Thank you all!!  For the second year in a row, HappyWivesClub.com has been selected as the About.com Reader’s Choice Award winner for Best Marriage Blog or Website.  And we didn’t just win, we won BIG with -you won’t believe this- 60-percent of the vote!

For those of you who may not know, this is a pretty big deal.  About.com is one of the top 100 sites in the world with more than 36 million visitors every month.  There are few award distinctions on the web with greater significance than their annual Reader’s Choice Awards.  This is only their sixth year hosting the contest so it’s amazing we’ve already won twice.

We had some great competition this year and were actually up against one of my favorite marriage sites on the web, Alisa Bowman’s Project Happily Every After.  When our Club was first building, I contacted several top marriage sites and asked if I could be a guest writer and she (like so many others) were so kind to oblige.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed but we’ve had one heck of a week!  First, we rolled out the brand new Happy Wives Club site (make sure to share your thoughts about the new site design in the comments section below – would love to hear from you).  Then we celebrated 100,000 likes on our Facebook community page, while simultaneously hosting our most amazing giveaway ever, and now this!

Please accept my heartfelt thanks for a great start to what is sure to be a fantastic year!  Many of you are members of this club.  Some are casual readers and others are fully engaged interacting with us on our Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest pages.  No matter why you’re here, I want you to know you are truly an inspiration.  

There have been times when I look at my workload and think, “How in the world do I continue to pour into this club, my family, while running my business simultaneously?”  And at times it’s been a challenge.  But I am grateful to each and every one of you for encouraging me daily.  You remind me of the importance of this club, our overall mission, and why we can never quit.

I salute you.  I am thankful for you.  And I look forward to the day when we are surrounded by 1,000,000 women just like us.  Those who do not in any way, shape or form match the media’s portrayal of married women.  We’re not Stepford.  Not Desperate.  Just madly in love with our hubbies and loving every ounce of our marriage.  I, my friends, am honored to know you.

Until Monday…make it a great weekend!

 

 

 

 

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