At The Picket Fence with Vanessa Hunt

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Meet the Bloggers behind the Blogs and our Blogger of the Week

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We are excited to be announcing a fun new series here At The Picket Fence! 


Behind the Blog…Meeting the Bloggers behind the Blogs!

Part of why we started At The Picket Fence was to give bloggers a chance to connect with each other no matter how small or big, new or long standing their blog was.  We love the sense of community blogging provides and part of that is getting to know one another!

Therefore starting next week we will be showcasing a different blogger every Monday and asking them all of those nosy informative questions on what makes them “tick” as a blogger!  We have asked all different types of bloggers to join us in this series…new bloggers, seasoned bloggers, large blogs, small blogs…you never know who might show up next!

We are so excited to have one of our most favorite fantabulous blogger heroes help us launch this fun series…you wanna know who it is??  Well you’ll have to join us next Monday, July 18th for the launch of…Behind the Blog to find out!

To make this even more fun we would love to have you help us with our interviews! Yep, you read that right you get to help ask the questions! If you have a question you’ve always wanted to ask another blogger, now’s your opportunity! It can be fun, silly or maybe it’s a serious one, if so all you need to do is leave it below in the comments today on this post and your question might be one of those chosen to ask our Behind the Blog Bloggers!
Up next we want to share with you our Featured Blogger of the Week pick!
Our featured blogger this week is someone who has inspired us from the moment we met her.  On her blog she shares all of the ins and outs of living in a 100 year old farmhouse in Tennessee with her “Renaissance Man.” But, this just brushes the surface of who this amazing couple is.  Because they have a passion for something that is very special and near and dear to their heart.
Susan from My Place to Yours and her husband


have a very special ministry.  Renaissance Man is president of the international non-profit ministry Hope Unlimited for Children, offering hope and transformation to children at mortal risk in Brazil. Although he is responsible for the U.S. side of the organization (budgeting, fundraising, speaking to churches/civic groups, etc.) he also makes multiple trips to Brazil each year and Susan often travels with him. We have shared in the past some of the amazing things that Susan and Renaissance Man are doing for these children, especially the young girls many who would otherwise be relegated to a life of prostitution and living on the streets.  Susan has shared the story of Hope Unlimited for Children in several posts.  Like the time the young ladies created a very special “tablescape”



and the post where she shared more in depth the mission behind the ministry



and her most recent one that really touched our hearts.  Susan shared with us the value of a
“wedding dress” to the young girls living at Hope Unlimited and how difficult it was for them to afford their own dress as well as the desire that Susan and her husband have to bring these girls from a place of shame (because of the background so many of them have come from) to a place where they can find love and acceptance in a marriage before God!  Susan began to collect wedding dresses here in the states for these young ladies


and the Wedding Closet was born! Susan has dedicated a whole room in her house to this “closet” which contains dresses, shoes, veils and jewelry that she ships over to Brazil for these young ladies to choose from so they too can experience being a bride! Whew….are you crying now like we are? You can read the whole story behind The Wedding Closet as well as see all of Susan’s other fabulous posts about her home and her life with Renaissance Man at her blog My Place to Yours…and while you’re there be sure to tell her her for us how wonderful the gals At The Picket Fence think she is!

We hope you enjoyed getting to meet Susan with us here…at the picket fence!
P.S. Don’t forget if you’d like to help us out with a fun question for our mystery bloggers be sure to leave it for us in the comments! 





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  5. You featured one of my favorite bloggers of all time. She is such an inspiration to me! Her heart is unbelievable, and I have come to learn through heartfelt emails that what we see on her blog just scratches the surface.

    Great choice!

    And I love the new feature, but I can’t ask the question unless I know the mystery person. I’m not your run of the mill snoop. I’m a really personal snoop.

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  6. What a special family. I know that when I see wedding dresses from now on I will think about buying one or two and donating to a cause like this.

    Questions for a blogger interview – if they have a pet what is its silliest quirk or the habit that most bugs her.
    if she is a parent what is the one thing she does that she either said she would never do or the thing she does that shows her own parents in her, things her parents used to do.

    When she was 8 years old, what did she want to be/do as a grown up?

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