10/12/2014
Winner of Small Talk!!!
Congratulations go to Pam!!! I'll contact you for your info so I can mail your book!
03/12/2014
Review & Giveaway: Susie's Hope
Based on the true story that successfully passed Susie’s Law in North Carolina, which seeks stricter punishment for animal abusers, Susie’s Hope brings to life the inspirational relationship between pit bull attack survivor Donna Lawrence and Susie, a pit bull-mix puppy found beaten, burned and left for dead. Recognizing reflect and abuse were to blame for the tragic attack that nearly claimed her life 10 months earlier, Donna resumes the battered animal and accepts her as family. Together, they learn to heal, love and forgive as thyey lead a historic effort to seek justice and protection, not only for Susie, but all animals. Starring Emmanuelle Vaguer (40 Days and 40 Nights), Burgess Jenkins (Remember The Titans) and Andrea Powell (Ender’s Game, The Twighlight: Breaking Dawn Saga: Part 2), Susie’s Hope is an incredible story of love, loss and redemption.
About Susie:
Susie was found nearly dead in Greenfield Park in Greensboro, North Carolina on August 20, 2009. Just a puppy, Susie had licked the face of her owner’s newborn baby. Her owner became violent—she was beaten so severely her jaw was broken. That wasn’t enough, though. She was then set on fire and left for dead. Incredibly and against all odds Susie survived. Donna Lawrence adopted her two months later. Susie is now a trained therapy dog and event won the American Humane Association’s American Hero Dog this year!
Check out Susie’s Hero Dog Award Video: Here
I watched this with my 5 and 8 yr old children. It was a little boring for the youngest as he just didn't follow what was going on.
This movie is not elevating animals, but encouraging people to treat them well since we were told by God to have dominion over the earth and all that is on the earth. That does not include abusing God's creatures. This movie is all about that and how a woman overcame her fear from being attacked by an abused animal and helped change the laws in her state. A great movie to watch to show our children why we need to treat animals with respect and what happens when we don't. A great discussion starter for young teens with their parents.
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Review & Giveaway: What's in the Bible? Vol. 10
About Volume 10: Jesus Is the Good News!: Run time: Approx 66 min
Let VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer and a bunch of hilarious new friends explain the entire Bible to your kids in this groundbreaking fast-paced and fun-filled DVD series. Includes TWO 25 minute episodes: God’s Perfect Timing - Buck Denver and crew learn about the 400 years between the Old and New Testaments and how Jesus arrives at just the perfect time & The Messiah Has Come! - Learn about the life and ministry of Jesus-how He died for us and rose again to launch the kingdom of God in the world and in us!
Official Website: here
My children loved this movie. It's format was like The Muppet Show or Sesame Street and since they were just introduced to The Muppet Show this year, they thought it was great!!! Some history thrown in as well as Scripture, definitely a great way to entertain your children while allowing them to be taught about the history of Christianity. We all giggled at the out takes as Phil repeats some tongue twisters...lol
After watching this episode, I would probably buy the rest...they were that good.
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Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you are not eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.”
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Review & Giveaway: THE SONG: Awaken Love Couple's Devotional
The Song Couple’s Devotional is a 6-week book for couples that can help awaken love in their marriage. With daily relationship insights and prayer points drawn from the Song of Solomon, this devotional will help couples grow in their relationship with God and one another.
Inspired by the Song of Solomon, The Song is both a full-length movie and resource for churches to explore God’s plan for relationships, love and marriage.
About the author:
Kyle Idleman is the Teaching Pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, the fourth-largest church in America. Author of the award-winning and bestselling book, not a fan., and presenter of eight of City on a Hill’s curriculum series, he regularly speaks at conferences and events around the world. Kyle and his wife DesiRae have four children.
Website: Awaken Love
I have just read a few days worth with my husband so far and we like what we've read so far! Reading a few verses of Song of Solomon and then applying it to our lives. For example, the first day we read Song of Solomon 1:1-3 and at the end we needed to think about a time that our spouses very name made an impact in us...if you couldn't think of any one moment, then we were to write an acronym using their name. I like practical things like this that get me thinking. We will enjoy this book for the next 6 weeks!
I thoroughly encourage you to enter the giveaway so you can read it too! Anything that brings couples together and keeps the electronics turned off is a plus in my book! It's too easy to just turn on the boobtube and waste the evening in the same room but not building relationship.
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Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you are not eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.”
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02/12/2014
Winner of Growing Up Social!!!
Congratulations Laural, you are the winner of this book! I will contact you for your info so we can mail it out to you!
29/11/2014
Review and Giveaway: Small Talk
About the book:
Every day, one of Amy Julie Becker’s children says something that prompts her to think about life in a new way. “Mom, does Santa love me?” William asks, after his mother explains the meaning of Christmas…In a chat with her dad about the children who died in the Sandy Hook shootings, Penny asks, “Did they go to heaven?” …”You was a jerk, Mommy?” asks Marilee one morning in the car.
These conversations deepen Amy Julia’s relationships with her children, but they also refine her understanding of what she believes and what God is doing in her own life.
In Small Talk, Amy Julia draws from the wisdom and curiosity of those young voices to reflect on beauty and kindness, tragedy and disability, prayer and miracles. As she moves through the basic questions her kids posed when they were very young to the more intellectual questions of later childhood, she invites us to learn from our own day-to-day conversations with the children in our lives.
This eloquent parenting memoir is about the big questions little hearts ask, the thoughts their words provoke, and the laughter and soul-searching their honesty brings—to adult and child alike.
About the author:
Official Website: http://www.zondervan.com/small-talk
What a pleasure to read this book! Every chapter, Amy shares the revelations the Father has given her in her daily life as a mom. Revelations that we too can receive if we slow down and let the Father speak through our children. This book was an easy read, not heavy and theological, but anecdotal and practical. Through reading it, I was reminded over and over how we need to come to the Father as children, trusting and naive. Not trying to complicate everything (as we adults often do), but taking His Word for what it says and actually believing it!!! This book was so encouraging! Feeling overwhelmed about motherhood? Read a chapter of this book and you will be grateful once again for the Blessings the Father has bestowed upon you! This book would make a great baby shower gift as well as a gift to a well seasoned mama! We can all use encouragement!
Now you can enter to win this book!! See the directions below.
"Disclosure (in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”): Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing this prize for the giveaway. Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation. I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post.
Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you are not eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.”
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We will be giving away a copy of this book!
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20/11/2014
Review and Giveaway: Growing Up Social
About the book:
-Softcover
-209 pages
-Parent Resources
-Discussion Guides for every chapter (perfect for a bible study!)
Is technology bringing your family closer together or driving you farther apart?
Children today are no longer playing hide-and-seek outside or curling up with a good book—instead they’ve been introduced to a world of constant digital entertainment through television, video games, and mobile devices. And while technology has the potential to add value to our lives and families, it can also erode a sense of togetherness and hinder a child’s emotional and social development.
In Growing Up Social, Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane will empower you with the necessary tools to make positive changes…starting today. Through stories, wit, and wisdom, you’ll discover how to take back your home from an over dependence on screens. Plus, you’ll learn to teach the five A+ skills that every healthy child needs to master: affection, appreciation, anger management, apology, and attention.
•Equip your child to be relationally rich in a digital world
•Replace mindless screen time with meaningful family time
•Establish simple boundaries that make a huge difference
•Discover what’s working for families that have become screen savvy
•Learn healthy ways to occupy your child while you get things done
Now is the time to equip your child to live with screen time, not for screen time. No phone, tablet, or gaming device can teach your child how to have healthy relationships—only you can.
Official Website: http://www.5lovelanguages.com/growingupsocial
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-ANoYvKA1k
I have had the wonderful privilege of reading this book and sharing it with all of you! WOW...I am not a fan of parenting books, but this one is SO incredible! Doesn't matter if you just have toddlers or toddlers AND teens, this book is for you!
What's so great about THIS book you ask? Well, I know a lot of people grew up with a great family life like I did, however there were a lot of skills that I never really learned and am now still struggling with as an adult! This book helped me to recognize and learn the skills needed to overcome!
They talk about the 6 A plus skills, skills that are needed to succeed relationally! They are: Affection, Appreciation, Anger Management, Apology, and Attention.
Not only do they explain what the healthy skill looks like, but they also offer tips on how to teach these skills to your children (and how to incorporate these skills into your own life!!)
Because we live in a world that is hugely based on "screen time", we need to set limits. This book explains why limits are needed and what screen time does to you. How it affects your social skills, your attitude, your brain...everything!
I loved this book. I highly recommend that even if you don't win this book in the giveaway posted below, please find it in your local bookstore!
"Disclosure (in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”): Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing this prize for the giveaway. Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation. I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post.
Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you are not eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.”
Giveaway Time
We will be giving away a copy of this book!
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I will draw the blessed winner on Nov 30th.
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