Wow — what a year it has been for the Everyday News Network!

Since its inauguration in June of this year, close to ninety Everyday News episodes have been broadcast to the families of America. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, new ENN episodes are launched, presented by Christian young men and ladies of America.

Each episode highlights different aspects of the day-to-day beauty of the life of the Christian family, from a Thanksgiving play, to a trip to the donut shop, to a little girl’s first deer hunt, to daddy leading family devotions.

Of course, one of the missions of the Everyday News Network is to communicate hope by highlighting the beauty of everyday life in Christ. We also aspire to encourage Christian boys and girls from Florida to Alaska to be stronger communicators for the Lord Jesus Christ. By God’s grace, we think both are happening.

Our staff probably enjoys the episodes people send us more than anyone. We laugh, rejoice, and delight in the tremendous budding talent, humor, and character we see in so many of the episodes sent to us from young ladies and men from across the nation.

Cast Your Vote for the Family Choice Award

Now we would like to hear from you. We want to know your very favorite ENN broadcast of all time. Vote for your most beloved episode since the launch of ENN in June 2006 to December 7, 2006, by sending us the name of the episode and the date it broadcast. Remember there are nearly ninety episodes to choose from. Get us your vote by Friday, December 8 at 5:00 p.m. (CST). Limit one vote per household. The episode with the most votes wins a $500 Vision Forum gift certificate.

As a special incentive, if you select the episode that ends up being the winner, we will send you a $10 coupon good toward any product in the Vision Forum catalog. Send your vote to enncontest@visionforum.com. The winner will be announced on Doug’s Blog on Wednesday, December 13.

By the way, every day there are hundreds of wonderful stories all around us. But you won’t find these stories on the television or in the newspaper because they reflect the simple day-to-day interests and priorities of boys and girls and of mothers and fathers who are about the very “normal” business of living the Christian life. These stories represent what one scholar described as “the nobility of the commonplace.” It is the job of Everyday News correspondents to share these stories with the world. We want to hear your stories. So if you would like to become an ENN reporter, click here to find out how.

Find the Clue in the ENN Episode

While you are at it, maybe those of you learning about America’s providential history with the Jamestown 400 will find an important clue in a misplaced episode. Who knows?