I'm a Winner!

Honestly, I've never won anything, not even the door prizes when there were only 3 of us there. But in the last 4 months, I have won many of the giveaways I have entered, especially the book giveaways! I attribute it all to Someone who is continually blessing me and showing me that if I keep believing Him, He will delight me (Ps. 37:4). His love surpasses knowledge that I may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. He is able to do immeasurably more than all I ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within me! (Eph. 3:19-20 NIV) Oh He is sooooo speaking my love language!

This is what I saw on twitter: @BooksALatte WINNER OF BUNDLE OF BOOKS!: Congratulations Cathy Davis! You’ve been commenting on.. http://tinyurl.com/defuwq

(She's got a great name for a site too!)

YIPPEE!!!!!!!

WINNER OF BUNDLE OF BOOKS!

Congratulations Cathy Davis! You’ve been commenting on the posts with FREE giveaways and it has paid off. You can expect a bundle of books in the mail this week.
Take a look at what you’ve won:
1. The Best Life Ain’t Easy, But It’s Worth It
2. I Do Again
3. Love As a Way of Life Devotional
4. For Couples Only Box Set
There will be more freebies on Books A Latte coming soon. Keep posting comments for your chance to win! (She made me the coolest badge that says WINNER and then CATHY DAVIS and I wanted to post it but it doesn't want to load. If you click on it at her site, it brings you over here! How dandy!)

This is the second time I've won from this site, and as much as I love to win, I also love a good site! So, if you like reading book reviews and the chance to win free books (and I know my 3 readers do ;)), then go check out BooksALatte!

Thank you!

“I assure you: If anyone says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore, I tell you, all the things you pray and ask for—believe that you have received them, and you will have them." Mark 11:23-24 (HCSB)

Uh-oh Charlie Brown!

Poor Charlie Brown! He's got a sad little tree and no gifts.

Reminds me of someone else I know...ME! We have a tree with ONE ornament: Starbucks coffee cup that Kristen was given. I had two gifts from my grandmother under the tree, but there was food inside the gift (I didn't know), and my dog attacked and destroyed the bags trying to get the cookies out. We might be able to do some shopping tonight, but I gotta admit, I'm really tired!

Hey, if nothing else, there's always shopping on Christmas eve...at least I'll be off that day *sigh*. The girls are getting $$ but I still have to see what Santa will bring them for their stockings. And then I have to buy my mom's gift and get something for James. I think his nephew and brother will be at the house on Christmas, so we need something for them too! (I'm really trying to remain calm. It's only presents, for Pete's sake!) (I've never waited this late before and wouldn't have wait this late now but there were a few circumstances beyond my control - like no $$$!!!) *sigh* breathe in breathe out....

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

“The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17

Really?

God is so awesome! I have entered sweepstakes for years now, and I've never won. I never win the door prize or the contests. Usually, I'm sitting next to the person who wins...you get my drift? Lately, I have been amazed with all that I've won! A beautiful necklace, books, CDs, decorative plate and more books! (I need to link up to all the precious people who have given me prizes because I really apprecite everything I've received!)

Allow me to digress briefly (I promise, I'll try to be brief...I know I KNOW). A couple of months ago, I began crying out to God and holding on to His word as my marriage was quickly crumbing. I knew that if I held on to His promises, then no matter what happened would be for His glory. I was believing God - not just in Him but believing Him.

Here are a couple of the promises I held on to and kept repeating over and over:

Psalm 37:4 - Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV) -- For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

So, things between James & I are steadily improving. Yippee! And, I've won all these prizes and I have had precious people just give me sweet presents and items to let me know "I love you". So to all of them I saw - THANK YOU!!! I honestly feel the Lord used these people and giveaways to remind me of the delight only He can give. So I PRAISE HIM! Thank you, Abba!

Imagine my surprise when I got home yesterday and I had a box from TitleTrakk.com that said "your prize is inside"! WHAT???? I won a stack of Christmas books from TitleTrakk.com. I went to their site to copy what I'd won for the blog, and there was my name! (The list of books has been taken down already.)

Let's give God a big round of applause and praise Him! Thank you Lord finding favor in me and giving me the desires of my heart. I will worship while I wait on You.

Have a beautiful Saturday. And remember to praise Him through your circumstances. He is worthy!


“The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17

Secret Santa!

Is it food?! Is what my daughter asked! And she asked if she could open it! NOOOO!! *she's 16-she'll have plenty of presents to open*

I'm excited I have a package waiting for me when I get home. Stay tuned!

Kori undertook this Secret Santa exchange. I think she had 66 folks sign up! That's a lot of people to keep up with. Thank you, Kori, for doing this. I've done a couple of giveaways, so I understand how WOW it can be.

Okay, I'm home now! Let the opening begin!!

Wow - my Secret Santa (who isn't secret now) was so generous! Here's a picture of the wrapped contents!

I kept opening and opening wonderful gifts! Thank you Santa Tam for the jellies (native to Arizona), dipper thing for the Orange Blossom honey, the purse organizer, to-do/calendar neat folder and the beautiful ornament!

Just last night I was online looking for a calendar/organizer and here my Santa Tam has sent me one! How did she know I desperately need to get organized? Tam have you been looking in my purse??

Seriously, thank you so much for the wonderful package. I really don't have the words to adequately express my thanks.

*hugs*

I hope my recipient likes her stuff as much as I like mine!

Merry Christmas!