Thankful for Yellow and Brown Swirl Carpet (and a special giveaway)

 

I'm excited to be entering the blogging world again, starting with a Thanksgiving post at Missionary Moms!  I'd love to have you pop on over to say hi and enter our giveaway!  

Two of My Favorite Things for You!

I'm excited to share two of my favorite things with one blessed reader through a little giveaway!  Unlike many giveaways, this one IS OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL READERS as a shout out to all my missionary sisters around the world!     

One pound of coffee beans

and...

 

a digital subscription to Country Living Magazine through Zinio.

I was thrilled to find Zinio since I was unable to afford the overseas subscription to my magazine!  I hope you will enjoy it too!  

The giveaway is open until Sunday night, November 15th at midnight PST.  You can win one entry for each of the following:

1.  Leaving a lovely comment telling me what you are most thankful for today

2.  Becoming a follower or subscribing in a reader OR already being a follower/subscriber.  

3. Posting about the Two of My Favorite Things Giveaway on your blog

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.  Good luck everyone and thanks for being such wonderful readers!  Hugs from Paraguay!

****If you have a mailing address in the continental US, you can choose to forgo the coffee beans for the paper version of Country Living if you prefer.****   

Photos: jellyeater
Country Living

And the Winner is....

Carolyn G's  cute profile pic

Carolyn G is the winner of our first giveaway!  Congratulations, Carolyn!  You know, I really and truly wish there was some way I could send each and every one of you something.  I look forward to visiting each of your blogs as soon as I am able.

 

We spent a wonderful weekend in Oregon and now my home for the past 9 months is disappearing into boxes!  Packing really brings out the worst in me, or I should say, it shows me a lot of areas where I still need God to work in my heart.  Please do pray for me that I will speak with kindness, respond with patience and have a thankful heart in the midst of this move and transition.  Thank you so much!  Hugs to everyone!  

Giveaway!

I love giving gifts, so this is the ultimate in fun for me!  

Here's what's included:

Decorative Plate Holder 

Oval Chalk Board (Ribbon can be changed out easily to match your decor)

Pack of Greeting Cards

Pair of Black Dangly Earrings

Vintage French Postcard Collage framed 

$5 Starbucks card (If you don't have Starbucks nearby, I'll throw in a bag of coffee beans).  

For 1 entry, leave me some comment love!  

For 2 entries, subscribe to my feed or become a follower and let me know in the comment section or by e-mail at myplaceofpeace at gmail dot com.  If you already subscribe or are a follower, be sure to let me know that too and I will give you a second entry!

For 3 entries, blog about the giveaway and let me know in the same fashion.

Giveaway closes Monday the 23rd at noon, PST.  All my international friends, please feel free to play along!  I know how much fun it is to get a package when you are living abroad!  :)  

Mon Amour - La Fin

Here are a few more pictures for you all from our Valentines Banquet!  If you like what you see, be sure to come back tomorrow for my FIRST GIVEAWAY!  

This is what greeted people as they entered the church.  Of course, everything looked better with the lamps and candles lit, instead of overhead lighting, but you get the idea!  :)  

We created a small seating area with the pastors' chairs.  I stole almost everything here from my living room.  Someone brought fresh flowers too.  

I made three of these with Scripture passages on love in French.  I got them the font and size I wanted, saved them as JPEG files, then used this website to give them an aged feel.  At the end I tore the edges.  Super simple project!  You KNOW I had to get some toile in there somewhere!  :)  

The Dollar Tree had these wooden ovals.  I painted each one with a few coats of chalkboard paint and placed them around the room with French words and phrases.  

Our candy dishes were small terra cotta pots painted with chalkboard paint.  I spent about $30 for everything - I was very happy with how things turned out on a shoestring budget!  :)  

And I know I should have a picture with hubby for Valentines, but it is on someone else's camera!  So for now, I get to show off my cute middle sis.  We had fun sitting together at the banquet!  

See you tomorrow for the GIVEAWAY!