Hello dear friends! A big thank you to everyone who entered my cookbook giveaway. I just read through each of your comments, and each one is such a blessing to me! I really wish I could give each and every one of you a copy of my cookbook!!
Today is the day I am giving away a paperback copy, and a Kindle copy of my cookbook.
I am very excited to announce the two winners!
Without further ado, here are the two ladies who have won a copy of my cookbook!
Lynn and Precious who blog here: won the paperback copy of my book!
Baili who blogs here won the Kindle version of my book!
Congratulations to you both!
Lynn and Baili - I will be emailing you both, letting you know, and making arrangements for the delivery of the cookbooks.
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For those of you who would still like a chance at winning my cookbook, please stop by my Instagram page, as I am also doing a giveaway there, and it will end on Wednesday, May 1st, so you still have time to enter if you haven't already! Here is a link to my Instagram page. Leave a comment on that page, and I will post two winners on Wednesday.
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| Bandit has settled happily into our home. His favorite thing to do is climb!
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| I tried a different kind of noodle one evening. They were actually really good, my husband approved, which is saying a lot. I made a shrimp butter sauce and tossed the noodles in. Yummy! |
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| This was the brand of noodles I used. |
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| We had some VERY low temperatures come through, and it got down into the low 20s. Even with the heat on in my greenhouse, there was damage to my seedlings. It is quite a setback. This has been an unusual year, and as a gardener, I've learned to just accept what comes. God always provides plenty of harvest in the end. |
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| Even my cold hardy plants like lettuce and radish were affected. |
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| Dan and I took a quad ride up into the mountains. It was a beautiful day, with lots of sunshine and a brisk breeze. The views were spectacular! |
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| The mountains are still covered in snow. This is a good thing. The tops of the mountains typically don't lose their snow until May or June. This provides extra moisture for the valleys through our hot and dry summers. |
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| After our quad ride, we had a bonfire with hot dogs and keto tortillas - it was the perfect ending to our day! |
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| The April Pink Moon was amazing to see! |
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| The robins love my bird bath in the garden, I keep it filled for them. They are so entertaining to watch! I've been busy out in the garden, cleaning the chicken coop, and spreading compost and manure, getting ready for planting season. With the weather being so unusual this year, I definitely will be waiting until June to plant. Our last frost date typically falls during the first week of June. I've found it's best to not get in a hurry, as plants don't do well if the ground isn't quite warm enough. Today, we had a skiff of snow as a thunderstorm rolled through. Spring has been quite a roller coaster ride this year - but it's best to just take every day and enjoy it - live thankfully! Finding gratitude in my heart for the little things makes life worth living! Thank you again to all who have ordered my book, and I appreciate your support of a dream I've always had to publish my own cookbook. If you have purchased my cookbook, a review on Amazon here would be much appreciated. :) |
Enjoy my latest video of Charity Gayle with one hour of live worship, where I've shared some pictures of northern Canada in this video from a family trip we took to Banff in 2016. May the blessings of the Lord be rich in your life today - we have much to rejoice about. God has been good to us!
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It has been bitterly cold here recently, possibly snow today. I hope our weather warms up soon, Marilyn!
ReplyDeleteWe have had the same difficult weather here too, with very low temperatures, down to the low 20s on May 1st. Not the greatest weather for springtime blooms!
DeleteMarilyn, I was so happily surprised about winning your book! We had 28 degrees here on Thursday April 25 with thick ice on the bird baths and it really did a number on my mulberry trees. But since Sunday 28th, we have been in the 80's! It is an unbelievable weather change. But there is always something to rejoice for. Here it is the migrating birds coming back and the nesting and singing. I know you will have a wonderful garden once again given the right time. Lynn and Precious
ReplyDeleteI'm so thankful you were a winner of my book Lynn! We have had very low temps here, down to low 20s on May 1st, which is quite late for that kind of temperature. Soon though, it will warm up, looks like this weekend will be in the 70s, which will be wonderful! Many blessings to you both!
DeleteCongratulations to the winners!! I have just gone and entered at Instagram and have shared the giveaway with a few friends.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have given a book to everyone who entered! Cheryl, at Homespun Devotions is doing a giveaway at her blog HomespunDevotions.com and it is open until tomorrow! Hopefully you can win a copy :) Many blessings to you dear friend!
DeleteCongratulations to the winners! So exciting. I'm going to go enter on Instagram. I already have your first book. Now I need your latest book to add to my collection!! xo
ReplyDeleteThank you Kim, for being such a faithful supporter of my writing endeavors! Cheryl, at Homespun Devotions is doing a giveaway at her blog HomespunDevotions.com and it is open until tomorrow! Hopefully you can win a copy :) Many blessings to you dear friend!
DeleteMarilyn, Little Bandit is so darling. Glad he is working out for you. I hope you will be able to get through this last bit of weather without losing your plants. I think we are OK around here to start trips to the nursery for some pretty things. Can't wait..xxoJudy
ReplyDeleteOh little Bandit is just precious, he entertains us constantly! It has been a struggle this spring to keep things alive, for sure! Enjoy your nursery trips, they are a favorite of mine as well!
DeleteI also wanted to let you know that Cheryl, at Homespun Devotions is doing a giveaway at her blog www.HomespunDevotions.com and it is open until tomorrow! Hopefully you can win a copy :) Many blessings to you dear friend!
Congratulations to the winners.
ReplyDeleteLovely views from your quad ride up into the mountains.
Wishing you a happy new month of May.
All the best Jan
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Thank you Jan, we enjoy every moment we can to ride up into the mountains!
DeleteI also wanted to let you know that Cheryl, at Homespun Devotions is doing a giveaway for my new cookbook at her blog www.HomespunDevotions.com and it is open until tomorrow! Hopefully, you can win a copy :) Many blessings to you dear friend!
Congrats to the winners! You are so sweet to give away some of your books! The quad ride into the mountains looks so beautiful. You are so fortunate to have a hubby to do things with and go places with you (and have bonfire cookouts!). I'm sorry you've had that late frost.. and probably more to come! It's hard not to get in a hurry. Even here in Astoria, where it is considered "mild"... they had a frost at the nursery last week, so they moved many things inside their big tent, that are not frost tolerant. I was amazed to see that the frosts come here too, as late as the end of April.
ReplyDeleteI have planted a few flowers in pots and just got 25 strawberries to put in, maybe next week. I think I'm only doing strawberries. Don't have much room but have two 3x6 foot cedar planters, so strawberries in one, and probably flowers in the other.
That pink moon was gorgeous! My sister saw it too in Terrebonne (central Oregon). I forgot to look here!
Don't work too hard with all that cleaning and shoveling, etc. You've got to preserve your back for the summer gardening fun!
Hugs... Marilyn
Oh we do love our mountain rides, Marilyn! It's our favorite thing to do :) We had extremely low temps again on May 1, down to low 20s. It has been an interesting spring for sure! Strawberries sound like a wonderful addition to your garden space! They really do well in acidic northern climates. It is a fun time of year - and I might say, for you as well, try not to overdo things, in all the excitement - it is hard advice to listen to, for sure!
DeleteI also wanted to let you know that Cheryl, at Homespun Devotions is doing a giveaway for my new cookbook at her blog www.HomespunDevotions.com and it is open until tomorrow! Hopefully you can win a copy :) Many blessings to you dear friend!
Congratulations to the winners of your cookbook, Marilyn! It will be such a blessing, I'm sure. As Danny is going into the hospital for a heart ablation, I would love your prayers for healing and successful surgery by his doctor and attending nurses. He is the mainstay chef in our household, and such an amazing husband and father, I just might order your book for Fathers' Day.
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you and yours!
Martha, I have been praying for Danny, and will continue to keep you both in my prayers, as I know the health concerns he has weigh heavily on your heart! I also wanted to let you know that Cheryl, at Homespun Devotions is doing a giveaway for my new cookbook at her blog www.HomespunDevotions.com and it is open until tomorrow! Hopefully you can win a copy :) Many blessings to you dear friend!
DeleteCongratulations, winners! And another congratulations to you too, Marilyn. :)
ReplyDeleteSorry about your seedlings and produce that was affected by the low temperatures. I pray that when it warms up again, your garden will grow well.
Bandit is so cute! And such beautiful scenery!!!
Many blessings to you,
Valentine
Thank you Valentine for your faithful visits! I wish I could've given everyone a copy of my cookbook! Some of the tomatoes have regrown back, and will be stronger than ever. I'm thankful! I appreciate your kind comments, they mean so very much! Many blessings to you!
DeleteCongrats to the winners! Great giveaway! Hugs and blessings.
ReplyDeleteThank you sweet friend, I wished I could've given a copy away to everyone who entered! I also wanted to let you know that Cheryl, at Homespun Devotions is doing a giveaway for my new cookbook at her blog www.HomespunDevotions.com and it is open until tomorrow! Hopefully you can win a copy :) Many blessings to you dear friend!
DeleteCongratulations to the two cookbook winners! And that sweet little kitty is so cute! I couldn't believe how the owners just took off and left it like that. I am so sorry about the weather affecting your plants. I pray God will bless you with the richest harvest, in spite of all! Sending much love and hugs your way today, sweet friend.
ReplyDeleteYou are such a dear precious friend to me! I appreciate you holding the giveaway for readers who would like another chance to win! I am letting everyone know that your giveaway is still open and available for them to enter!
DeleteMy tomatoes, which had leaves freeze in the cold temps, are growing back! I can hardly believe it - God's goodness, and it will make them stronger to endure the wild temperature swings we get here. Thank you for your prayers! I appreciate your friendship so very much!
First of all thanks for generous comment on my post dear Marilyn!
ReplyDeleteI feel touched by your kindness as you announced me winner of your lovely cook book dear friend!
Thank you so much!!!
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Your pet is a kindred spirit indeed 🤗
Noodles you made sounds delicious Marilyn.
Loved photos from your mountain ride ❤
Great that snow on mountain keeps weather pleasant.
Breathtakingly beautiful pink moon wow❤
Sorry for cold spell hurt plants little bit!
Good to wait until weather warms up enough for plantation!
Best wishes for all you will be doing in days ahead my friend ❤
Thanks for cherishing music video. It matches with splendid season 🤗
Hugs and blessings
Baili, I appreciate each visit of yours, you are such a keen reader and remember all the little things I share! I've send the Kindle copy to you, please let me know if you've received it? It has been an unusual spring time here, but it looks like we will have warmer weather in the coming days. I am glad you enjoy the music videos, it makes me very happy to be able to share my photography with music that glorifies the Lord! Many blessings to you dear friend!
Deleteprecious friend Marilyn sorry if i seemed late to inform you about whether i receive your cook book or not .
Deletei was unwell and then our younger son joined us from Karachi to spend summer holidays with us so i was bit busy .
now when i opened my kindle notebook i could not find the cookbook actually . i opened my email and i remembered that i could not figure out earlier why this happened . luckily my younger son helped me to figure out . he found the kindle was gifted by my eldest son and the email address is his. my younger son forward the email i had written to the amazon . He will resolve the issue further and then i will inform you what happened . i think i will receive your book once my eldest son accepts it via his email address .
thanks again for the kindness dear Marilyn !
Congrats to the winners. I know they are happy winning a copy of your cookbook. The weather here has given us some hot days already. Of course with Florida weather we really never know how to dress. LOL! I love that quote: Finding gratitude in my heart for the little things makes life worth living! YES, yes, yes! Happy May dear friend. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
ReplyDeleteI wish I could've given everyone a cookbook! I know that you get extreme weather in Florida too, but on the hot side, lol! Ours has been running on the very cold side this spring, but things are looking up for this weekend. There is so much to find gratitude in, in all the little bits and pieces of our lives! Many blessings to you sweet friend!
DeleteCongratulations to the winners, Marilyn!! That was such a thoughtful giveaway.
ReplyDeleteLittle Bandit is so cute and certainly found a loving home with you.
Your Mountain View’s are so incredible and I know you appreciate your life there.
Happy May, Marilyn!
Thank you Kitty, I wish I could've given a book away to each one who entered! Bandit is doing well, and settling into life here, and the other two kitties have finally accepted him, so we have peace in the home, which makes my heart glad! Many blessings to you dear friend!
DeleteBummer about your plants, I planted tomato, beans and peppers and everything is coming up but the peppers, don't know if they take longer than the others or what, hubby says I should just go out and by at least one pepper plant just in case the seeds don't come up.
ReplyDeletePeppers are VERY slow growing plants! So they will take longer, and they need a lot of heat to do well. Hopefully they have come up for you by now! Also, I find that planting seeds inside gives everything a head start. In my garden, the robins gobble up any seeds I plant in the ground, so it forces me to start seeds inside. Gives them a bit of a head start. I hope you have a wonderful harvest from your efforts!
DeleteCongratulations to those who won. I know they will be blessed with your family cookbook.
ReplyDeleteWe are having up and down temps too. It is very difficult on the plants. Today we are 75 degrees, and by Wednesday evening we will be a low of 35!!!
Thank you Carla! The weather has been difficult everywhere this year, I believe!
DeleteI also wanted to let you know that Cheryl, at Homespun Devotions is doing a giveaway for my new cookbook at her blog www.HomespunDevotions.com and it is open until tomorrow! Hopefully you can win a copy :) Many blessings to you dear friend!