UPDATE: This giveaway is now over! The winner was chosen using Random.org. Congratulations to Jackie W! Jackie, please send your mailing address and choice of book to cindy@cindywoodsmall.com.
The 2012 Amish-made Quilt Contest has ended, and we have a winner. Congratulations to Sharon Dummitt, the 2012 winner of my annual quilt giveaway! Sharon has won the quilt pictured below.
Now that our many holiday traditions and celebrations are behind us for a while, I thought I’d share a few things with you about how the Amish bring in the New Year.
Cultures around the world have specific foods they prepare for New Year’s Day. Some feel it brings good luck to the upcoming year. Whether you believe in luck or not, people often begin certain things as superstitions and then they turn into fun traditions that remind us of our childhood days, good times, or easier seasons of life.
Last week, I shared a bit about the foods that cultures such as the South, the Mediterranean, and the Spanish eat on New Year’s Day. Click here to read more.
The Pennsylvania Dutch have a unique New Year’s tradition, as well. They enjoy a meal of pork and sauerkraut each New Year’s Day.
Pork and Sauerkraut
1 (about 4 pound) pork loin roast
Brown or yellow mustard
Sauerkraut
Rub a little brown or yellow mustard on the outside of the pork loin roast. Add a little water to the bottom of the pan (about an inch and a half), then cook by the method of your choice. The pork can be roasted in the oven or cooked in a slow cooker or pressure cooker.
The sauerkraut may be poured on top of the roast and cooked together, or it can be heated separately on the stove top.
Serve with a side of mashed potatoes and apple sauce.
New Year’s Day is often another opportunity for a family gathering. Since Amish families are usually quite large, it can be very difficult to gather everyone together. If the family didn’t have the chance to gather on Christmas or Second Christmas, they often celebrate Christmas on New Year’s Day.
Click here to learn about more Amish holiday traditions.
Giveaway
In honor of the New Year, I’d like to give away an embroidered wall hanging of wise words to live by this year. In addition, the winner will also receive one autographed book of her or his choice. The quote on the framed-art says:
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become your character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
If you would like to enter for a chance to win the framed embroidered saying and a book of your choice, simply leave a comment at the bottom of this post on my website.
If you are reading this anywhere other than my website, such as on Facebook, in an email, or on Goodreads, please hop on over to my website and leave a comment at the bottom of my post to enter the giveaway. Go directly to this post by clicking here: http://www.cindywoodsmall.com/2013/01/08/new-year-2/.
Only comments left on my website will be entered into the giveaway. (It’s just too hard to track down all the comments left in various places, and that means it’s too easy to miss some of the comments.)
The deadline for this contest is Monday, January 14, 2013, at noon. The winner will be chosen using Random.org and will be contacted privately, as well as announced on next week’s post.
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Happy almost Spring!
I am a newbie to your books. I am trying to download all I can afford to my Kindle. So far I have enjoyed all I’ve read
Happy New Year to you and all who work with you. Love your stories and look forward to your new ones. I especially have loved the Cedar Cove series … you are the best Amish writer!
God bless you … Becky
A new year to catch up on great books from one of my favorite authors! Entering in this contest for sure! Happy New Year!!
What a great reminder to start the new year.
Love your books. Happy New Year!
Thank you for all your great brooks.
Just finished reading Plain Wisdom. Very sweet. Please enter me in your contest.
Sheila Payne
I want to enter. I’ve read the Ada’s House books and the Sisters of the Quilt books!
Wow I would love to win this wall hanging…indeed wise words. Good Luck to everyone! God Bless!!
Thank you for using the talent God gave you to be a Blessing to others…love your books !!!
Just starting reading Plain Wisdom, so I started a search on the web and came across your invatation to enter the contest to win the beautiful cross stitch and a book. Wish I would have started about six hours ago. I look forward to reading the rest of your books.
Thank you.
I would love to win the emboreded wall hanging, and the book of choice would be The Winnowing, I loved TheSeason for Tending!
Please enter me …thanks!!!
Would love to win.
I love the saying on the embroidery! Would love to win one like that. Even if I don’t, I might make it a future project!
I would be very happy to win your book.
Have read all your books and waiting for your next one. Love reading about the
Amish .
enter contest for cross stitch barbtn2000@gmail.com
Would love the wall hanging and a book, maybe one of the vines and orchard one since I have not had the oppurtunity to read those yet. Have loved all the other one you have written.
I happened upon a link to your books while looking up something else & am hoping I can read one soon. I was raised Mennonite in southwestern Pennsylvania & the Old Order Amish are a large part of my home community. It was interesting to watch a short video of you discussing how you became a writer & that your manuscripts are reviewed by someone in the Amish community.
Love the nice wall Hanger & love your books .This sounds good. Thanks for the chance ..Would just love to be a winner of these nice gifts.
Would like to enter contests. I love all your books Cindy. Janice jgaw@twlakes.net
Really like this recipe of pork and sauerkraut! We make a similar one that’s very good, but this sounds good with the mustard on the pork! Will be trying it soon. Thanks!! Also enjoy reading your books!! Have quite a few of them and always look forward to the next one!!
Just found out that I won one of your giveaways in June, but I didn’t find out until 3 days ago. June was a busy month and I didn’t check facebook or e-mails so I miss my chance. It is still nice to know I could have won. Just finished Season of Tending so I am looking forward to the next book in the series to see what happens to the characters.
The quilt is beautiful and I hope I win the wall hanging. When will your nest book come out? Glenda Sumrall grsumrall@hotmail.com. I met you in Fairhope last yeat.
Thanks for your comment, Glenda! I’m so glad we got the chance to chat.
My next book is the second book in the Amish Vines and Orchards series. It’s titled The Winnowing Season and will release in April 2013.
I love handmade items and would proudly display this in my home…..plus a book!?!….count me in.
This is one of the sayings that I recite with my class in the morning!
Love all things Amish. Just wish they understood God’s grace more.
have enjoyed your books would love to have an autographed one
Would love to win the cross stitch. Can’t wait for “The Winnowing”.
Cindy, i would love to win this. i just finished reading Season For Tending and loved it . thank you Dixie
DixieB517@aol.com
Thank you for the chance to win.
I would love to win the wall hanging . I am now reading The Dawn of Christmas, I love it as I do all your books can’t wait for your next one.
Beautiful cross-stitch and love your books!
I do so enjoy your giveaways, Cindy! I hope this year brings God’s blessings in abundance!
This is a beautiful picture of words to live by. I truley love the books you write and I can’t wait to read the next novel.
I would love to win this framed cross-stitch saying What a way to start the New Year. Happy 2013 God Bless.
Beautiful saying, words to live by!
I love your books and be so happy to win this.
What a wonderful prize. Would love to win the book as well.
I would love to win the cross-stitch and be reminded eeryday of the words it says. Thanks for the opportunity to win this.
Sounds like sage wisdom,would love tomput this in my office.
Cshul@yahoo.com
Would love to win the cross-stitch and your newest book.
I would love to have the cross -stitch, but would especially love your book.
Please enter me and you have a blessed new year.
I am from New Brunswick, Canada, am I able to enter the contest?
Love your books & blogs!!!!
Blessings,
Rosalind Anderson
I’m so sorry, Rosalind. I wish I was able to offer my giveaways to those outside of the U.S., but unfortunately, because of the complicated rules and regulations for international contests, I have to restrict it to U.S. residents only. I wish it wasn’t that way.
happy new year !
Love the quilt at the top! Love the needlework piece too!
This is great! Love you books, thanks for the giveaway!!
Lovely, thank you for the opportunity!
So really really want it! lol it is beautiful!
My name is Aggie Siemens.
I so enjoy your books and appreciate the chance to win the picture. It is beautifully done. Thank you and Blessings to you.
Words of wisdom! Love this and would LOVE to win one of your books!
Love reading your books. Thank you for the opportunity to win the cross stitch quote and a book. I love the quote and it really is words to live by! Thanks and God Bless!
Love crossstitch! Love your books even more. -Anita McIlveen
I was just trying to this of this saying…such wisdom!!! Thanks!
Would love to win. I enjoy your books and after I’m done reading them, I pass them along to my Amish friends.
Beautiful
Would LOVE to win!!
Oh yes…would love to be included in the drawing….Cindy Woodsmall’s books are soo wonderful…….and soo inspirational too….babyruthmac16ATyahooDOTcom
What a great giveaway, and the cross-stitch is very thought provoking. I have also loved all your books so far Cindy!
I love it!!
Ooh, love this giveaway! Might have to sew the same expression for myself if I can’t win it!
Those words are filled with so much wisdom. I would love to win a copy.
Words to live bt for sure!!!! Beautiful and inspirational!!
I’d love to win this!!!
Love your books..
Thank you for your continued generosity!!
I would love to add another one of your books to my colection, and I think the wall hanging would look great in my living room.
Wonderful give away. Some lucky person will love it.
Lovely quotation. I would love to win it. Dee
Hi Cindy, what a wonderful wall hanging. I would love a copy. Thank you
Felicia_holman@aol.com
beautiful words to live by, would love to have a wall hanging of this, and the book you wrote AFTER the Keeper, so enjoyed that book but have not read the one afterwards, should I win would love this one. thanks for sharing your books and other items too, Happy New Year to you and yours.
Paula O(kyflo130@yahoo.com)
Beautiful saying, beautiful cross-stitch! Love your books!
The wall hanging would look great in our home & my wife would love a new book to read. Hope to win them both.
Love your books Cindy <3 Thanks for the opportunity to win this wall hanging & an autographed book.
hi Cindy i would so much like to win a hanging and a book , pleaswe enter me thanks
Shirley Blanchard, jcisforme@aol.com
Love your books that I have read Cindy; the sayings are so true and would be nice to hang in our house;
thanks for the giveaway
I have read some of your books. I am not Amish, but find your book inspiring. I would love to win your wall hanging and especially a book.
I would just love to win the wall hanger and your new book,thank Cindy
Happy New Year! I enjoy hearing about other traditions, and hope to win your giveaway this time.
Just finished “When the Soul Mends” at 3:30 this morning because I COULD NOT put it down! What an awesome trilogy that truly tugs at the heartstrings…I am hooked.
I love the simplicity of the wall hanging and they are great words to live by.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m honored.
Love your books. I have them all. Can’t wait to read the next one to come out. Also, I just love the wall hanging! I so much enjoy all the history and information that you give of the Amish people.
looks very cute!
I’d love to win, I so enjoy your books, the amish know so much how to live a simple life. I like the sample and it is so true.
I really enjoy Amish fiction and would love to win one of your books! Thank-you for the contest. Hope I win.
Nice, thought provoking Amish embroidered picture. sharon, san diego
Love to be your winner!
Pork & sauerkraut sounds good. Here it’s black eyed peas and hog jowls that’s supposed to bring good luck for the new year.
O Norman
onorman@wilkes.net
Would love to win , thanks for the chance .
Estera N
Pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes is our traditional new year’s day meal too. We are of Pennsylvania Dutch/German ancestry. Our daughter married a man from Texas, so they enjoy a different New Year’s meal! To each his/her own!!!
Growing up my mom always fixed pork and sauerkraut for new years with mashed potatoes. I didn’t like the sauerkraut, so she didn’t cook it with the pork. My husbands family had the same tradition. Go figure. Both German heritage.
I’d love to win!! Such a nice wall hanging!
Must try the recipe – sounds gut!
Love all your books and the wall hanger is cute too nelson4him@gmail.com
I am from PA and we always try to have our pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes – this year we are dieting, so it was turkey sausage, hope that brings good luck, too. I would love to win a book!
I guess there must be some Pennsylvania Dutch in my family. We always have pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes and applesauce on New Years Day.
We usually have pork and sauerkraut, but, this year my brother-in-law made Reubens for New Years Day. They were delish!
I would like to enter for your giveaway wall hanging.
Love your books.
I love to read all your books which I do. I would love to win because I love anything Amish.
All the books I read are Amish and spiritual.
I’d love to win!
Happy New Year Cindy! Love your books
Michelle
4conti@oh.rr.com
Love it, would love to win
The Wall Hanging is awesome! It never hurts to be reminded of those things! If I win I’d love A Season for Tending! Thanks and God Bless
makeighleekyleigh at yahoo.com
We celebrate with ham and cabbage each new years. Just about the same, pork for the ham and cabbage is actually sauerkraut as well. My mom always said to eat it for a good year ahead. I would love to win the contest. Love your books!!!!
Definitely want to be entered!
CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com
Would love to enter!! Thanks so much!!
Can’t wait to try the pork roast!
I would love to be chosen to win the autographed copy of Christmas in Apple Ridge and the beautiful wall hanging. Thank you very much.
A SEASON FOR TENDING – would love to own this autographed book and the wall hanging. Would be a nice win.
Congratulations on winning the quilt.. MMM missed that drawing.
I’m in the middle of making my son a quilt.. I get fustrated I haven’t made very many and self taught my self. It’s important to know measurments…*grin* Math wasn’t my best class. I visited a Amish place by Dover, MN.. I go there when I can and a Amish lady and I where talking and she said if I would come around she would teach me… WOW, that would have been great, but unfortunately it would be 4 hr drive for me.. I was honored that she offered. 
I’m full blooded German and anything with sauerkraut is good…..Knoephla soup is on my menu to make next..Maybe you have a recipe that you could share?? God Bless
What a beautiful quilt! Its one of my favorite patterns – congratulations to the lucky winner!
Reading about pork and sauerkraut reminds me of my German grandmother, who often served sauerkraut and pig’s knuckles for special holidays.
I had sauerkraut and pork loin for New Years along with blackeyed peas and tomatoes. It was so yummy. I enjoy all your posts and especially love readying your books.
would love to win
I would love to win Christmas In Apple Ridge.
sounds great! Happy New year!
Wenddie Mikulcik
lovingmy3monkeys@yahoo.com
Love the wall hanging and would love to win it and one of your wonderful books
Thank you Cindy for a great promotion…the wall hanging is beautiful and I would love to win a copy of one of your books!
I’d love to win this giveaway! TY for the opportunity!
Judy Grivas
judy49[at]aol[dot]com
I love your books, can’t wait for the next one to come out……and I love the Amish quilts, too! Keep up the good work Cindy!!
What wonderful tradition! I would love to win and thank you for giving us the opportunity to enter!
i would like to win thanks for the chance to enter the contest.
I would like to win! I love your books!
love your books Cindy. they are the best way to relieve stress and just relax….thank you for being an author
Would love to win a book and wall hanging.. Love your books!!!!!
Love that wall hanging!!! Just finished A SEASON FOR TENDING…didn’t want it to end!!!! Thanks Cindy!
Robin in NC
RW620 AT aol DOT com
Would love to win this too. Would make for a great time for reading by an awesome author.
Would love to win this and one of your books!
Fun!
Looks Cool!
Oh how fun!
I am posting! The words on the wall hanging are so true!! Thanks for the opportunity to win it!!
This is beautiful. What a nice give away. I want in.
Thank you for this give away.
I love your contests!
What an awesome giveaway. sign me up please.
Great words to live by Ü
As always would love to win one of your books along with the wall hanging of course
Love your giveaways!
Happy New Year to you, i would very much love to win one of your books,and the wall hanging. thank you for the chance
jcisforme@aol.com
I would love a chance to win this wonderful give-a-way. Thanks for the chance, and yes, I always try to cook cabbage on New Year’s Day!
The sentiment in the wall hanging is so true. We ALL need to post it in our homes. Your post about saurkraut made me soooo hungry.
I would love to win! I enjoy your books!!
Jdb8420@aol.com
love your books I would love to win,thanks
Thanks for your writing. I do so enjoy your books. I would love to be chosen as the winner of this wonderful wall hanging and one of your books. Am looking forward to getting your series “Sisters of The Quilt: The Complete Trilogy” & “Christmas in Apple Ridge: Three-in-one Collection”. Would love to have either of those if I am fortunate enough to win. Thanks for the opportunity to enter the contest.
Mary Ellsworth
mdegram218@centurylink.net
You’re very welcome, Mary!
praying from my hospital bed that i will be a winner
I love all your books and would love a chance to win!
Happy New Year! Love your books
What a great series of consequences to be aware of. Enter me in the give-away. Thanks.
–this is terrible grammar but “…series of consequences of which to be aware.” sound so pompous.
I love reading about the Amish and their unique ways of doing things. Sometimes if our world would adopt their ways, I think we would live in a much better world. Love that you care about your readers but giving back a little to us in the way of this contest. Thank you and keep writing!
I would love to win. Wishing you a Blessed 2013
Feeling lucky today. Hope I’m the WINNER! thanks, anyway if I’m not. Will try again.
i just love anything about the amish, sharon
I would love to win! Sandi
Would love the chance to win your wonderful contest. Love reading your stories there great! Thanks & God Bless!
Thank you again for your kindness and generosity to your readers!
I enjoy reading your books, please enter me into the contest.
I love reading your books
I would love to win!!
ENTER ME PLEASE
THANK YOU
i would love to win the wall hanging. as it fits right in with my country dec. home. and the book would be an added blessing!!!!!
I’ve often had pork and sauerkraut for the New Year. Really love your books. Good luck to all who enter. Blessings, Susan Fryman susanngarrylee@yahoo.com
I love your books
they’re fun to read and help keep me sane because I am at home all the time. 
I’d love to read the season fort tending 
My wife (your biggest fan) would love this.
I love your books and enjoy your insight into Amish life through your books!!!
I would love to win thanks for the giveaway Jennie T
would love to win this embroidery picture and the book…cndloven@yahoo.com
Thanks for the giveaway!
Cindy, I’m so thankful for other Amish fiction authors. If it wasn’t for one of them promoting you on their blog I might never have discovered you. I thoroughly enjoy each of your books.
I love your book you on please enter me in this contest i also have you facebook thank you patb12345639@yahoo.com patricia blalock
Thanks for sharing the Amish tradition. Tradition is what binds us together. I do think that America yearns for the past unity that communities had in the past…and this is one reason the interest in Amish lifestyle and books has increased. Thanks for being part of that!!!
would love to read another book, season of tending, was very good. love the wall hangings. my 94 year old aunt makes quilts, their very great.
I’d love to win an autographed copy of my favorite book! I love all your stories, they’re amazing!
I’m very intrigued by the Amish way of life. You do a beautiful job of portraying it!
What a lovely giveaway. Thanks so much for sponsoring it!
I love Amish themed books, and yours were the first ones I ever read, and my favorites. Would love to win this contest. =)
As always, I would love to win your gift. I loaned my “Sisters of the Quilt” to someone and it has never been returned. I would love to win a replacement.
I love, love, love your books and any writer as yourself. My bookshelves runneth over……Please enter me in this contest. I also shared on facebook. Thank you for the opportunity to enter this contest. tswilliams552@aol.com…
Sue williams
Now living in a town that has several Amish living all around it I am finding new appreciation for those that choose to live Plain.
This Amish Pork & Sauerkraut Dinner with mashed potatoes and applesauce sounds sooo yummy! Being Irish, the meal I like is corned beef and cabbage ~ with whole cooked carrots alongside. I would love an autographed copy of The Winnowing Season coming out in April! Thank you for this kind information! And for your contest and book offer. Kathleen
lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]net
Oops, I forgot the boiled whole potatoes with my Irish meal! Kathleen
lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]net
Love the recipe! Thanks so much for sharing.
I enjoy your books so much, and thank you for the continued good reading!
the sampler is beautiful and would be good reminder on how to live. I have read all of your books and really enjoy them,
Pork and sauerkraut rocks! I like how the sauerkrat “sweetens” as it cooks. Thanks for offering this giveaway. I’m here via your FB post.
So love your books. Keep up the wonderful writing.
I am an Amish book junkie!
CherylB1987@hotmail.com
Wow! Sharon was lucky. Beautiful quilt.!
This is one very near and dear to my heart because this really is the theme I am trying to get my 7 and 2 year old to hold fast too. Everything we do has to be intentional otherwise we reap unfruitful results. My one word resolution for the year is PLOW Prayerfully Prepare, Lovingly Sow, Obediently Tend, and Worshipfully Water. You can contact me at jw1213@gmail.com.
Love you, your books and all things Amish!
Love your books and hope to win!
I would love to win. We usually do a pork roast, black eye peas and cabbage.
Love your contests, thanks for having them!!!
angelicamac77@msn.com
Happy New Year!
I really enjoy your books.
Very interesting .. I love learning more about Amish customs. Pork and sauerkraut for the New Year huh? Sounds yummy! By the way the quilt was gorgeous…Sharon is very lucky! Have a great New Year everyone!
Would love to win. Have a blessed New Year. Looking forward to your new books. Debbie
Would love to have a chance to win anything from you, Ms Cindy. Congratulations to Sharon Dummitt for winning that beautiful quilt.. Let us know how you like it
Good day to everyone!
Cindy, I would love to win this wall hanging and one of your books I really have enjoyed every one I have read
Thank you for a chance to win.
I don’t think the pork and sauerkraut sound yummy, but the books sound wonderful!!!
I am going to try the pork roast and sauerkraut recipe. It sounds delicious. My family is Irish and English and we grew up eating lentil soup every New Years Day. If you eat lentil soup on News Year Day you will have money all year. I can;t agree with the money part but the homemade soup is delicious. I love your books and when I start one I can not put it down.
We have pork & sauerkraut each New Year too. Lovely wall hanging. Please accept my entry in the giveaway. You can never have too many books
A stuffed pork roast is also what my father, who is from Kentucky, sometimes prepares on New Years Day. He usually serves black-eyed peas (for luck) and greens (for money) with it.
I can’t say that Pork & Sauerkraut would be my choice for meal, just the smell of sauerkraut makes my stomach turn! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Each prize offered is unique and I would love any of them.
Love your books…Congrats to the Quilt winner..its beautiful..Happy New Year too..
You are a wonderful writer and I love reading your books!
I love to read your books.
Love your books – would love to win
Would love to win one of your books and the wall hanging
Mardi Moye
mardisgators@verizon.net
I was wondering what the Amish do for certain Holidays and this was one of them Thanks for the info.
I have really enjoyed every book of yours that I have read
most times I don’t enter because some one else should have a chance to win (not saying I will win) but this week has been very bad for me and this wall hanging would be a great reminder of how to live .
Id love to win! Need some new books to read lol
Oh please, the odds are that I will one of these some day. I like the simpliity of the wall hanging
My dear Mennonite friend, who has now passed, made this meal for me several times and we talked about her making it on New Years Day. We make something entirely different where I live.
Thank you for the chance of winning the Wall Hanging. My Nonnie came from the BlackForest area in Germany and we have always had a Pork Roast with Kraut and mashed taters. One of my very favorites
Once again, thanks for your chances to win! I love your books and would love to win. God Bless.
love it!
I love this saying….so true! Many Blessings! Kim
The quilt is beautiful!!! Congrats to Sharon Dummitt on winning it! Love the wall hanging! And winning a signed copy of any your books would be wonderful. Doesn’t matter which one…I’ve read them all!!! Thanks!
Thanks!
I would love a chance to win. Thank you for a chance at such a great give-a-way. =)
You know I have to be entered, so glad I’m on your email/newsletter announcements. Would love to win any of your books since I don’t have one thats autographed. Thank you for this opportunity. God bless you & your family.
I would love to win,Enter me!!
Thanks for the giveaway and God Bless!!
Sarah Richmond
sarahrichmond.12@gmail.com
I would like to enter your new give- away , the wall hanging
Very well said, the wall hanging. It would be great hanging in my home to remind me every day. Ruth Piper <
Read all your books. kamundsen44@yahoo.com
I am presently reading Season for Tending and I just love this book. I would really love to win the wall hanging. Thank you for the chance!
We have pork and sauerkraut every New Years for luck. I would love to win the wall hanging.
I hope I win!
I have just finished reading Christmas in Apple Ridge and A Season For Tending which means I now have read every book that you have published! Unfortunately I am anxious to read more books penned by you!! It seems I can’t get enough. As in all of your books, the characters in Christmas in Apple Ridge and A Season For Tending come to life for me and I find myself wondering about their lives outside the pages of your books!!!
Anyway, congratulations on two wonderful books. Do you have any idea when your next publication will be?
Carol
Thank you so much for such a kind and encouraging comment, Carol! Your words put a smile on my face.
My next release will be the sequel to A Season for Tending and the second book in the Amish Vines and Orchards series. It is titled The Winnowing Season and will release in April 2013.
What a great wall hanging? My mom likes to cross-stitch. Thanks for having the giveaway.
Rose
harnessrose(at)yahoo(dot)com
Pork and sauerkraut is one of my husband’s favorite meals.
Would love to win the gift and one of your books.
I really nhoy all of your books about the amish. Keep up all the good stories. Judith R.
I would love your newest book…..that pork roast recipe sounds yummy….sadly….not many of our house enjoys mustard or sourkraut…so I’d be eating it for days….but mmm, might be worth it! ; )
I would love to win. Thank you
The recipe for Pork Roast is exactly how I fix mine and it is so good with the mashed potatoes!! The wall hanging would be wonderful for any home. The words are wise and worth thinking about!! Love all your books!!
i enjoy reading your books.i also like your contest.
What a nice wall hanging! I’d love to win it and an autographed book! Thank you!
I love your books! I hope you had a blessed Christmas and I wish you many more blessings this year! Thank you for the opportunity to win!
rayptc(at)gmail(dot)com
I, too, enjoy your books and emails. Beneath the outward appearances and customs, we are all Children of God– it helps to understand more about the Plain and Old Order ways.
I love this, Karen: “Beneath the outward appearances and customs, we are all Children of God.” Beautifully worded!
Would love to win the wall hanging and a book!
Patty
Love your books!! Have read all of them except for your newest one. Thanks for the chance to win one!
I haven’t read your new book Season for Tending. I would love to win a copy!
I enjoy all your books, keep writing would love to win, God Bless
I enjoyed reading Sisters of the Quilt. Thank you for sharing your talent.
entering the contest j.bouc38@yahoo.com
Thanks Cindy, Hope you had a nice Holiday…I would love to win anything you have to offer all your gifts are great….
Love you books and Blog. Thanks for the many giveaways!
I love reading your books, and would so like to win this beautiful wall hanging as well as a book. I enjoy reading your blog also.
thanks for the chance to win your books great giveaway
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Oh Cindy you are such a blessing!!!!!! Thank you for the recipe. I’d love to be entered in your contest and I will gladly gift your book to a friend since I already own them all!
The wall hanging looks beautiful. Happy New Year to you and yours.
Thank you, Donna! I love to hear when my readers give my books to their friends. I consider a reader’s recommendation to a loved one the highest compliment I could receive!
I love all your books! I enjoy your websit and blog!!
Thank you for the pork recipe. Please enter me in your contest for the wall hanging and my choice of a book. What a wonderful giveaway.
You are an amazing author and I had the pleasure of meeting you several years go in Lancaster county. In fact, that day you were being interviewed and filmed by ABC News – Nightline. My kids brought me to see you as part of my Mother’s Day gift that year. Also, I have every one of your books!
New Years Pork Roast and Sourkrout? Doesn’t get much better than that! Think I will fix some for dinner!
Lynn Cantrell
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I love your books!!! Please enter me into the contest. Thanks for the opportunity!!!
Jane Reeves
Cindy I read and reviewed A Season For Tending and loved it. I can’t wait for the next one in this series. I would love to win the wall hanging and a book.
godblessamerica.jan(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love to win your latest book, as I have read all your older books. Thank you. darpelk@comcast.net
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Please enter me to win even though I never win your contest. Basically because you are so popular. God Bless.
jrs362 at hotmail dot com
I can’t wait to try this receipe. What a beautiful quilt that give away was!!!
My mother was Polish and Czechoslovakian. She also believed in serving pork on the New Year or beef – the idea being to avoid chicken so one was not scratching around for a living. She also cooked pork with sauerkraut. I love the sayings on the wall hanging. Our pastor often suggests tape recording our words to see what we are saying to ourselves, for we do have what we say and many of us speak far too many negative words in our lives. thanks for your fun contests.
HM at HVC dot RR dot COM
Thanks for your comment, Heather! I really enjoyed reading it.
beautiful words
Recipe….yumm…..wall placque is very proverbial and I’d love to hang it on my family room wall. Thanks for this giveaway and the chance to win a spectacular gift.
In Christian Joy,
Barb Shelton
barbjan10 at tx dot rr dot com
I love sauerkraut. Something I rarely get none of my family likes it. I would love to enter your contest, thanks for that chance to win.
Blessings
joeym11@frontier.com
I’d like to win this gift and a book.
Carolyn
carolynj63@att.net
Amazing words to live by!! :)
I enjoy your books and really like your website, too. The recipes and information about Amish life is fascinating! Please enter me in your contest.
ischu9@aol.com
I’m so glad you enjoy my books and my website, Becky. Thanks for letting me know!
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in your giveaway, I have
enjoyed many of your books and would love an autographed copy of your newest book.
Jayne
Would love to win an autographed book of yours or the beautiful wall hanging. Keep up the great books and sharing the Amish traditions with us.
I enjoy reading about the Amish traditions for Christmas and New Year’s. Would love to win either an autographed book or the wall hanging.
Congratulations Sharon!
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…Hello Cindy! I love the tidbits of info you always give your readers! Thank you and thank you for a chance to a book and the meaningful wall hanging.
I would l-u-v to win it
Lucky lady, such a beautiful quilt. Congratulations. Cindy, I love your books, have read them all. Please, keep on writing.
Love your posts! would love to win one of the “treasures” you give away. I also love to learn more about the Amish….I want to take my mom to Lancaster one day. just love it there!
What a beautiful quilt! Lucky winner.
Thanks for your weekly newsletter, and for another opportunity to possibly win a “treasure.”
Blessed New Year, Cindy!
~ Pat in New Hampshire
I think the wall hanging is beautiful. I love your books. They are part of my book shelf. Thanks for the chance to enter this contest.
Thank you Cindy for the giveaways you always share. I really enjoy your work. Oh and the quilt you gave away was simply lovely. I might try to make one like that one of these days. God bless you and your writing Cindy.
Debbie Feavel
jimanddebbie@sbcglobal.net
Love your post and your books. Happy New Year!
I would love to win this.I love your books Cindy.Thanks for the chance.
The wall hanging is very beautiful. I love the Amish. I have quite a collection of Amish books started. They are such good reads. Thanks for the chance to enter.
The wall hanging words were very thought provoking. Your give-aways are the best, Cindy. Thanks for the opportunity to win and thanks for writing such great books. Looking forward to what 2013 brings…Linda
The wall hanging would definately be nice to look at everyday =)
I love the wall hanging and would be thrilled to win an autographed book from you! Thank you for all you do and for hosting this contest.
wfnren(at)aol(dot)com
I have read quite a number of your books and loved them all.I would like to win this contest and get a book that I have not read yet. Thanks
I love all your books Hope you have a great new Year!!!
I really enjoy reading your books and emails about the Amish communities. Your words are a breath of fresh air & much needed encouragement in this crazy world!
God bless you!
Oh, Cindy, I would love, love, love to win the beautiful wall hanging and one of your books! I would enjoy and cherish both. Thank you for this awesome giveaway!! God Bless!!
Please enter my name in the contest. I love Cindy Woodsmall’s books. The wall hanging is neat!
Thanks,
Kay J
john2266@bellsouth.net
Thank you for your great newsletter. I look forward to it . Please enter my name in your book draw. Thanks Again-
monicaward@shaw.ca@shaw:disqus
Thank you for this kind offer. Yes, I would love to be entered in the contest. The plaque would be great in very classroom across America, and every home in America. There are some real lessons in it. Thanks so much!
That quilt is beautiful, I hope your winner enjoys it. I would love to be the winner of your wall hanging and a book. I am a 52 yr old lady and I stay home and take care of my companions 92yr old blind father. So as he listens to the oldiesoldies I read many books. I am hoping I win this give away.
Would love to win the wall hanging and one of your books! Thanks for this giveaway!
Blessings!
Judy
judyjohn2004(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would love to get this! What a great positive saying!!!
Love your books.Enjoy reading about the Amish. New years we believe iif you eat wellon new years you will eat well all year. So good luck to me and I hope I win the contest.marijane at wgmj@aol.com
Oh how I would love to win this. Happy New Year and God bless Cindy. Patti in VA pag1936@yahoo.com
I love your books!
I just happened upon your website, the recipes sound delicious and your wall hanging verse is very true, and is nice looking.
Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here! I post a weekly blog about the Amish and simple living that focuses on faith and family. I also enjoy chats with my readers and a monthly giveaway on my Facebook page. If you’d like to join in the fun, please go to: http://www.facebook.com/authorcindywoodsmall.
I hope to chat with you again soon!
cindy would be excited to win thanks for your generousity!
I would love the plaque it has such meaning. and love your books they are so wonderful
Thank you for your inspiration
Susan
Wonderful recipes and gifts – thanks Cindy
Love your books! Keep ‘em coming!
That’s what we have! I would love to win this!!
I would love to win the wall hanging and one of your books. Thanks!
May you and your family have a blessed New Year!
Thank you, Marcia! I wish the same to you and your loved ones.
Hi Cindy. I would love to win the
cute picture and a book of yours.
Please enter me!
Thanks for another great giveaway. I love the saying on the wall hanging.
The New Year the Spanish ate 12 grapes the Mediterance ate pomegranates and bean and leatiles. The Dutch ate Pork and sauerkaut . The greatest gift is hope and love that we can give any one.
God bless you and thank you for the giveaway.
Norma Stanforth n38stanforth(at)yahoo(dot)com from Ohio
Yippeeeee! Another give-away! You are very generous. That is a beautiful wall hanging. Good luck to all! ~Colleen McCauley~