[Note from the Proprietor: In case you're wondering what it's all about, well, we're smack in the middle of BLOGAPALOOZA! Hey, you're welcome to join in the fun if you like! All ya gotta do is click that cute little link and read all about it!]

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Guest post by Mary DeMuth who writes over at Relevant Blog.

January – Am I brave enough to live? At the crossroads of grief, God whispers a challenge: Will I choose to live this year, really live? Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/am-i-brave-enough-to-live-really-live.html

February – 83 dollars. A brief story about my son’s ability to give away his treasure for the sake of wells in Ghana. Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/83-dollars.html

March – Envy. Here I expose my own envious self and hold up a friend as a different kind of encouraging example. Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/envy.html

April – Introverted Extrovert? Extroverted Introvert? Here I expose all my inner angst about who I am, then I let my readers decide. Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/extroverted-introvert-introverted.html

May – Well, it happened. I feel weird. A little piece about finding my books tucked into the corners of Half-Priced books. A surreal experience. Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/well-it-happened-i-feel-weird.html

June – Declaring an IHBD (I Hate Bras Day). Enough said…I even wrote a poem. Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/declaring-new-holiday-ihbd-i-hate-bras.html

July – What I Learned in Ghana. My twelve-year-old son Aidan and I had the trip of our lives. Listen to what God did. Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-i-learned-in-ghana.html

August – When Hope Wanes. My life and grief spilled on the page, tinged with the kind of hope only God can infuse. Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/when-hope-wanes.html

September – Wrestling with Customer Service. One of my more controversial posts about whether customer service feeds our narcissism. Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/wrestling-with-customer-service.html

October – Crabby Sue. Sometimes you just have those kind of days where you’re crabby, crabby, crabby. Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/crabby-sue.html

November – The Way Friendship Twists. We’ve all had broken friendships. I explore what happens and why. Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/way-friendship-twists.html

December – The Slippery Slope of Selfishness. Am I more selfish this year than last? Enough said. Permalink: http://relevantblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/slippery-slope-of-selfishness-am-i-more.html

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Mary DeMuth is a multi-published author of nonfiction and fiction books and serves as a book mentor for The Writing Spa. She loves to help folks turn their trials into triumphs. Learn more at www.marydemuth.com and www.thewritingspa.com. Her next book, Daisy Chain, releases in March with Zondervan.

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[Further note from the Proprietor: Hey, if you're interested in having your own "best of 2008" posts highlighted right here at the Middle Zone, then by all means, click on this link: (BLOGAPALOOZA: What I Learned From 2008) and read all about it! BLOGAPALOOZA'09 will be open for entries from now until Sunday, January 25.]

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