Holiday Season - The Gift of Giving

Yesterday marked the countdown to Christmas as we said good-bye to November and welcomed December in with a snowstorm!  Well, there was a snowstorm in my area, anyway.

In the spirit of giving that abounds especially during the month of December, I will be doing a special giveaway.  Read through to the end of this post to find out how to enter.

Before I get to the entry rules I want to share with you a post that a friend of mine shared on Facebook that I love and I am doing throughout this month.  It comes from the Passionate Penny Pincher and I think it would be awesome if many of my readers would do this along with me.  On the Passionate Penny Pincher's Facebook page, this Reverse Advent Calendar can be found.  I plan to make all of mine gluten free with as much being free from the top 8 food allergens as possible.  People who are gluten free for health reasons or have food allergies can also fall on financial hard times, not just people who can eat anything.  That's why whenever I donate food for food banks now, I always make my donations gluten free and allergen free as much as possible.  For instance, to avoid peanut allergies, you can substitute something non-nut related.

Many people become especially generous at this time of the year, but it is important to remember to be charitable and generous all year through.  This doesn't mean just in giving gifts or donations, but also other things that matter - your time, your talent, your compassion, your kindness.  These things can't be bought with money and end up meaning the world to the person receiving them.

Now, in the spirit of this holiday season, here is my last giveaway of 2018 (the first through this blog - all of the rest have been through my Facebook and Instagram pages).  This giveaway will include several fun items - though, since it is the holidays, I am not telling what they are because that would ruin the surprise!  

To enter:

1. Follow www.siouxlandceliac.blogspot.com

2. Like @siouxlandceliac on Instagram and/or Facebook (not everyone does both, so you only need to follow on one in order to be entered into the contest)

3. Tag 3 friends on the giveaway post on Instagram and/or Facebook

Only those living in the continental US are eligible to enter.  All entries must be received no later than noon Central Time on Saturday, December 15th.  The winner will be announced in my blog post on Sunday, December 16th.