Introduction - who am I

Introduction - who am I

Hi, 

My name is Margaret Kazmierczak. 

I am a wife and mother of three children and live in England. 

I love to write and blog especially encouraging other christians. 

On September 19th this year (2016) my ebook, How to Make Victoria Sponge, was published by Celebrate Lit Publishing. 

I loved writing this book as it took me on a journey of faith. It challenged me to think more deeply about how God is part of my life. 

Here is a sample from Chapter One.

   I believe that two elephants are descending the stairs as the racket is deafening.

  ‘Mind the light’ the kid’s father reminds them as they jump the last four steps. Too late, there is a ping and the light blows as Henry head butts it out of the way. Johnny is the first to the kitchen and picks up a plate with eggs and bacon on it. His hair is all over the place and it looks and smells like he did a spot lick instead of having a shower.

   Oh Lord, wash me clean from my sins and renew my flagging spirit.

   ‘Thanks mum’ he says and opens the fridge. He downs a pint of milk in one go and puts the empty bottle back. He then takes half a loaf of bread for his lunch and leaves for school.

   ‘What about your sandwiches son?’ my husband asks.

   ‘I've got them’ he calls out, not realizing that the half a loaf of bread was for the other sandwiches I need to make for the hungry mob that is left. 

   Oh Lord, give me wise words to feed my children with each day. Help me to point them to your LOVE and quench their thirst.

Victoria Sponge lives a normal family life. Her life is full of chaos, with both funny and tragic events filling her week. 

It is so easy to live and fit God in whenever we can, however, this book shows that our friendship with our Heavenly Father can be so much more. 

Come and see, don't settle for crumbs when you can have the whole cake.

Blessings on you all for reading my post.

Margaret

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Book - Cake or Character?

Victoria Sponge

              Cake                               or                            Character?                            

Both

In the world of the imagination anything is possible. Even the heroine being named after a cake.

My dear friend, Caryl McAdoo, author of a wonderful Texas Romance series, dropped by my facebook author page, asking me to share why. 

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I had no idea that "Victoria Sponge" was a kind of cake. :) 

I think we call it Angel Food in the States. :)It's almost like air in your mouth and used a lot when preparing strawberry shortcake. I make mine with vanilla pound cake...thicker and chewier. :)

I wonder how you came up with naming your heroine after a cake?:)

Would you like to share that story? :) <3

My reply to Caryl was:

Caryl, thank you for your question. 

I don't know about you but my ideas often come at 4am in the morning when I want to be asleep.

Before I went to sleep I was brainstorming trying to think of a title for the book. Nothing wowed me from this exercise. 

Then I woke up at 4am and the name shot out of nowhere. Victoria Sponge. 

Why? Because God made us. He put together all the ingredients and made the perfect person. Like a cake we put in the best ingredients, lovingly mix and bake.

The result we hope will be perfect. 

In my case it is not very often. So the idea of a woman called Victoria Sponge was mainly to do with my baking skills. She would be imperfect, like my cakes, but her best ingredient would be God. With God in the mix Victoria Sponge had the opportunity of rising through the messiness of life. This analogy seems to fit perfectly with the contents of the book. <3

Do you have a question? 

My book - How to make Victoria Sponge - a journey of faith

"I have baked the cake, now it is time for you to sample it. However this cake is not for eating, as it is a book about a wonderful woman called Victoria Sponge." 

Margaret Kazmierczak (author)

Finally it is here, a book about family life that incorporates the messiness of our lives with God's plan.

Don't be deceived by the yummy cake on the cover, as the contents are full of gritty family incidents  that will have you laughing and crying at the same time.

And there is a treasure at the end of the book .... 

To buy from amazon.co.uk

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Make-Victoria-Sponge-Incorporating-Jewel/dp/1906631425

To buy from amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Make-Victoria-Sponge-Incorporating-Jewel/dp/1906631425