss by Carol Penhorwood
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36896

Lord Think Is In a Fink by Philippa Geaney
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36916


Level 4 – Masters

1st Place Descartes and the Dinosaur by Gregory Kane
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36853

2nd Place White Picket Dreams by Sarah Heywood
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36885

3rd Place My Thinking Cap by Vincent Lyons
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36831

Highly Commended:

This Old House by Margaret Kearley
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36927

Hitchhiking from the Classroom by Emily Gibson
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article- ... p?id=36931

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:02 am
by Ms. Barbie
CONGRATS ALL!!!

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:13 am
by ForeverHis
Congratulations Everyone! :thumbs

Special congrats to my good friend Amanda! First in Advanced, 3rd in EC! Wow! :superhappy

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:13 am
by Stina Rose
Congratulations winners!

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:24 am
by choosingjoy
Congratulations all! Good writing and placings well deserved.
:mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :wink:

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:32 am
by twoleaves
Congratulations to all the winners! Very fine work on this topic.

Pat

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:36 am
by grandmalovesbabies
:party Let's party and celebrate all these wonderful winners and their stories. Hopefully, I'll be able to find the time to read a few. (I have to "borrow" computers so my time is somewhat limited.) Again, congrats one and all. :D :D :D


:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: (a thousand more times)...this is my first EC (barely made it). My hands are shaking while I type. What a goof. I didn't think it would mean that much. Thank you judges. I had a couple mistakes this week so didn't think my story stood a chance. Thanks again.

Congrats!

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:50 am
by write4christ
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:52 am
by Greghory
You know when you have one of those stories and you think it's just about as good as it's ever going to get? That was this week's Descartes and the Dinosaur. Many thanks to the judges and to those kind commentators who showered me with gold boxes even when there wasn't any hinting.

Serving as a missionary, the whole issue of developmental aid is very much a hot potato for me and I was careful in my story not to give any easy answers. We're called by God to transform individuals and communities and it's all too easy to opt for the quick fix. Not surprisingly such solutions rarely last. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then I guess you need to click on the link to the story. Read, think, pray, act!

By the way, an encouragement to those who feel that they will never quite get there in terms of the Weekly Challenge. I joined FaithWriters back in 2006 and yet this is the first time that I have managed to place number one overall. I've come first in Masters before but pipped to the post by someone in Advanced. It's therefore the first time that I have been in the running for Best of the Best. I thank God for FW and for the opportunity to learn to excel. Little by little I'm also getting there.

Gregory Kane

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:00 pm
by jodybooks
Congratulations, everyone!

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:01 pm
by DanielK
Well I certainly wasn't expecting that! I'm just putting this post on for those of you who read my "Think before you leap". I've had quite a few comments along the lines of, "Wow, you're really brave" "You must be getting too old for it". Just so you know, I haven't actually ever done the things mentioned in my story. My parents would kill me. I wrote it from research and a good chunk of imagination. But thanks anyway.

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:26 pm
by SharonK
What can I say? I am SO proud of both my men!! Congratulations Gregory and Daniel. Your creative juices obviously flow even better when the rest of us are not around to distract you!:D

Sharon Kane

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 2:13 pm
by CreativeWords
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

The stories this week were all so amazing. Special shout-out to Sarah Elizabeth - great story, friend.

The winners all truly deserve it. Well done!

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 4:52 pm
by Sarah Elisabeth
Whoohoo, congrats to all the winners! Way to go Amanda!!! Lollie, the first EC is so amazing!

Special congrats to Gregory! Doesn't get any better than the top, but I really appreciate your spirit.

Aw, thanks Rachel, I was totally surprised! This is not one I expected to place.

No topics til October, so time to kick back and relax!

whatever

8)

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:30 pm
by ElizaEvans
HUUUUGEST CONGRATULATIONS TO
:superhappy GREGORY :superhappy
and ALL THE WINNERS