Hello fellow bakers! A friend of mine has a Giveaway Blog and I thought I would share this particular giveaway with all of you. The prize includes a scented eye pillow and a chocolate scented candle. A little bit of heaven, if you ask me! All of us Baking GALS do so much for others. Take a moment to follow the link and enter win this giveaway. You only have until February 4th so you better hurry it up!
P.S. It is almost baking time!!!
To everyone that has baked for Team Fire and Icing during Matt's deployment, thank you. From Matt, his family and myself... Thank You , Thank You, Thank You.
You all made a huge difference in the lives of MALS 16 during their stay in Afghanistan. You brought light to the darkness and joy when it felt like there was none.
I am happy to say that Matt is coming home!!!! They should be home around the last week or so in Februray.
The shipping dates for the next round are later than what they would need to be for us to send them packages so they will not be recipients this round. Please continue to remember them in your prayers while they are getting ready to come home.
YEAH!!!! It is finally time to start baking again! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. It always amazes me how quickly it goes by.
Here's the info for our next round:
Teams Open: January 22
Shipping Starts: February 1
Shipping Ends; February 12
I would love to start posting recipes from team members on here so please email me some of your favorite cookie/bar/goodies recipes! jcskiddo@hotmail.com
Also send me pictures of you and your friends/family baking!!
I will be hosting 2 teams again this round. "Fire and Icing" and "Baking Blessings".I am excited about blessing these two guys with boxes and boxes of good stuff.
Welcome Back everyone!
One of the team members emailed me some pictures of the goodies she made. My mouth is watering...
First of all, I am a slacker. I apologize for that. I've been meaning to writing about "Operation Christmas Blessing" on this blog but time has just gotten away from me. Somehow I managed to write it on my personal blog but not the Baking Gals blog. I think I got my wires crossed. Oh well.
Here's the blog about Operation Christmas Blessing. I hope you enjoy reading it and looking at the pictures. I had a good time writing it.
So do you want to know just how many boxes we sent between the 2 teams?
Between "Team Fire and Icing" and "Team Baking Blessings" we had 32 team members. Of those 32 team members I've heard from 23 people. Are you ready for the grand total?
I am.
Are you?
Are you sure?
Have you been good this year? Oh wait, that's Santa's gig.
ok ok I will tell you.
maybe.
OK for realsies...
Drum Roll Please.....................................
47!!!!!!
I am shocked and blessed and overwhelmed by your generosity. I hope you realize what kind of impact we have just made on the lives of those we sent boxes to.
Take a moment to imagine being in a desert, away from your family and friends. Freezing cold temps. Thanksgiving has passed, Christmas is coming. Probably no Christmas Lights. No tree. No (or very little) Christmas music. Then you get a box in the mail. A box from a total stranger. They have sent christmas cookies, much needed toiletries, hot chocolate, apple cider packets, hand warmers and kind notes, among other things. Can you imagine how you would feel? Humbled, blessed, joy and thanksgiving. Take a moment and think about how you would feel and multiply it by atleast 2 or 3. That is probably what they are feeling.
Thank you , from the bottom of me heart, for taking the time during this busy season to be part of such an amazing organization! Hope to see you all in the next round!
Round 26 Shipping has started!! Some of you over-achievers have already shipped your boxes. Wow! I am impressed. I am putting together stockings on sunday night and (hopefully) shipping my boxes out bright and early monday morning. I am soe xcited about the Christmas round. I think we will be making a huge difference in the lives of Matt, Josh and all of their co-workers.
Thank you so much for being part of Teams "Fire and Icing" and "Baking Blessings!"
Hopefully some of your will email me pictures of you, your baking friends and all of the goodies being sent. I would love to post some on here.
Matt wrote thank you notes to everyone he recieved boxes from for the last 2 rounds. It sounds like everyone is starting to get the notes in the mail. I am excited to hear the reactions of our team members. No one involved with Baking Gals really expects to hear back from the people we send to but it is nice when we do.
If any of the team members read this and have gotten a note back from anyone we have sent to, please leave a comment and let the rest of us know! It is always fun to hear your reactions.
