About Me

I'm an Orthodox Christian, and I strive to follow Christ day by day. I'm blessed to be married to Deacon Steve. We have four wonderful kids! I love to create comics, art, sew, write and read. :)

Monday, September 22, 2014

Halloween, 10th Blog Anniversary and some celebratory GIVEAWAYS!

Good Monday, folks!  I have a new blog post up at OCN, check it out if you have a chance.  If there's anything scarier than Halloween, it's online discussions regarding it!  Ha!  My article at OCN is merely a personal account of my Halloween-crazed childhood and where I stand today, as an Orthodox Christian and parent. I hope you are encouraged by it, whatever your stance may be. 

I also now have a presence on Facebook, so feel free to reach/ friend/ message me via there, if that's your preferred method for communication.  It was a tough decision to start a new account, but I want to be accessible to people who might have questions about my writing, or would just like to keep in touch.

In light of my article, I'd like to offer a GIVEAWAY!  The book that I referred to in my article, Youth of Apocalypse, is unfortunately no longer in print. So I'd like to give away another book which is not unrelated to the subject, and which I've reviewed here on this blog, The Gurus, the Young Man and Elder PaisiosYou may choose between a E-book version, or a hard copy. 


  

All you have to do is comment here 8 pm Pacific Time, and tell me why you'd like this book!  I will draw a name and announce the winner next week, Monday morning (Sept. 29).  Winner must contact me via e-mail (xktussing@yahoo.com) or Facebook with their mailing address ASAP.   


Another reason for the giveaway is that my blog is 10 years old!!!  WHOOOOOAA!!!

I admit.... sometimes it makes me feel smug....




... but more often than not, I'm like this:



But seriously, I like doing my thing here on this online space of mine.  I am so thankful for the friendships this whole blogging experience has brought into my life!

Stay tuned for 3 more Giveaways over the next 3 weeks!  Think: Oprah's Favorite Things Giveaway, Xenia-style!  ;)  


7 comments:

elizabeth said...

nice! I think technically I am at year ten too, if you count my bloglines blog before this one! :) 9 years here for me :)

Would love to win that book: why? don't have it yet, should read it and also share it with others.... :)

much love!

elizabeth said...

just read your article; I liked it! and I do hope you love fall this year :)

Elizabeth @ The Garden Window said...

Happy Blogaversary!
I missed my own 10th Blogaversary which was on August 11th - hasn't time flown?

I'd also love to win an e-copy of the book; I have several books about Elder Porphyrios but nothing about Elder Paisios :-(

Mimi said...

Ten years? No way! That's awesome.
Your post was linked in a FB group I am in, it was interesting food for thought. I agree about the "Halloween wars" online, though. Grin!
Love to you, you are awesome! I saw your lovely Goddaughter this past weekend and thought of you.

Xenia Kathryn said...

elizabeth,
Happy 9 years to your blog!!! You know, I missed my true 10 year anniversary... it was techincally back in June. But that was during summer break, when kids were home and my brain was fried. :D It's not too late to have a blog birthday celebration!

Elizabeth @ G.W.,
As I said above, it's not too late to celebrate your blog birthday! I mean, wow, a decade! You deserve some e-cake!!! :D

Mimi,
Hello!!! Ooh, how's that FB group conversation coming along? It's interesting how what you write can trickle into different corners of the web! :D You are awesome, too :) Let me know if you're coming down for the fall retreat this year! And you saw Sophia? Isn't she a DOLL? :D

Mimi said...

She is indeed! And, yes - I signed up today! Looking forward to such an interesting topic. Sophia's mom got me hooked up with info!

Michelle M. said...

10 years! That is fantastic :) I'v been blogging for the same amount of time, but jumped around from blog to blog. Congrats!