We would like to thank you all for submitting your stories as part of the "Times Mom Stood Up For Me" Writing Competition featuring Mitch Albom, author of For One More Day. The entries were touching, often heartbreaking, and ocasionally hilarious.
Here are the finalists and grand prize winning entries:
First-Place Winner:
Sandra K., The World Is A Beautiful Place With Mom By My Side
Finalists:
Sean K., Chirp, Chirp
Stacy J., Broken Neck…Unbroken Spirit
Saint F., Battle of a Lifetime
Rachel E., Saving Herself by Saving Me: A Time My Mom Stood Up For Me
Morgan S., Standing Ovation
Kathryn Esplin-Oleski, My Mom Stood Up for Me During the Last Days of My Childhood
Christopher N., A Rescue
Beth J., Helping Chrissy
Becky Thane, Woman-Mountain
Congratulations! The first-place winner will receive a 7-night cruise vacation onboard Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas. The top nine runner-ups will receive a $100 Borders Gift Card.
For more information about the competition go the Announcement Page
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True! mother stands up for you not only during childhood, but also during your motherhood!!
Stacy's article is incredible, and I really enjoyed Christopher's article and Saint's article, too. So many important stories.
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Be Good!
What a lovely memory of your mom.
love to all
To Sandra K, All the finalists and all the MOMS.
Happy Mothers Day.
I'm surely not surprised that most of these people are brand spanking new to Gather, and haven't written anything else but this.
I just wanted to say I am finally going through what is now under 6,300 pieces of gather new mail that is in my inbox on here. So with that in mind I have finally come to a piece of mail that was addressed to me in regards this article submission you have created to share with the gather community. Thank you for taking the time and sharing your piece with us here at gather. :o)
And I hope you have a Happy New Year... in 2009 :o)