A Cup of Christmas Cheer - Winner of Blog Hop Announced!

A Cup of Christmas Cheer, Volumes One Tales of Faith and Family for the Holidays and Volume Two Takes of Joy and Wonder for the Holidays, from Guideposts Books

Susan Fletcher is the winner of the A Cup of Christmas Cheer Blog Hop.  We had over 20 readers who commented on EVERY blog: Carrie Fancett Pagels', Carla Olson Gade's, Ashley Clark's, Anita Mae Warren's, Julie Carobini's, and Johnnie Alexander Donley's.

Congratulations SUSAN from all of us!  THANK YOU to all the wonderful readers who stopped by the blogs.

And we have WONDERFUL NEWS!!!  Guidepost Books sold out of the first run (reported to be 28,000 copies!) and has done ANOTHER print run already even though they were only released this month!  Praise the Lord and may these stories bring encouragement and inspiration to the readers.  Copies are available for order only through the Guideposts Books' website. Click here to order.

Susan will receive, as part of her gifts, this antique reproduction colonial tea set from the Yorktown Victory Center in Virginia!
She'll also be receiving several gift cards, special cocoa packets, tea, and the A Cup of Christmas Cheer book set!!!

Carrie and Carla, both members of Colonial Quills blog both have their stories in Volume One of the hardcover book set.

Once again, congratulations to SUSAN FLETCHER and THANK you to those who came by all the blogs!

'Tis the Season - to Blog Hop

Yup--that is a Colonial Snowman!!! He's at Yankee Candle Factory in Williamsburg, Virginia!

Isn't our colonial snowman adorable?  Shopping today really put me in the mood for Christmas blog hopping!

This year Carla Olson Gade and myself contributed to A Cup of Christmas Cheer by Guideposts Books.  As it so happens, both of our stories are in Volume One Tales of Faith and Family for the Holidays. 

He's wearing a tricorner hat and holding a lantern aloft!

We are participating with four other authors and will be doing a Blog Hop that will conclude on this blog at the end of November.  The Grand Prize winner will be announced right here on CQ!  BUT--before then you need to visit each of the Blog Hop stops. Each blog "hop" or stop will have a giveaway. And at the end of all the hops there will be a Grand Prize to someone who has visited and commented on every blog stop.  A $70.00 porcelain tea set from Yorktown's Victory Center will be part of the Grand Prize along with other gifts such as a $10 Amazon card, special hot cocoa packets, the two-book set of "A Cup of Christmas Cheer" and more with a total of over $125.00 in prizes!

Here's our schedule:

Friday, November 8th, Carla Olson Gade is on Carrie Fancett Pagels' blog 

Saturday, November 9th,   Ashley Clark is on Anita Mae Draper's blog.

Saturday, November 16th, Anita Mae Draper is on Johnnie Alexander Donley's blog.

Sunday Nov 17th  Julie Carobini on Ashley Clark's blog 

Friday, November 22nd,  Carrie Fancett Pagels is on Carla Olson Gade's blog.

Saturday, November 23rd,  Johnnie Alexander Donley is on Julie Carobini's blog 

Friday, November 29th,  Colonial Quills Blog to announce Grand Prize winner.

At just under $19 for both hardcover books, that seems a bargain.  To order from Guidepost Books, click here.

A Cup of Christmas Cheer Two Volume Set, From Guidepost Books

Here are the authors and their story titles in the two-volume set of Christmas short stories:

Joy and Wonder Volume Two:
MEAT LOAF AND OTHER MINOR MIRACLES
Liz Johnson

THE BEST DEAD CHRISTMAS TREE
Linda S. Clare

BENEATH THE CHRISTMAS STAR
Johnnie Alexander Donley

CALLING GRANDMA JEAN
Pam Hanson and Barbara Andrews

THE CHRISTMAS THIEF
Ashley Clark

POSTCARDS AT CHRISTMAS
Julie Carobini

A STRANGER’S VISIT TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
Marilyn Turk

THE SNOW GLOBE
Ginger Kolbaba


Faith and Family Volume One:
THE CHEVALIER
Susan Page Davis

SECOND-CHANCE CHRISTMAS
Jenness Walker

NOT QUITE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Pam Hanson and Barbara Andrews

MRS. MEYER’S CHRISTMAS CALLER
Jessica Keller

RIDING ON A CHRISTMAS WISH
Anita Draper

UPON A CHRISTMAS TREE SCHOONER
Carla Gade Olson

SNOWED IN
Carrie Fancett Pagels

THE PRODIGAL
Jennifer Johnson

Mark your calendars now for the Blog Hop!  And order some copies now of these faith-filled holiday stories for your friends and family!