Teresa Mathews' Birthday Celebration

Happy birthday, Teresa! And we're praying that you continue to recover from your surgery! We're so glad that God has sent you to earth to be our Poetess Angel! You're a blessing to everyone you meet!

Here's a pirate's cake for you, Teresa!!! I wish I had a picture of you in your pirate outfit!!! Har har har, me matey!!!

In me pirating days!

Giveaway: We're giving away a box of inspirational books, in honor of Teresa's birthday!  Leave her a happy birthday message and the OWG Angels will vote on who left the best happy birthday message!!! 

FREE!!! The Substitute Bride by Carrie Fancett Pagels!

The Substitute Bride by Carrie Fancett Pagels

It's my birthday today, January 5th, 2016!!!  So click on the image above for a birthday goody you can take home with you!!! That's my bestselling new Christmas novella that has a 4.9 Star rating based on 33 reviews at this point!  If you read The Substitute Bride and like it, please consider doing a review! 

"A Christmas Carol" meets "It’s A Wonderful Life"

A letter for Sonja’s deceased friend arrives at the post office in Michigan, and with it a proposal. With her father threatening to kick her out of his home, Sonja impulsively responds, offering to travel west to be a substitute bride. At the same time, Louis’s railroad promotion sends him back to Michigan, the one place on earth he’d hoped to never return—where Christmas past was full of pain. A mysterious stranger leaves him marked copies of “A Christmas Carol” as he considers romancing Sonja in Christmas present. Will Louis discern the best choices for Christmas future? Does it include the Poor House, again? Even so—will God bring healing and love to him this year?

Do you want to give me a "gift" this year???  Go over to my Amazon Author page and "FOLLOW" me (click here) thanks! To all the amazing readers and reviewers and bloggers out there - a hearty "Huzzah!!!" and thank you for all you do for Christian authors like myself!  

I'll be busy most of the day on my birthday, but if you choose to leave a comment I'll be popping by and will check back on Wednesday, too!  Here's a link to my Facebook Author page if you want to "Like" that page (thank you if you already have!) and you can leave comments over there, too (click here)!

Family Fiction contest -- Last year The Fruitcake Challenge made it onto the long list for Book of the Year PTL, thanks to reader/reviewers! 

If you enjoyed Lilacs for Juliana or The

Lumberjacks' Ball and want to nominate one or both of the novels for the Books of the Year list, click here, and either type in the title name or peruse the list and click the "like" button where someone else has nominated it already.  

Thanks!!!

Bio: Former "Yooper" Carrie Fancett Pagels writes Christian historical romances about overcoming. Possessed with an overactive imagination, that wasn't "cured" by twenty-five years as a psychologist, she loves bringing characters to life. Carrie and her family reside in Virginia's Historic Triangle, which is perfect for her fascination with history. Carrie enjoys reading, traveling, baking, and beading--but not all at the same time!

Happy Birthday, Bonnie! One Year Anniversary!

Bonnie Roof in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Happy birthday and happy one year anniversary with us on Overcoming with God blog, Bonnie!!!

Bonnie is a Christmas baby. She's been one of our blog followers for a long time, and an active participant, and a year ago she began giving us posts to put up on OWG!  Thank you, Bonnie!

GIVEAWAY: Surprise box of Christian books to one of our readers!  Leave a comment for Bonnie wishing her a happy birthday! 

Happy Birthday Diana!!!

Wishing our beautiful blonde Angel Girl Senior Reviewer, Diana Flowers, a blessed year ahead and a wonderful birthday!!!


Giveaway: A copy of any book that Diana has reviewed this past year goes to someone who has wished her a wonderful birthday on this post! So be sure to do so, below!!!

 

Happy Birthday Angel Teresa!!!

Happy birthday to our Angel Teresa!!! Here are some beautiful pink roses for her!

TERESA, if I could make a cake like you make, I would!!!  That's a picture of Teresa's cake she made for my birthday two years ago. When I next see you in South Carolina, I will make sure we eat some cake together!!! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGEL TERESA!!!

We know it is hard to celebrate without your beloved husband, Carlton, by your side. But I have to believe he'd want you to enjoy this day!!!

Carlton Mathews

We all LOVE you here on Overcoming With God blog, Teresa!

Know that we are all praying for you and that God will restore the joy in your heart as you go through this difficult time.  

This post is going up because we believe Carlton would have wanted us to do so and we have to believe he is celebrating your birth in heaven just as we are here on earth!

GIVEAWAY: A $10 Amazon gift card to one of our readers who leaves a prayer of blessing for our Angel Teresa's birthday and year ahead!!!

Bonnie's Celebration - WELCOME & HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Introducing our newest OWG Angel...Bonnie Roof. We've enjoyed having Bonnie as one of our faithful OWG Followers and commenters for a long time! And we'd asked Bonnie a while back if she might considered joining us on the blog. We got a very polite denial. Then we began praying about it faithfully and asked Bonnie to do the same. And before we knew it, the Holy Spirit had convinced her to come on board with us. YAY Holy Spirit!!!

Not only are we celebrating Bonnie joining us on OWG, 

we are celebrating her upcoming birthday. Bonnie is a Christmas baby. She's a Kentucky-born lady and shares a birthday with our precious Savior!

We want to WELCOME Bonnie to the OWG blog and celebrate her first birthday with us! Pull up a chair, have some hot cocoa and cake, and help yourselves to the trays of yummy candies we have out, too!  Do you have a birthday on or near Christmas yourself? Tell us what you do to celebrate!

GIVEAWAY: A box of books by some of our favorite authors will go to one of our party attendees!  WELCOME BONNIE and welcome to our guests!!!

Happy Birthday Diana!!!

Wishing a VERY happy birthday to our beloved Angel, Diana!!!

WE LOVE YOU, DIANA!!!

Giveaway: $10 Starbucks card so you can raise a  cappuccino, mocha, coffee or tea to toast Diana's birthday! Leave a happy birthday message for our senior reviewer for the OWG blog!

Noela Nancarrow's Birthday

Happy Birthday to Our Awesome Aussie

Noela Nancarrow!!

Your smile is beautiful, your hair is too.

You look so sweet as we wish Happy Birthday to you!

We hope your birthday wishes are all coming true,
and you are receiving lots of presents too!

We love you Noela and we all want to say;
We hope you will have a fantabulous day!
TSM

Feel free to have a slice of cake and a cool glass of punch and join the party!!

                                         

Noela's celebration wouldn't be complete without 

her adorable grandson and the rest of her beautiful family dropping in.

   

Noela's handsome grandson, Malachi.

L-R Allen-Hubby, Noela, Rachel-Daughter w/ Malachi Grandson, Ari-Son-in-law, Kelly-Daughter, Nathan-Son

Everyone please let Noela know how much you love and appreciate 
her and the outstanding reviews she posts!

Giveaway: One commenter will win their choice of a book reviewed by Noela on OWG blog (ebook only for international winners unless book of choice is available in their country via Book Depository.)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DIANA

Happy Birthday, Diana!!!  I thank God that He brought you into my life and onto this blog!!! 
I love you, Carrie

Happy, happy birthday to my dear, dear friend

It's hard to believe your birthday's come around again.

You're looking young and beautiful in your Santa hat,
Why you haven't aged a bit, and we're all jealous of that!

I hope you get lots and lots of presents on this happy day 

So many you'll have to borrow Santa's sleigh!

I hope your day's terrific, the best it's ever been,

And I hope you'll share those presents with Me, your silly friend! :-)

                                                  Love you! Teresa

 

Diana you are my South Carolina Mate;

And as a friend you are just great!

Charming in personality, and beautiful in looks;

Wonderfully inspiring, and the best taste in books.

So grateful to know you, my life is so much richer now;

You are a true blessing, so go and take a bow! :-)

Happy Birthday Diana! 

Love you always!

Noela

A friend of ours,

Diana Flowers,

knows how to write an amazing review.

How she does it, I have no clue,

but it is something she’s good at

and for that I respectfully tip my hat.

Today is her birthday and therefore I wrote this rhyme

to show I love her, this dear friend of mine.

~Dutchy~

We're celebrating all day long! Pull up a seat and have some cake and punch! 

Giveaway: Wish Diana a happy birthday and your name goes in the drawing for a

copy of Liz Curtis' Higgs' devotional Embrace Grace to bless you through this coming year!

You can purchase Embrace Grace from CBD, Deeper Shopping, and other Christian book outlets.

copy of Liz Curtis' Higgs' devotional Embrace Grace to bless you through this coming year!

Happy Birthday To You Dear Diana

Darling, Delightful,

Intelligent too.

All that and more describes Diana, it’s true. She’s always

Near when you need a friend,

At the ready to cheer and even make you grin.

Forever she’ll be your friend tried and true.

Loving you and helping you, whatever you need her to do.

On today a very few years ago our Diana was born,

We won’t say the year, only that is was a beautiful morn.

Everyone please tell her Happy Birthday today, and help us

Raise a cheer to brighten her way. Diana you’re our precious

Sweet friend it’s true and we’ll forever and ever be loving you!!

Happy Birthday Diana From Carrie, Marian, Noela and Teresa!!

GIVEAWAY: In honor of Diana's birthday we are giving away a special goody bag. Leave Diana a nice birthday comment to be entered in the drawing! Because of the upcoming holidays it won't be mailed out until after Christmas. 

Happy Birthday Teresa Mathews!!!

Cake by Christy Zumbrun of Williamsburg, VA.

Very happy birthday to Teresa!!! And her youngest son Joshua, too!  

We're celebrating Teresa's birthday with an extra giveaway this week.  It is a secret but will be of one of our favorite author's books.  Leave Teresa a birthday wish to enter for the extra giveaway!

It is My Birthday!!! Party!

January 5th is my birthday.  I am happy to celebrate another year of life granted by God and I thank Him for His blessings! This past year has been filled with so many blessings, and this blog has been one of them.  I am so grateful for Diana Flowers, Senior Reviewer, and contributor who is amazing!  We have had a number of friends post with us on Fridays, some very regularly sending us reviews, such as Marian Baay whose birthday we celebrated yesterday! And I am glad to welcome Teresa Mathews as a contributor, too!  


We are all very happy to be able to read the wonderful books that Christian authors have had published this past year!  They are like are like gifts in between birthdays!!!


GIVEAWAYS:  Party bags will be going home with some of our commenters. 

Happy Birthday Diana!

It is Diana Flowers' birthday!  


Happy birthday Miss Diana, AKA Malibu Barbie!!!


Join me in a rousing chorus 1, 2, 3!!!:

*•♫♪Happy Birthday to You  ♪♫•*¨ *•.¸¸ ♥¸¸ .•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to You ♪•*¨ *•. ¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday dear Diana!!! ♪ ♫ •*¨*•.♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪Happy Birthday to You!!  ♥ ♥♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪♥¸¸.•*¨ *•.¸¸ ♥

Please wish Diana a happy birthday and leave your email addy for a chance to win a secret book giveaway!