Weekly Thankfulness & Growth Report #98

#98 - Weekly Thankfulness & Growth Report

If you were following this blog in 2015 then you will be familiar with my "365 Days of Being Thankful" challenge.  I have missed reporting on my thankfulness since I finished my challenge 2 years ago, so I decided to at least give a weekly Thankfulness Report & include a Growth Report also.  Growth in our Christian walk, growth in the garden & growth on this blog.  Finally, I am also including a "Posts From the Past" feature - ENJOY!


This week I have been thankful for a working furnace and pipes that drain.  I have been thankful for good news from a friend.  I am most thankful that God provides, guides and protects. 



"For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all others."  Romans 12:4 & 5
We featured this great old hymn last year:


Read: In Christ There Is No East or West


We are starting to earmark the pages of the seed catalogs in preparation for our 2018 garden.

- Here are my Follower stats:

GFC (Google Friends Connect) - 2,255
Bloglovin - 4,414
Twitter - 6,987

Pinterest - 6,214
Google+ - 2,278
Facebook - 4,471
Instagram - 576
Linky Followers - 108
Networked Blog - 1,242
Activate - 574
That's a grand total of 29,119 followers in some form or another (which is up 58 from last week).

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Every year I do a compilation post of all of the sunflower varieties that I have grown to date - this post was from last year:
19 Sunflowers & Counting....






  
This week is GARDEN feature week - click HERE to LINK UP & you might just be featured next month!



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Take Up The THANKFULNESS Challenge!

I challenge you to thank God for something everyday for one year!  Either write it down in a diary OR share with us on a blog.  If you have a blog & would like to share your THANKFULNESS posts with us, then please fill out this form: 365 Days of Being THANKFUL form - click HERE and you will be added to the THANKFULNESS page.

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diono Car Organization GIVEAWAY

diono Car Organization GIVEAWAY!
Enter for your chances to win!

Part of the Valentine's Day Gift Guide
but first - read this great post:
Celestial Celebration - It Only Takes One




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(the following post was written by Laura from Michigan Saving and More )
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Diono Car Organization Giveaway ~ 4 Prizes ~ 1 Winner (Ends 1/29) @diono @SMGurusNetwork

Welcome to the Diono Car Organization Giveaway!

1 winner

This giveaway is part of our Valentine’s Day Gift Guide – Stop by to see all the giveaways and great products.

This contest is hosted by the Social Media Gurus Network!

Host that put together this giveaway is Deliciously Savvy

My co-hosts for this giveaway are Michigan Saving and More , Heartbeats ~ Soul Stains, and Tales From A Southern Mom

Below is a list of all the bloggers involved in the gift guide giveaways.

A Rain Of Thought, Bargnhtress, Centsable Steals, Deliciously Savvy, Easter Babe’s Theory, Heartbeats ~ Soul Stains, Here We GO Again Ready, Java John Z’s, Living Simply, Michigan Saving and More, Missy’s Views and Savings Clues, Tales From A Southern Mom, Views and More, Welcome To My Kitchen

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WEBSITE ~ FACEBOOK ~ TWITTER ~ PINTEREST ~ INSTAGRAM ~ YOU TUBE

Also available on Amazon.

1 Winner Receives All 4 Products Below:

diono stow ‘n go

Diono travel pal

Diono stuff ‘n scuff

Diono pop up trash bin

See the review HERE.

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And Now The Giveaway!

This giveaway is in no way endorsed, affiliated, or associated with Facebook, Twitter or any other Social Media Networking Site.You are not eligible if you have won a prize from the sponsor in the last 12 month. This Giveaway is valid in the United States Only and Entrants must be 18+ years of age to enter. This giveaway event will end at 11:59 PM (EST) 1/29/18. The winners will have 48 hours to email their information back to mcushing7 at hotmail dot com or a new winner will be drawn, you may want to put this email address as safe as it could go to spam. The sponsors are each responsible for shipping of the above prizes. No blog associated with this contests are responsible for prize fulfillment. If you would like to be a sponsor in a giveaway like this please email Melissa Cushing at mcushing7 (at)hotmail (dot) com. If you take an entry you must stay following for the entire contest or you will be disqualified.

Also we all “love it if you like us” on Facebook! If you like our blogs on social media it helps us bring you only the best giveaways and more of them!

Enter below and Good Luck!

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Keep Your Mouth Clean With Coredy Water Flosser GIVEAWAY

Keep Your Mouth Clean With Coredy Water Flosser GIVEAWAY!
Enter for your chances to win!

Part of the Valentine's Day Gift Guide
but first - read this great post:
Blueberry Bread with Lemon Frosting-Glaze RECIPE




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(the following post was written by Laura from Michigan Saving and More )
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Welcome to the Keep Your Mouth Clean With Coredy Water Flosser Giveaway!

5 winners

This giveaway is part of our Valentine's Day Gift Guide – Stop by to see all the giveaways and great products.

This contest is hosted by the Social Media Gurus Network!

Host that put together this giveaway is Michigan Saving and More

My co-hosts for this giveaway are Deliciously Savvy, Heartbeats ~ Soul Stains, and Tales From A Southern Mom

Below is a list of all the bloggers involved in the gift guide giveaways.

A Rain Of Thought, Bargnhtress, Centsable Steals, Deliciously Savvy, Easter Babe’s Theory, Heartbeats ~ Soul Stains, Here We GO Again Ready, Java John Z’s, Living Simply, Michigan Saving and More, Missy’s Views and Savings Clues, My Silly Little Gang, Tales From A Southern Mom, Views and More, Welcome To My Kitchen

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Now let’s get to the sponsor!

COREDY

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and

PLUSPLUSDEAL

WEBSITE ~ FACEBOOK ~ TWITTER ~ STOREFRONT

 

Robotic Water Flosser

$49.99 RV each

Also available on Amazon.

See the review HERE.

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THE GIVEAWAY

This giveaway is in no way endorsed, affiliated, or associated with Facebook, Twitter or any other Social Media Networking Site.You are not eligible if you have won a prize from the sponsor in the last 12 month. This Giveaway is valid in the United States Only and Entrants must be 18+ years of age to enter. This giveaway event will end at 11:59 PM (EST) 2/14/17. The winners will have 48 hours to email their information back to las93063 at gmail dot com or a new winner will be drawn, you may want to put this email address as safe as it could go to spam. The sponsors are each responsible for shipping of the above prizes. No blog associated with this contests are responsible for prize fulfillment. If you would like to be a sponsor in a giveaway like this please email Laura Smith at las930 (at)gmail (dot) com. If you take an entry you must stay following for the entire contest or you will be disqualified.

Also we all “love it if you like us” on Facebook! If you like our blogs on social media it helps us bring you only the best giveaways and more of them!

Enter below and Good Luck!

Entry-Form

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Time To Link Up! Tuesdays with a Twist #245

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #245!
Checkout the many great giveaways going on right now!

Click the button below to enter each Giveaway!!:

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Good Morning and Welcome to another No Rules Party!

We're your hosts & co-hosts 

Mary @ Back to the Basics and Mary's Kitchen
Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Checkout my amazing "Featured" Pinterest Board

(click HERE to view & follow)

Features!

Each co-host will be sharing her own picks for Features. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured. Be sure to check all of our blogs to see if you were featured! 

My Features this Week are:

1. "Apple Cranberry Cider" by Comfort Spring

2. "Free Printable 2018 Calendar" by Keeping It Real

3. "Easy Sew Sinus Headache Pillow" by Feathers in the Woods

If you've been featured we'd love for you to grab a button.

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The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Saturday at 11:59pm.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

 (with proper link backs) in our features.   And now for the party!

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You're the STAR - Week#1 GARDEN (January 2018)

Wishing everyone God's richest blessings in the New Year!

Thank you again for joining us!
There are many ways to follow me:

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

blog  |  facebook  |  pinterest  |  twitter  |  bloglovin  |  google+  |  instagram

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!


WELCOME to the January 2018 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!
Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:

The Old Has Gone & The New Has Come 

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WELCOME to GARDEN feature week of the January 2018 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your GARDEN week Hosts 

This week is GARDEN feature week
Swing by the GARDEN Hosts blogs:
Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. 
The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#1 GARDEN - gardening, homesteading, recycling, outdoor activities &/or preserving (this can include any type of green living,  repurposed ideas, outdoor concerns, posts relating to farm animals etc all while remaining family friendly)




(All features were chosen from the December 2017 "You're the Star" blog hop)

Rustic Boxwood Wreath by Curly Crafty Mom


Christmas Lights At Florida Botanical Garden by Comfort Spring




  Simple Dried Oranges by Making a House a Home


Buckeye Harvest 2017 by Stone Cottage Adventures



If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:

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We are in need of more Cohosts (click HERE to view a list of our current hosts/cohosts).

If you are interested in joining us as a Cohost then please click HERE & fill out the form.

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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.

Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!

It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!

(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog.  We might also share your fantastic posts on social media.  Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though}  Thank You & ENJOY! )

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Mary's Heirloom Seeds GIVEAWAY

Mary's Heirloom Seeds GIVEAWAY!
Enter for your chances to win!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
but first - read this great post:
5 Ways To SAVE By Growing & Preserving Your Own Food




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(the following post was written by Mary from Mary's Heirloom Seeds)
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We LOVE Giveaways!!!!
As promised, Mary's Heirloom Seeds is sponsoring Another Giveaway.

Are you ready???

This is a super simple giveaway with loads of seeds! This Giveaway will run from Sunday, January 1st thru January 6th at midnight and is open to residents of the US and Canada

We will pick One Lucky Winner on January 7th

GIVEAWAY INCLUDES

MARY'S GARDEN PACK SEED COMBO

Includes One packet of each:

Amana's Orange Tomato

German Giant Radish

Anaheim Pepper

Detroit Dark Red Beet

Jalapeno Pepper

Tom Thumb Lettuce

Blue Lake Bush Bean

Purple-Top Whiteglobe Turnip

5-Color Silverbeet Swiss Chard

National Pickling Cucumber

"In the Kitchen" Garden Herb Pack

This is a great starter kit for your Kitchen Herb Garden. Includes a full-pack of the following varieties:

Genovese Basil

Cilantro

Dill

Oregano

Sage

Tarragon

Thyme

24 Coconut Coir Pellets, Plant Markers,

Coconut coir growing medium comes from the coconut's fibrous husk (known as coir) that is bound together by lignin (known as pith). With the addition of water, coir expands to an easy to work with growing medium. The addition of water increases the volume 3 to 9 times, depending on the packaging of products. This process results in a 100% organic, biodegradable growing medium, making it a natural and safe growth medium of choice for growers


BUTTERFLY GARDEN STARTER KIT

It is an amazing experience to learn new things! Each kit includes

-Seeds: Butterfly Weed, Plains Coreopsis, Echinacea Purpurea, Marigold and Lacy Phacelia

-20 coconut Coir Pellets

-Plant Markers

-Sowing and Growing Tips included

Mary's Heirloom Seeds is a "mom and pop" small business created out of a desire to help people become more sustainable and self-sufficient. Our customers know that we are a simple phone call or email away

We currently offer over 500 varieties of open-pollinated, non-gmo & non-hybrid Heirloom Seeds. Mary has signed the Safe Seed Pledge AND the Declaration of Seed Freedom.

Are you ready to enter the giveaway?

Giveaway is open to all Residents of the US and Canada.
Giveaway opens 1/1/2018 and ends 1/7/18 at Midnight.

All giveaway entrants will be added to Mary's Heirloom Seeds mailing list.

Your information is never sold and we never send spam emails.

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