Susie's Blog for first week of FEBRUARY!

YAHOO! It's February. And it's also time for me to announce the winner of last week's blog prize: Joanna Rutter from New Jersey--you've won the One-Minute Bible for Students! (Joanna, you need to email me and give me your regular mailing address so I can send you the prize!)

This week's blog prize is: Secret Power to Treasures, Purity and a Good Complexion: A Personal Bible Study on the Book of Colossians by Susie Shellenberger. (I heard it's a good book . . . but I haven't read it yet. Just kidding.)



Anyhoo, whoever wins this book will actually get TWO because we want you to be able to do this fun Bible study with a friend.

How can you win? You get one entry each time you jump onto the blog and ask a question about guys. Not a specific guy . . . but guys in general. We'll then take these questions and actually ask guys to answer them and put the results in SUSIE mag.

Here's an example:

--How come guys say they'll call you, but they don't?

So your question should only be one line! And each time you enter a separate question about guys, you get another entry for the blog prize!

If you get a friend to come onto the blog site who hasn't been on yet, you get three entries. (But you have to email me and tell me who the friend is and provide her email.) And how are you gonna email me if you don't know my email? Ask no further: susieshell@comcast.net

(See, now there's no excuse.)

And if you come babysit my dog, Obie while I'm in Mexico this week, you'll get five entries. OK, I'm kidding.

But toss us every question you have about the opposite sex, and we'll go find the guys who are brave enough to give you their answers!

And who knows? YOU may be the winner of two Bible study books! We'll announce the winner next Toooosday instead of next Monday, because I'm in Mexico from Wednesday thru next Monday. Comprende me el-schedulo?

OK. I'll stick with English.

Remember, the first issue of SUSIE mag comes out in May. If you're wanting to subscribe, we need to get your subscription in el pronto. (Oh, yeah. I said I wasn't going to attempt Spanish, didn't I?) OK, we need it el-quicko. (See, I just can't help myself.) You gotta get it in NOW.

Here's how:

Send a check for $23 to:

Susie Shellenberger Ministries
3741 Bloomington Street #4
Colorado Springs, CO 80922

And please pray for me while I'm in Mexico!

I love you, Girls! Keep looking to Christ.

Susie

New BLOG CANDY (Jan 26-31)

Hi, Girls!

I'm so excited about our new magazine, I could just spit. OK, maybe not spit . . . but I'm reallyreallyreally excited!

I believe teen girls still want a magazine in print; you know . . . something you can hold or stuff in your backpack or pass on to a friend or go back and read again five months later. So the new SUSIE magazine will certainly fill that need.

We're hard at work on the May issue and beginning plans for the June issue. After that, we'll begin working about 4 months in advance to meet press deadlines and all that stuff.

You're gonna love this week's blog candy. The Student One-Minute Bible is awesome! And the way to get entered to win is to post a "Dear Susie" question. If you're familiar with BRIO, you know this as the section where I answer letters from teen girls about anything and everything.

Nothing's off limits. Nothing's too silly. Nothing's too embarrassing. I'll use some of these questions in our first issue of the magazine (the May issue). If you want a personal answer, you need to send it directly to my email.

I can't promise every single question will get answered, but I'll try my best. Remember to give your name and state when leaving a comment. If you aren't a registered user, just click on Anonymous.

(If this is the first time you've visited this site, you probably need to know that I created BRIO magazine several years ago. But when it was recently discontinued and given away, I began to seek God's direction for His next adventure for me. He kept telling me to create another magazine--something brand-new and even more relevant for Christian teen girls today. So that's why I'm launching SUSIE magazine.)

I love you, Sisses!

Susie

Susie's Blog Candy Kick Off!

Hey, Girlfriends!

God helped me create Brio magazine several years ago, and I totally loved getting to know many of you through its pages. When it was discontinued and given away . . . I asked God what was next in His adventure for me.

He reminded me that just as He helped me create Brio, He'd like to help me create something brand-new . . . a magazine for teen girls that's more relevant, more spiritually engaging and custom-made just for you! And to help you identify with the one who answers all your questions, we decided to make the name really easy.

Your new mag is simply: SUSIE.

It's a new season.
A new era.
A new beginning.
An exciting adventure.
And YOU can be part of creation from the ground floor!

I gotta tell ya . . . I'm so excited, I'm giggling out loud as I write this!

Here's where the FUN starts: You tell me what you want in your brand-new mag. And to celebrate, I'm tossing out lots of blog candy. And I do mean lots!

Once a week for the next 16 weeks (Yes! Believe it! You really did read that right—the next 16 weeks!) I'm giving away Bibles, books and cards.

Here's what to watch for:

• Every Sunday evening the winner will be announced. Be watching so you can contact me for your prize if you win.
• Every Monday morning new blog candy will be posted.
• Each post will specify how to be entered into the drawing.
• The more you help spread the word about this blog, the more chances you have to win.

Here's how to win this week's blog candy:

• Get one entry for leaving a comment on this blog telling me exactly what you want and need in this new magazine. (You don't need to be a registered blog user to comment. Just click on "Anonymous" when leaving your comment, but make sure you include your full name and the state where you live.)
• Get one entry for mentioning this blog candy on your Facebook page.
• Get two entries for posting a link to my blog on your own blog.

This week's blog candy is: The Word in Life Study Bible