The Winners!!!!!

Howdy folks! Step right up and listen as I tell who the winners are!

We had SO much fun with this giveaway! I was so excited about it that I had all the names written and tossed in the hat yesterday afternoon! 

First of all, thank you to all who entered.  I had such fun coming up with rules and whatnot and really enjoyed seeing the response. :-)  I think we will have to do more in the future, don't you agree??

So, for the winners... It will be separate prizes because more people win!  Below is the picture of my little helper.. lol!!

*drum roll as the suspense grows....*

Winner of the Adorable set from Samantha is.....

Megan!!!!!!!!! Congrats, Megan! So glad you won!

The winner of the Bible cards is...

Sonja!!!! Congrats, dear Sonja!!!!!

Winner of the certificate to my shop is......

Samantha!!! Yippee, so glad for you dear!

Winner of the custom made necklace is...

Johanna!!!! Hurray Johanna!

Then, the winner of the surprise draw is....

Martha Joy!!!  I am so glad you won, Martha!!

Several people suggested that I do a coin purse as the surprise draw.. however, I never did get around to making anything, so I guess you get to choose! Something small that can be made fast so I can get it to you as soon as possible. :-)


Ok, so congrats to all of the winners! I just need you to drop me a note on this post with your email/mailing address.  Becca will need to talk to Johanna about choosing colors for her necklace, and Martha and I can chat about what she gets. :-)

I am so happy for all of you!! I know that several of you actually got what you were hoping for and just to let you know.. I didn't plan it at all.  However, I did pray before drawing each one, so there ya have it. :-)

Hope everyone has a great day today!  First day of our home school choir! I am really excited. I will be doing the piano accompaniment for the older choir as well as singing on a few songs.  It will be a new area to grow in. :-)

We hope to have future contests/giveaways so I hope you all will stick around and participate in those later on.

God bless,

Sarah and Rebecca

Long time need to post tag!!

Howdy friends!! Liz Darcy has been so very kind and has tagged me!!  I was SO excited to receive it. :-)  However, this dense headed person sitting at the desk was rather silly and didn't know which tag it was... Any way, Liz has been so very kind and has copied out the questions for me.  So, here goes!!

(1) Top 3 Authors: Hmm.... Well, I really like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George McDonald.  Or anyone who can write a good book!!

 (2) Top 3 male characters:  Well, I don't know!! I like SO many! Mr. Darcy  in Pride and Prejudice would definitely be one, then John Ridd in Lorna Doone, and male characters in my own books. lol!!!  Well, I do like Edmond in the Narnia series.. at the moment I can't much think of who else I really like! Oh, I know.  I love Malcolm McPhail in The Fisherman's Lady (McDonald)

(3) Top 3 female characters: Lizzy Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Anne in Persuasion,

(4) Top 20 fictional books: The Fisherman's Lady and it's sequel The Marquis' Secret, A Daughters Devotion, The Landlady's Master (all of the afore mentioned are by George McDonald), Pearl Maiden, An Old Fashioned Girl (Alcott), The Reign of Terror, The Kingdom Series (6 in all.. if you have EVER wanted a book that had knights and ladies, this is a definite read!!! They are an Allegory of the Bible and I have read them a dozen times.. in fact, my brother and I have read them so many times that we had to buy new copies because the other was falling apart! they are by Chuck Black), Lord of the Rings (3 in all), Roses for Mama (Janette Oke), The Millie Keith series (I think there are 8 in the series and I believe they were written by the same lady who wrote the Elsie Dinsmore series. For those of you who loved Elsie, you will like Millie. For those of you who didn't much care for Elsie, you will LOVE the Millie Keith series!!!) Drums of Change (Janette Oke)

(5) Top 3 books most recently read: A Daughter's Devotion, The Fisherman's Lady, and I don't know what I read before that....

(6) 3 Worst books ever read: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.  DO NOT EVER read that book. Absolutely awful! If you are an extremely strong Christian, then read it with your family and have a good discussion.. other wise, steer away from it! I didn't much care for the Hobbit (which is like a pre thing to the Lord of the Rings series) that doesn't mean I hate it though... I can't think of anything else.  I don't just pick up a book lightly, so I don't usually read books that I end up not liking in the end.

(7) Top 5 scenes from any books: Any of the fighting scenes in the Kingdom Series, but particularly when one of the knights, after being captured, ends up pinned to the ground by a sword through his middle.  He has to struggle out of it and then fight the evil animals in order to escape. Second one would be when one of the knights is chasing after the evil men who captured the lady and then the battle that ensues afterward.. Third would be something in Pearl Maiden (which I can't say because it would give it away!!).  Fourth would be when Eomor (sp?) in Lord of the Rings finds his sister dead on the battle fields.  It is such a wonderful portrait of a brother's love for his sister and makes me cry every time I read/watch it!!! and Fifth would have to be a couple of battles in Lord of the Rings.

(8) The book(s) that made me cry the most: Lord of the Rings, The Kingdom series, House of Love (Lamplighter Publishing), Roses for Mama, The Sparrow and the Blue bird (I think that is the title.. written by Janette Oke).

(9) The books that made me laugh the most: Lord of the Rings, The Kingdom series, a few Janette Oke books, the Millie Keith Series

(10) The books that made me feel good the most at the end: Lord of the Rings and the Kingdom Series (can you tell I really love those books?!?!), Pearl Maiden, A Daughter's Devotion, the Millie Keith Series.

(11) Contemporary or Historical? Mostly Historical because I am a very old fashioned girl.. I can't really remember reading an contemporary books any way...

(12) Science fiction, Fantasy or Horror? I am not really sure what defines Science fiction or Fantasy, but definitely NOT horror!!!! a Good clean book for me,  please!

(13) Hardback, Trade Paperback, or Mass Market Paperback? I dunno.. I like hard back and paper back, both, but really, really old hard back books are my favorite!!  What in the world does Mass Market paper back look like??

(14) Barnes and Noble or amazon? Um, it would depend... preferably the library!!! I hardly ever buy book for myself, so I am not totally familiar with either. Probably Amazon, though, because it would more than likely be a whole lot cheaper!

(15) Bookmark or Dog ear? Book mark only!!!!

(16) Alphabetize by Author, Alphabetize by title or no organization whatsoever? Mostly no organization.. we kids would sometimes organize our books into groups of series and whatnot... other than that, don't expect much! lol!

(17) Keep, Throw Away, or Sell? I have only thrown one book away in my whole life, and I have never had more pleasure. lol! The picture of Dorian Gray. NASTY!! Other wise I like to keep or sell if I don't much like them.

(18) Little Women or Anne of Green Gables? Anne, definitely.. I have some rather humorous stories concerning myself after I read Anne of Green Gables, the whole series, so it holds fond memories! lol!

(19) Short Story or Novel? Both

(20) Stop Reading when tired or chapter breaks? Depends.  If it is good, I will stop in between chapters, if it is somewhat dull, I can bear parting with it in the middle of a chapter when I am tired of it.

 (21) "It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"? Neither, but as they are just trying to get an idea of what I like... One dark and stormy night... lol!

(22) buy or borrow? Well, like I said, I don't much buy books. So, that means I borrow a lot. If there is a book that really strikes my fancy, then I will buy it. However, I usually hardly have any money to buy anything any way..

(23) Standalone or series? Series can be good things, but so are standalones... Depends, I guess!!

(24) Tidy Ending or Cliff Hanger? Well, if it is a standalone, then I definitely don't want a cliff hanger. However, if it is a series, I don't mind the cliff hanger... so long as I have the next book!!! LOL!

Ok, so, I tag:
Samantha
Rebecca (yes, that is you dear sis!)
Rachelle (I am making her save up for when she gets her blog... lol!)
Atlanta
Martha Joy

It is raining here!!! HURRAY!! I LOVE rain.. though, I got soaked in it earlier from rescuing the keys from the roof (long story!). However, that is ok. Romantic to get soaked in the rain, right? lol!!

I am just heading over to draw the winners to our give away, so be sure to check here tomorrow morning.  If I do get extra entries before the night ends, I will simply redraw. But, I am just too excited to hold off much longer!!

Much love to all!!
Sarah

button problems and a prayer request

Hello friends!

Ok, I have been having problems with our blog buttons.  One of the participants in our giveaway informed me that when she checked the button, it wouldn't work (once she had put it on her blog).  So, I have finally gotten around to fixing it.... I hope!

So, if you have put our blog button on your side bar, please check to make sure it works.. if not, please go and re-put it on your blog with the new address.  Hopefully it should work.  If someone updates our button on their blog, please let me know and I can drop by and see if it is working properly.

Thanks so much!  Hoping everyone is having a lovely day!

Oh, I would also ask prayers for a very dear friend of ours.  He had surgery this past week and is in a lot of pain.  Unfortunately it sounds like the pain medicine isn't working too well.  Please pray that God will give him peace and that he will feel comforted with God's arm's around him.  He has been so very patient and doesn't complain, I know, but it is still terribly hard.

Thank you!

Sarah

Please Follow....

Howdy folks!

A good friend, Grace, over at Grace's Garden Walk, is going to host a monthly interview with other young women bloggers.  She will interview a young lady each month and post it on her blog.  This will give young ladies a chance to "meet" other Christian young women out there! 

However... she needs 100 followers in order to do this.  So, if you don't already follow, click on her blog name and go follow! =D

In Christ,
your extremely tired-need-to-go-to-bed-authoress,
Sarah