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And who wants a planner from Blessed is She? {giving you one!} CLOSED

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I can’t say I’m a great planner. Ask my friends whom I stood up for 45 minutes the other night because I was sitting in bed thinkingΒ Gosh, I’m pretty sure I had something today but I don’t see it on my ical . . . .

And I can’t pretend this summer hasn’t been a blur of pregnancy related illness, one massive trip to the East Coast we kinda fumbled through, a grueling soccer camp that the two older kids loved and I languished in the heat for two+ hours each morning (but honestly just talked to my mom friends the whole time so while eating the snacks I brought for my kids__^_^__), and now it’s August with more travel and trying to get my life around the fact my oldest will go to school and needs things hemmed.

And I’ve reopened my etsy shop with fall blankets and gift sets! Leggings coming soon (if you want to be the first to know when they launch and have first dibs on fabrics and a discount, newsletter for it is here).

And yet, it has been my favorite summer because we weren’t stacked up with a million activities.Β The day-to-day has been hanging out, enjoying the seconds of quiet between the indignity of children who live with other children, and remembering that pretty soon I’ll need to be “on it.” Like, don’t forget to pack a lunch for your kid so now you can’t just grocery shop whenever but must plan ahead, on it.

Speaking of planning, Blessed is She is the Catholic women’s ministry I work for managing and editing the daily devotions. Something really amazing we just put out is this liturgically based calendar, the brainchild of Jenna, our founder, and the hand-art child of Erica Tighe of Be a Heart design, with contributions from our writing and creative team. It’s gorgeous.

I have my copy on the way and want to give one to one of you. It runs Sept 16-Dec 17, has room for to-do’s, etc, and feast days, prayers for each month, and little nooks and crannies for you to simply be and breathe a little.

Go buy yours online at the pre-sale discounted price or hope you win big!

To enter:

follow Blessed is She on instagram or Facebook.

comment with which regional group you’d be in after checking the site. (or which one you’re already in!)

I’ll pick a random winner Friday morning!

Good luck, friends!

114 Comments

  1. Emily D. on August 3, 2016 at 12:34 pm

    I’m in the Midwest Region. Ohio represent! πŸ™‚



  2. Sara on August 3, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    Oooh ooh! Me please! I’m following BIS everywhere… well, everywhere except Twitter. I don’t get that place at all. πŸ™‚
    I’m in the Northwest Region group. Thanks, Nell!



  3. Christianne on August 3, 2016 at 12:52 pm

    What a beautiful planner! I would be at a loss without my current planner, paper is so much better than electronic! It would be amazing to have something with the liturgical year built right it though, knowing saint days is far more important than making sure earth day is properly documented. Oh, I’m Midwest region. πŸ™‚



  4. Pomeline on August 3, 2016 at 12:59 pm

    I’m in the Canada group.

    I’m a big bullet journal user, but ever since I saw this planner I’ve been torn. It’s SO pretty. If I win it I’ll take it as a sign that it’s time to kiss my bullet journal goodbye πŸ˜‰



  5. Rachel on August 3, 2016 at 1:11 pm

    I would love one of these! Minnesota girl of course!:)



  6. Kathryn McIntyre on August 3, 2016 at 1:17 pm

    Northeast group!



  7. Vanessa M. on August 3, 2016 at 1:19 pm

    I would love one! I am in the midwest group =)



  8. Ruth Anne on August 3, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    Following BIS everywhere, would love a journal! I’m in the Northeast group on FB



  9. Sara on August 3, 2016 at 1:46 pm

    Planner and liturgical calendar??? Sign me up!

    I’m in the southern region!



  10. Jenny Deramo on August 3, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    I would be in the Southwest group. This looks wonderful!



  11. Sarah Mason on August 3, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    Would love to win, as I cannot afford to buy one at this time. Thanks for the chance! I am in the Northeast group on Facebook.



  12. Theresa on August 3, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    New member of the Southwest region right here after PCSing last month. πŸ™‚



  13. Dorothy on August 3, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    I’m in the Southern group! This planner looks amazing!



  14. Katie on August 3, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    The Midwest Group! So excited someone is making liturgical planners that actually have room to…well, plan! Thanks for the chance!



  15. Emily Barnes on August 3, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    I follow BIS every way I can. Love the community in the Midwest FB group <3



  16. Sarah on August 3, 2016 at 1:54 pm

    This is wonderful! I follow BIS on IG and FB and get the emails. I’m in the Midwest Group! Thanks!!



  17. Bethany R. on August 3, 2016 at 1:54 pm

    Blessed is She//Texas here! I follow on Facebook. πŸ™‚



  18. Sarah Robbins on August 3, 2016 at 1:55 pm

    I am in the Southern Region πŸ™‚



  19. Celia on August 3, 2016 at 1:55 pm

    I am in the Southern region and follow on Instagram and on FB.



  20. Megan Rodriguez on August 3, 2016 at 1:58 pm

    I’m following BIS everywhere like others have mentioned, the community is such a gift! I’m in the MN group and the Midwest group as well!



  21. Summer on August 3, 2016 at 1:59 pm

    Southern region!



  22. Lauren on August 3, 2016 at 2:00 pm

    Blessed is She – Midwest Region!! πŸ™‚



  23. Lauren Scharmer on August 3, 2016 at 2:01 pm

    Midwest Region! πŸ™‚



  24. Emily Cihlar on August 3, 2016 at 2:02 pm

    I would love love LOVE this planner! I am already in the Midwest regional group – Wisconsinites represent! Thanks, Nell!



  25. Emily on August 3, 2016 at 2:06 pm

    Following on Facebook from the Midwest region.



  26. Hannah on August 3, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    Northeast Region!



  27. Kara on August 3, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    Midwest Region!



  28. Amy @ Motherhood and Miscellany on August 3, 2016 at 2:13 pm

    Midwest πŸ™‚



  29. Leslie A on August 3, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    I’m in the southeast group.



  30. Colleen on August 3, 2016 at 2:21 pm

    This looks lovely. Just signed up for the Northeast region (didn’t know the regional pages were a thing; thanks!!!) Don’t have Instagram or Twitter, but I follow on Facebook. πŸ™‚



  31. Katie on August 3, 2016 at 2:24 pm

    Southern region!



  32. Raquel on August 3, 2016 at 2:31 pm

    I’m in the Southwest Group – thanks for the opportunity to win this beautiful planner



  33. Alicia on August 3, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    I’m with you in the Midwest Region. πŸ™‚



  34. Ivy Nelson on August 3, 2016 at 2:38 pm

    MN & Midwest! This planner is gorgeous!



  35. Alesia on August 3, 2016 at 2:41 pm

    I definitely relate to the type of summer you’ve had…except I’m not pregnant…sooo. Lol! We’re starting to homeschool next year so I would love to try to streamline every thing with this planner! I follow Blessed is She everywhere and am in the Midwest and Southern Groups– Louisville seems to be confused to what region we are. Haha!



  36. Sarah on August 3, 2016 at 2:42 pm

    Oh I’ve had my eye on this for days!!! It looks so lovely.
    I’m in the southern region!



  37. Larissa Ditmore on August 3, 2016 at 3:04 pm

    I’m in the Southwest region.



  38. Melanie Wood on August 3, 2016 at 3:05 pm

    Midwest region πŸ™‚ and I just can’t get enough of these planners!! xo



  39. Lauren Chaptman on August 3, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    I am on Midwest and southwest! I live in Colorado but my heart is still in the Midwest



  40. Kathy H on August 3, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    Definitely following BIS already. Would love this!!
    Minnesota ladies represent! πŸ™‚



  41. Molly on August 3, 2016 at 3:09 pm

    Midwest region here!



  42. Theresa on August 3, 2016 at 3:11 pm

    Midwest Region! Love Blessed is She!!!!



  43. Morgan on August 3, 2016 at 3:21 pm

    I want one so bad!! I am in the Midwest AND Northwest as we are moving to Seattle the 15th.



    • Natural Mama Nell on August 5, 2016 at 7:35 am

      YOU’RE THE LUCKY WINNER!



  44. Kilty on August 3, 2016 at 3:24 pm

    Midwest group!



  45. Frances Ginski on August 3, 2016 at 3:24 pm

    Me! Just joined the southern region.



  46. Rachael on August 3, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    I LOVE this planner. I’m in the Midwest, Minnesota!



  47. Cathy Mattingly on August 3, 2016 at 3:57 pm

    Love BIS! I am in KY.



  48. Rachel on August 3, 2016 at 4:00 pm

    I’m in the Midwest group <3



  49. Jenna w on August 3, 2016 at 4:06 pm

    Midwest! Minnesota to be exact!



  50. Anna B on August 3, 2016 at 4:16 pm

    Midwest/MN πŸ™‚
    My Google calendar is great, but my to-dos and thoughts have to be done with pen and paper. After a family tragedy, I realized this is the only way I can focus my foggy mom brain.

    Thanks for the lovely giveaway.



  51. Christina on August 3, 2016 at 4:18 pm

    Midwest region, what what! πŸ˜‰ I’m dying for one of those planners, but I’m trying soooooo hard to be good because I definitely had just bought one already when I saw this one. But I’d totally trash my old one if I won this!



  52. Laura on August 3, 2016 at 4:44 pm

    Southeast Michigan πŸ™‚



  53. Cheech on August 3, 2016 at 4:49 pm

    Midwest in the hizzy!



  54. Clair on August 3, 2016 at 5:15 pm

    I’m now in Wisconsin and have been in the Minnesota group! The planners are SO great! πŸ™‚



  55. T on August 3, 2016 at 5:42 pm

    Australia πŸ™‚



  56. Katie on August 3, 2016 at 6:05 pm

    I am in the Northeast and Southern group…I feel like Charlottesville, Va is a mix of both. I would love a planner to help me keep organized for my December 3rd, 2016 wedding!!!



  57. Kelly on August 3, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    Southwest we need a planner UP IN HERE!



  58. Jennie Meirose on August 3, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    I’m in southern group! Love the planner!



  59. Becky Thomson on August 3, 2016 at 6:37 pm

    I’m already in the Midwest region AND the Minnesota group. Would love to have a planner to give away as a door prize for my mom’s group!



  60. Jill on August 3, 2016 at 6:42 pm

    Northeast! Pittsburgh, PA πŸ™‚



  61. Adrienne on August 3, 2016 at 6:43 pm

    Facebook follower πŸ˜‰ Midwest region. Looks like the perfect planner <3



  62. Michelle on August 3, 2016 at 6:45 pm

    Northeast! And we just made a little local group to watch the workshops at my friends church. So excited!



  63. Amanda Ayala on August 3, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    Southwest group! πŸ™‚



  64. Megan on August 3, 2016 at 7:29 pm

    Such an amazing planner! I am the South… sweet home Alabama!



  65. Heather D on August 3, 2016 at 8:34 pm

    I follow the Midwest group!



  66. Lynn on August 3, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    This is so pretty!

    I’m following BIS on Instagram and I’d be in the Northeast Region.



  67. Jess B. on August 3, 2016 at 8:41 pm

    Now here’s a day planner I would actually use!

    Following BIS on IG and FB. I’m in the Northeast Region.



  68. Katelyn on August 3, 2016 at 8:42 pm

    Midwest region! WI we are practically neighbors!



  69. Angela Harvotich on August 3, 2016 at 8:46 pm

    I LOVE this planner! I’m following Blessed is She on Facebook and am part of the Minnesota Community:) Such a great group of women.



  70. Bethany on August 3, 2016 at 8:51 pm

    On facebook in the BIS Southern group.



  71. Nicole T. on August 3, 2016 at 9:03 pm

    Oh I did not know the FB groups existed! Yay! I joined the Southern group πŸ™‚



  72. Yuliana Gonzales on August 3, 2016 at 11:15 pm

    Yes please! I follow blessed is she everywhere and I’m in the southwest region group! Praying!



  73. Monica @ Equipping Catholic Families on August 3, 2016 at 11:18 pm

    I’m in the Blessed is She Canada group, eh? The planner looks awesome…
    I’ve gotten quite a few Canadian ladies hooked on Blessed is She including 2 of my daughters (17yrs and 20yrs) and all the young ladies in their youth group!



  74. Angela W on August 3, 2016 at 11:47 pm

    Representing Illinois. Thanks for this fun give and your work at BIS πŸ™‚



  75. Angie on August 4, 2016 at 3:58 am

    Midwest!!!



  76. Brianne P. on August 4, 2016 at 4:43 am

    I’m in the Northwest Group on Facebook!



  77. Kelsey Kersting on August 4, 2016 at 8:05 am

    I’m in the Midwest region group and would love to use a paper calendar again!



  78. Katie on August 4, 2016 at 10:15 am

    Love BIS, and I am in the Southern group!



  79. Emily Robinson on August 4, 2016 at 10:16 am

    I’m in the Southern Region, ya’ll!



  80. Jen Beissel on August 4, 2016 at 10:32 am

    MN and Midwest group
    Would love this beautiful planner!



  81. Rachael Jones on August 4, 2016 at 10:40 am

    I’m in the Southern Region!! Would absolutely love one of these planners πŸ™‚



  82. Danielle Jones on August 4, 2016 at 11:10 am

    Northwest region



  83. Kaitlyn Facista on August 4, 2016 at 11:27 am

    I’m in the Midwest group! Plus we made our own group just for Indiana, too πŸ™‚

    So happy to hear your sweet baby GIRL is growing well and SOOO excited about this Blessed is She Planner!



  84. Emily Borders on August 4, 2016 at 11:39 am

    Beautiful planner! I am in the Midwest region!!



  85. Alexandria Newsome on August 4, 2016 at 1:21 pm

    How beautiful!! I’m in the Southern group.



  86. Lesa McMahon on August 4, 2016 at 2:18 pm

    Following on Instagram and FB. I would be in the Midwest Group… Illinois.



  87. Rachel Hunstiger on August 4, 2016 at 2:58 pm

    Love BIS on Facebook and Instagram!
    I’m in the Midwest region and I’ve been drooling over this stunning planner!



  88. Katie F on August 4, 2016 at 4:08 pm

    I follow Instagram and Facebook. I live/am apart of the southern region.



  89. Chelsea Clarkson on August 4, 2016 at 7:06 pm

    I am already a very active pest in the Southern Region, always asking random questions on how to be Catholic! xoxo



  90. Kelly on August 4, 2016 at 7:28 pm

    I follow on Facebook. I’m Midwest. Thank you.



  91. Laura B on August 4, 2016 at 7:33 pm

    So grateful for this opportunity…my husband was going to order me a planner but they’re sold out πŸ™ I’m in the Northeast region!



  92. Anne on August 4, 2016 at 8:05 pm

    Southern Region, NC. Thank you for doing this give away!!



  93. Emily on August 4, 2016 at 8:10 pm

    Gah! I hemmed and hawed about ordering one and now it’s too late and I regret it! Hoping so hard to win one.. I follow BIS on both insta and FB and I’m in the Southern Region!



  94. Jennifer on August 4, 2016 at 8:15 pm

    Pick me!! I’m in the Midwest region Blessed is She! These planners are so beautiful!!



  95. Anney on August 4, 2016 at 8:16 pm

    Thanks for this opportunity, Nell! I’m in the Midwest/Ohio group. πŸ™‚



  96. Kylie on August 4, 2016 at 8:18 pm

    South group what what?! πŸ™‚



  97. Megan G on August 4, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    Oh my gosh I am so upset that I missed the presale!! My pay day is tomorrow and I was going to buy one then πŸ™
    This planner is literally everything I have ever wanted in an organizer; I have always desired the ability to pray about my day as I plan it, especially with the saints of the day written in!
    I would be a part of the Northeast Region on BIS! My friends and I all signed up for BIS at the same time and text each other often with encouragement and prayer found in the daily devotionals. What a gift it has been in my life!



  98. Megan on August 4, 2016 at 8:35 pm

    I would LOVE such a planner and need one. I’m following from the Midwest region. God bless!



  99. Emily on August 4, 2016 at 8:36 pm

    Midwest represent! And I’m so bummed I was late to the game for the presale before it sold out, so this give away is providential. I love the BIS community!



  100. Nicole Keister on August 4, 2016 at 8:44 pm

    Midwest Region! Whoop!



  101. Emily Isbell on August 4, 2016 at 8:54 pm

    I follow on ig and am a proud member of the Midwest Group!! BIS is such a beautiful sisterhood to be a part of!



  102. Karla R on August 4, 2016 at 9:19 pm

    Oh I’d love to win! I’m in the Midwest region, Ohio!!



  103. Amanda Taveira Sheehan on August 4, 2016 at 9:22 pm

    Northeast!!



  104. Christi on August 4, 2016 at 9:24 pm

    Hi Nell! I follow pretty much all of BIS’s social media sites I think — and I love being part of the Midwest and Minnesota groups πŸ™‚



  105. Jessica on August 4, 2016 at 10:17 pm

    I’m in the Midwest region πŸ™‚ I love being a part of the BIS community! β™‘



  106. Katie Waldow on August 4, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    Northeast region! Ocean City, NJ Would love love love one of these beauties. Thanks for the opportunity! Love your blog!



  107. Katherine Friedman on August 4, 2016 at 10:47 pm

    I’m in the Northeast group!



  108. Courtney on August 4, 2016 at 10:54 pm

    Clearly you need more readers from the NW region! πŸ™‚ Sad I missed out on pre-ordering. ❀



  109. Molly on August 4, 2016 at 11:08 pm

    1) I love BIS
    2) I am from the South region (Louisiana)
    3) freaking out b/c the planners are sold out online
    4)I would consider myself a planner snob. I’ve tried most of them out. This one seems just PERFECT!
    5) pick me, pick me!!!



  110. Amy Salisbury on August 4, 2016 at 11:12 pm

    I am in the Canada group!



  111. Shannon Lacy on August 5, 2016 at 4:03 am

    Midwest!



  112. Holly Rafajko on August 5, 2016 at 4:34 am

    Hello from Texas! I follow you and Blessed Is She on Instagram but I don’t have a Facebook. I think it’s a good thing the planners are sold out (yay!) but I’m sad I didn’t get my act together in time! Thanks for the opportunity!



  113. Abby on August 5, 2016 at 6:40 am

    Midwest group