Happy Thanksgiving 2022

Happy Thanksgiving.
I am so BLESSED.
Thank you, Heavenly Father, Savior Jesus, and Holy Spirit.

Sharing: 30 Days of Gratitude

My son sent me this calendar with this message:
1. Be Grateful on Purpose - YOU are invited to join the Gratitude Challenge
beginning 1 Nov. This calendar (attached) is a template to consider
following. This can be done individually, with your significant other, with
your children, with your friends, etc. Intent is to overshadow
discontentment with contentment.

I think it is a wonderful idea.
The written list can be found at Text My Journal.
I will link this in my  "Tour" box on the sidebar and update this post each morning. :-)

1. What smell are you grateful for today? Pine.
2. What technology are you grateful for? Computer
3. What color are you grateful for? Gold
4. What food are you most grateful for? Cheese
5. What sound are you grateful for today? Birdsong
6. What in nature are you grateful for? Trees
7. What memory are you grateful for? My Mother's strength and dignity
8. What book are you most grateful for? the Bible
9. What place are you most grateful for? Home
10. What taste are you grateful for today? Bacon!
11. What holiday are you grateful for? Thanksgiving!
12. What texture are you grateful for? Rose petal.
13. What abilities are you grateful for? Reading.
14. What sight are you grateful for today? Stars in the sky.
15. What season are you grateful for? All - but to pick one...Spring.
16. What about your body are you grateful for? Eye Sight.
17. What knowledge are you grateful for? God's Sovereignty
18, What piece of art are you grateful for? The Seasons by David Najar
19. What touch are you grateful for today? My Childrens' Touch
20. Who in your life are you grateful for? My Hubby!
21. What song are you most grateful for? Trust His Heart
22. What story are you grateful for? Beauty and the Beast
23. What tradition are you grateful for? Christmas Eve PJs :-)
24. What challenge are you grateful for? Living each day with Grace.
25. What moment this week are you most grateful for? Being with both children and all six grandchildren for Thanksgiving!
26. What form of expression are you most grateful for? (Not sure of the question but I think:) Written Word (Books and Music)
27. What small thing that you use daily are you grateful for? Contact Lenses.
28. What small thing that happened today are you grateful for? Time to read to Sweet Pea.
29. What friend/family member are you grateful for today? My Sister.
30. What talent or skill do you have that you are grateful for? God Given Faith.

3rd Annual Gratitude Giveaways Hop - Nov. 15th to 25th

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Gratitude Giveaways Blog Hop

Hosted by the fabulous Kathy at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

This particular Giveaway is to say a BIG THANK YOU to followers of our blogs.
My blog is an outlet for me to share my love of reading with others but having followers who participate by peeking in, participating and especially commenting makes it extra special and worthwhile for me.

This Giveaway is Easy Entry and Open Worldwide. TWO WINNERS will get $15.00 value book(s) from The Book Depository or GC- winners' choice.

 Enter through the Rafflecopter..

Then follow the hop to other gratitude giveaways!
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Gratitude Giveaway Hop Nov 17-27!

Welcome to the Gratitude Giveaways Blog Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and co-hosted by All-Consuming Books.   This hop runs until November 27th which will give you plenty of time to enter all the giveaways.

There are 300 blogs each saying thanks to their followers by offering a simple, easy, one entry giveaway. No long list of optional entries on this hop - they are not allowed. I am #244 in the list.

This is a great time for me to say Thank You to my followers. You give me encouragement and smiles. :-)
THREE Winners will each get $10.00 Gift Certificates of their choice - Amazon, B&N, or select books with $10.00 value at The Book Depository.

Open Internationally as long as you can find a gift card you can use OR as long as The Book Depository ships to your country.

Easy Entry:  To enter just follow this blog any way you like (email, goodreads, GFC, facebook, twitter, etc.) and fill out the form.

If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out online:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFdDcHh1dkdYOGYxbFUxMXNPU090Nmc6MQ


Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Hop along now to enter other great giveaways!

We Have Winners of Gratitude Giveaway!

WE HAVE WINNERS!  THANK YOU to everyone who entered. I gained over 100 new followers and I was surprised as I entered contests along the hop at how many of those blogs were new to me too.
I sorted and numbered the entries, deleting a couple of duplicates - guess the form glitches sometimes and does double entries. The final number for the GRAND PRIZE was 461 entries.

HERE ARE THE  

US/CANADIAN WINNERS:

GRAND WINNER #63 reaganstar who chose The Sookie Stackhouse Collection books 1-7 by Charlaine Harris!

Guess that means that the Harry Potter Set will be up for future giveaways. :)

SECOND PLACE #376 donnas who picked the Three Christine Feehan books

Dark Celebration: A Carpathian Reunion (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 14)
Dark Curse (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 16) and
Dark Possession (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 15)

THIRD PLACE #211 This is LONI F not Lori F - Loni will get to pick two books as she did not yet make her selection.

INTERNATIONAL WINNERS

195 Total Entries - it was wonderful to see all the different countries represented by these visitors!

FIRST: $20.00 Gift Certificate of choice to Entry #172 PinkStuff28

SECOND: $10.00 Gift Certificate of choice to Entry #66 Shelleyrae

Tomorrow (well - today Wednesday) I will email each of these winners for confirmation.
Feel free to email me first if you see your name here.

Set your calendar for more Giveaway hops - one each month!
December 21 and 22 already has 90 blogs signed up.

I am thrilled to be co-hosting the January Giveaway Hop on 

January 14 through 17. 

Spread the word!

You can get all the information on the hops 

and the buttons to post by visiting

the fabulous giveaway hop founder, Kathy,

at I Am A Reader, Not a Writer

Gratitude Giveaways - For Faithful Followers and New Friends

It's time for Gratitude Giveaways! This blog hop celebration was organized by I Am A Reader Not A Writer. The event runs from midnight WEDNESDAY, November 17th to midnight SUNDAY, November 28th and there are over 175 blogs participating! This gives you twelve days to find some great new book blogs and to enter lots of giveaways.

Scroll to the bottom of this post for the full linky list of participating blogs! If the links do not show up, they can be found at this link to I Am A Reader Not A Writer Blog.

I haven't had a follower giveaway for several months and I am very thrilled to be moving up close to 600 followers! If you are not already, I hope you will become of follower of my blog through Email, Google Friend Connect or Twitter. Enjoy Gratitude Giveaway and share with friends! After the event ends maybe come back and check out my other giveaways which are at the top of the blog.

There are lots of prizes on over 175 blogs so get hopping!

Contest Ends midnight eastern November 28, 2010! Winners will be announced hopefully within 48 hours - may depend on the number of entries.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE DIFFERENT ENTRY FORMS FOR US/Canadians and International entries. Due to shipping costs I will have gift cards available for the International followers and ONLY the International followers can enter for those giveaways.

I hope you like some of the great series box sets I have for these giveaways.

FOR US ONLY (unless you want to pay any shipping cost over $10.00)

GRAND WINNER Gets to pick ONE Collection set from choices A, B or C.
A.   In honor of the last Harry Potter Movie coming out I have a boxed set of books 1-7.

B. Another of my favorite series:
The Sookie Stackhouse Collection books 1-7 by Charlaine Harris! If you haven't read these - they are fun and as I have said before, IMHO, SOOOOO much better than the True Blood TV series.

C.  I have not read this series but believe it is popular.
 The Black Dagger Brotherhood Books 1-6 by J.R. Ward

FOR US or CANADIAN entries:

SECOND PLACE WINNER gets to pick ONE set from collections 1, 2 or 3 below.

1. The Amish Trilogy by Beverly Lewis 

OR

2. Three Christine Feehan books
Dark Celebration: A Carpathian Reunion (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 14)
Dark Curse (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 16) and
Dark Possession (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 15)

OR 3. The Vampire Academy Trilogy

by Richelle Mead

US or CANADIAN

THIRD PLACE WINNER gets to pick ANY two books from these twelve:
A Black Tie Affair and  Iron Man 2

,

To Surrender To A Rogue (Circle of Sin Trilogy)
and
Desire Me (The Legend Hunters)

Alex Cross's TRIAL and One Scream Away

Barely a Lady and Ravished by a Highlander

Risk No Secrets and Still the One

These two are ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies)
Soul Catcher and Seduced by the Wolf

US AND CANADIAN ENTER WITH US/CANADIAN FORM
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG80eUxiVVVxSjF0TUZnVUJudjNzVmc6MA

INTERNATIONAL ENTRIES:

#1 WINNER INTERNATIONAL - Gift Certificate of choice for $20.00
#2 WINNER INTERNATIONAL - Gift Certificate of choice for $10.00

INTERNATIONAL ENTER WITH
INTERNATIONAL FORM

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDFWeDFUejRuVUpMaUZaOTVsTHNkMUE6MA

Comments are always welcome too! HAVE FUN and be thankful.
This event is going to be a monthly giveaway hop so be sure to check back each month. I am proud to be co-hosting January 2011 Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop - watch for the new post on this.

Here is the full list - Give thanks, go forth and enter!