My very good friend, is now an author! I couldn’t be more proud of her and happy for her accomplishment!

I’m sure you’ve read her site – she’s Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom ^[1]! I met Erin “online” last year, but we met in person just this year. I truly cannot believe it’s only been that short of a time since we’ve been friends! We joke that Erin is the *biggest* deal of all the #bigdealmoms because she is seriously famous – oh the stories I could tell you!!

Erin’s new book, The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook ^[2], is available for pre-order now. The book is set for a release date of December 22. You can purchase it for $10.11 and receive FREE Super Saver Shipping (on orders over $25). I can attest to the deliciousness of the recipes in the book. I have tried many recipes Erin has written at $5 Dinners ^[3]. They are yummy and healthy. She really does make a nutritious dinner for her family of four for under $5 a night!

I will share a personal email conversation with you that Erin and I had before I knew she was even considering writing a book. Last November, we were emailing back and forth about…well, what else…coupons! And, the final sentence I wrote, I said:

Oh, and I’ve thought about this with the $5 Dinners theme…you’re going to have a published book next year…watch!

Erin’s immediate response back to me was:

OK. So should this be confirmation from God??? I got an email from a publisher last week about writing a cookbook…have been going back and forth…LOTS of work! And now your comment…I’m putting it in His hands. Because it has to come from Him!

Knowing that we had that exact dialogue back in November, and her book is being published just over a year later is truly a testament to the Lord’s work. Of course, a lot of sacrifice and hard work from Erin and her husband as well. She has a strong work ethic and fierce drive to get this book written with the deadline. I’m not quite sure how she had the time to get pregnant, but they did just welcome a new little babe into their family too! (-:

So, now Erin calls me the prophetess. What do ya’ll want to know? Totally kidding! But, I do predict her book will be wildly popular and her next one will be just as good, if not better! Gift yourself an early Christmas gift and buy your copy today ^[2]! And, once you have the book you can find her on her signing scheduling tour ^[4] and get her autograph. I’ll be in line too!