Rain Rain Go Away! Giveaway Blog Hop

Posted on by Staci Mauney

Spring is a time of renewal, when everything is bright and fresh. Trees begin to bud, perennials push their colorful heads out of the ground, and the grass turns from a dry, course yellow to a soft, vibrant green. Spring is the rainy season in many parts of the world, and we are no exception here in Oklahoma. Our rainy season often consists of storms, with mighty strikes of lightening, rolling thunder, and the occasional tornado. But without rain, none of the growth of spring would happen.

To celebrate the advent of spring, I’m joining The Kids Did It blog and The Mommy Island blog to participate in the 3rd Annual Rain Rain Go Away! Giveaway Event, which runs from April 10, 2018, to April 24, 2018. The winner of this giveaway will receive a $15 Amazon gift card. 

Enter through the Gleam form below for your chance to win!

One entrant will be selected to win a $15 Amazon gift card. Open for entry in the Continental US/Canada Only, 18 years and older from 04/10/2018 thru 04/24/2018 at 11:59pm EST. Winner will have 24 hours to respond to notification email to claim their prize or a new winner will be selected. See Gleam form for official rules. Event hosts and participating bloggers are not responsible for fulfilling prize obligations from sponsors or self-sponsoring bloggers.

Staci’s Rain Rain Go Away! Giveaway Hop

Echoes of Joy: 30 Days of Experiencing God’s Grace

Blurb

In Echoes of Joy: 30 Days of Experiencing God’s Grace, author Staci Mauney chronicles her adventures with her sassy Yorkie, Lilly, and her loving and sometimes quirky family. This 30-day devotional contains entries adapted from her blog Echoes of Joy. By focusing on joy as a theme, these messages will encourage you in your walk with Jesus Christ. In each entry, the author connects regular, everyday life to spiritual truths and lessons learned about overcoming fear, embracing change, and building up others. Through it all, God guides her into a deeper relationship with him by revealing spiritual truths through her interaction with those around her.

Day 14

All Things New

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Cor 5:17)

Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. I love taking Lilly for long walks in the park and planting bulbs, seeds, and flowers in my flower beds. I never cease to be amazed by the beauty of the season: the lush green grass, the budding trees, and the vibrant colors of the flowers. It’s a time of renewal when everything is bright and fresh.

Each year, I watch as the perennials that I planted over the last few years slowly come back to life. The rose bushes are abundant with stunning new leaves, the day lilies push new growth out of the dry, thirsty ground, and the dianthus slowly awakens to the warmth of the new season.

Sometimes, I feel like those perennials: barely peeking my head out of the ground, ready to start afresh as a new season in life begins. The Lord provides opportunities each day for us to leave our old lives behind. Each day can be like the first day of spring: “his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning” (Lam 3:22-23). As we choose to live for him, our lives will show the growth that he brings.

Dear Jesus, thank you for bringing the opportunity for a fresh start every day, no matter the season of life I face. Amen.

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Thanks for stopping by and reading a little of my devotional! Remember to visit the other blogs listed below that are participating in this hop and enter to win more wonderful prizes! Good luck!

96 thoughts on “Rain Rain Go Away! Giveaway Blog Hop”

  2. My favorite thing about spring is that the temperature is just perfect outside! Not too cold and not too hot!

  5. My favourite thing about spring is the warmer weather and leaving the snow and cold behind.

  8. my favorite thing about spring is the weather, I can get out doors more and walk

  10. My favorite thing about Spring is the yellow blooms of the forsynthia bushes around my house.

  11. My favorite thing about Spring is seeing everything come back to life after a dreary winter.

  12. Oh, I miss Oklahoma Springs! That peculiar green of the new grass, the fresh smell on the wind, and even cozying up with everyone tuned into the weather station during a tornado storm – nowhere I’ve been has Spring quite like it.

    My favorite thing is the not-too-hot, not-too-cool weather!

  16. My favorite thing about spring is warmer weather and finally being able to make my yard look pretty again 🙂

  27. What is your favorite thing about spring?

    the weather is the best time of the year thanks

  31. In the spring I love being able to walk outdoors again for my cardio.
    thank you

  33. My favorite thing about spring (if it ever happens) is when it gets warm enough I can walk with just my bunnyhug on. I look forward to the snow leaving (if it ever quits) or my bulbs to pop up in the back yard (except there is still knee high snow back there)

  37. I love the warmer weather, the breezes through the windows and the flowers popping up from the ground.

  38. I love the warm weather. It makes me want to wake up everymorning to go outside.

  44. My favorite thing about spring is the beautiful flowers blooming and eating great strawberries!

  48. Taking my dog Bailey for nice long walks he loves them and they are good for both of us.

  50. I love the trees and flowers coming into bloom in Spring especially the white flowers on the trees

  56. My favorite part of Spring is the warmer weather… taking walks with my family and also planting flowers in my yard.

  60. I love everything about Spring: Longer days, green growing things, birds singing.
    Thanks for the contest.

  61. I like spring because I do not have to live through the cold weather of winter anymore.

  69. I love everything about spring! Warmer weather, longer days, sunshine, planting everything, bicycle rides, the end of the school year, bright nail polish, flip flops! I love spring!

  83. My favorite things about Spring are the weather warming up and us working in our garden.

  91. I love to take photos of the spring nature including the greenery and scenery in the spring time.

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