Share Something Your Dad Liked to have a Chance to Win a Book

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Everybody needs a dad. That somehow is not the same as a father. A father is something we all have. But somehow when you say Dad it changes that father into someone you can run to when you skin your knee or when you need your bike handlebars tightened or to give you a boost up into a tree. Or …

Another Guessing Game, Another Book to Give Away

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The Winner of the First Book is… And my first blog book giveaway winner is Alla.  I’ll be in touch via e-mail, Alla.  Flower #2 You all were too good at the first game. You’re either lucky guessers or you paid attention on my Facebook page. If that’s it, you’d play a mean game of Concentration. Wasn’t there a game …

What Would You Name a Calico Cat?

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“I don’t want her to have a cat because she’ll end up talking baby talk to the cat. That’s the way it is, and how can a P.I. do that? (Sue Grafton talking about her character in her alphabet mystery series) I can understand Sue Grafton’s point of view. Every character is different and some need a pet and some …

The Hunt for One More Yellow Flower

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Yellow Flower #30 Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul. (Luther Burbank) If you follow the conversation on my Facebook page, you know I’ve been posting yellow flowers. I started around the first of May when I spotted a pretty little mystery yellow flower. A mystery because I didn’t …

And the Winners Are

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I picked the winners by random number for my Honor Mom Contest Giveaway. I do so appreciate all of you who joined in with my giveaway fun. I enjoyed hearing from you and loved all your Mom stories. Sometimes I wonder what Mom stories my own children might someday tell about me. Not sure I want to hear them!! I …

3 Days Left to Enter My Honor Mom Giveaway

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Only a few more days until I draw the two winners of my Honor Mom Giveaway. Contest is open to USA and Canada and entrants must be over 18. You can enter by sending an e-mail to annhgabhart(at)yahoo(dot)com or leaving a comment here on this post with a way to contact you.  Two winners will be picked by random drawing …

A Flabbergasted Winner

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Flabbergasted, Surprised and Astonished Have you ever been totally astonished? Even flabbergasted? (That’s one of those words that just sounds exactly like what it means. Love those kinds of words.) But back to being flabbergasted. I was last Wednesday when my book, Love Comes Home, won the Selah Book of the Year Award.  My books have been in the running …

The Lesson of the Dandelion

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And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:12 (NKJ) Some time ago, I had the idea of writing a devotional book about things I saw in nature on my walks …