Uncle Eric books review and giveaway

Go check out my other blog for a giveaway I've got going for an Uncle Eric book. These books are so educational, and fun to read!

 

Simple Scrubs review and giveaway

Head on over to my other blog for my review on Simple scrubs to make and give, and a chance to win an e-book full of recipes so that you can make your own too!

My creation Bible winner!

I'm sorry, I've been moving so slowly this last week or so, I kept forgetting to draw the winner for this giveaway.

The winner for this giveaway is comment #10, Sarah! I'll be contacting you by e-mail so that I can get your book to you!

Favorite Baby books- and a give-away!

I just posted on our Family Bible Reading. It is important to us that our little ones hear God's word from the time they are born. Allowing little ones to touch and hold Bibles and Bible stories is helpful in teaching them to love God's word.

We've found that by the time they can walk around they usually want to cary a Bible around with them! We do let them handle our regular Bibles, but take a look at this post for one of the hazards to that (and for a good laugh). We like the "My Creation Bible" by Ken Ham that Answers In Genesis puts out. We really like that though it is not scripture it shows a more Biblical account than most "baby Bibles" do. It starts with a quick explanation of what the Bible is, and who God is and then goes on to give an account of creation and the first sin; all in a nice easy to read rhyming pattern. It also gives the account of Noah and the Tower of Babel, all while connecting sin and our need for a savior (and that Christ offers that salvation)!

Answers In Genesis has generously provided a "My Creation Bible" to give away! I'll give you a few ways to win this book.

1. Leave a comment here with your e-mail address (spelling out the "dot") so that I can contact you if you win.

2. Be a follower of my blog (leave a separate comment)

3.Facebook a link to this post/giveaway (leave a separate comment)

I'm linking to Giveaway Day at Hip Homeschool Moms

Christian Cinema giveaway winners!

The winners are comments #2 and #3 "A Restful Place" and Rebecca J! Congratulations!

I'll be e-mailing you with instructions on redeeming your free membership!

Christian Cinema review and giveaway!

For the last year or so we've been using ChristianCinema.com and I'm so excited to get to review their service and give away two free 4 month memberships!

Like other similar services out there you make up your rental list on their web site, and they send you your DVDs through the mail. No late fees, yay! The difference is that ALL of their movies are family friendly/Christian movies (some are not suitable for younger viewers due to subject matter, but for maturity reasons not because of obscenities etc.)!

There have been many times that we've heard about a certain movie that we would love to see, but it seemed that the only way to watch it was to purchase it since it was not widely available. We don't buy a lot of movies because of the expense and because it results in more "stuff" in the house, so we were missing out on some great family movies and some wonderful documentaries etc. Then we started using ChristianCinema.com's rental service (they sell DVD's too).

One aspect that we like is that when you mail in your DVD, you can immediately mark it as mailed on their web site, and they will send your next DVD right out, so you get your next movie sooner!

Some of our favorite movies that can be found on ChristianCinema.com are...

Runner from Ravenshead - "little rascals meet Indiana Jones" this sweet movie is made by a family with five children (but this is no home video!), and they ONLY use their 5 kids as the actors! We've mentioned this movie before. Rob and I enjoyed the movie and thought it was sweet. Our kids LOVED it! (Rob was also impressed by the high production value.) This film received the Audience Choice Award at the 2010 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival.

The Widow's Might- A great movie about standing up for others, and for what is right. This film received the Best of Festival Award at the 2009 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival.

Torchlighter series - a great kid's cartoon series of great men and women of the faith. We've seen a couple of them and look forward to seeing more!

Now for your chance to win one of two free four month memberships (at the MV2 level which is 2 DVDs out at a time!).

1. Post a comment here (with e-mail address or other way to contact you should you win)

2. Check out their site and let me know what interests you on their site (leave another comment)

3. Be a follower of my blog (leave another comment)

4. FB or blog about this giveaway (leave another comment for each one)

I'll run this giveaway for about a week.

Lamplighter winner!

Thank you to everyone that entered the giveaway! I wish I had more of these books to giveaway, they are great!

My kids helped me draw the winner

And the winner was comment #22, Mutter Von Vielen!

Congratulations! I'll be e-mailing you for your contact info so I can send you your copy of Teddy's Button!

Lamplighter book review and give-away!

GIVE AWAY IS CLOSED!

Our family loves to read. We love to read on our own; even our little ones can often be found "reading" to themselves, and we love to read together. Lamplighter books are some of our favorite books to read together as a family. These are some wonderful books!

The content quality is GREAT! They are all "public domain" books that are out of copyright, and have been rediscovered in some way or another. Lamplighter publishes these wonderful old stories filled with Christian morals and values (and often Bible verses too!). We love that these books focus on the heart, on developing character and persevering through trials. They hold the attention of everyone in the family (well, maybe not the baby). Our kids are always excited to start up a new one together!

While the content is the biggest draw for the Lamplighter books, and the reason we read them, these books are also well made. Not only is their content "old fashioned" but their look is too! These books are just dripping with charm and are so delightful to touch, or even just look at! I find that my eyes are often drawn to them on our bookshelf, and they always make me smile!

We were introduced to Lamplighter books by some dear family friends who recommended a few to us. After that we have been able to pick some up at homeschool conventions. We always love visiting them at their booth. The staff is so knowledgeable about the books! They first listen to us quickly describe the child we would like to purchase a book for and then go on to make suggestions that have always been so very fitting! It is obvious that the staff has a passion not only for the books but for sharing Christ's love and building up godly morals and character in children and families.

We own many of these books, and have read all but two that we own (we're looking forward to getting to them soon!). Not one has been a disappointment to us! These books are a bit more costly than the typical book we purchase, but they are worth it. We tend to purchase these as gifts for our children or request them when asked for gift ideas. Our children are always excited to receive a new Lamplighter!

I thought I'd list the books we own so that if you are new to Lamplighters you have a good starting place! While each of these books have been appealing to our whole family some may be more appealing to one gender over another.

General- Me and Nobbles, Fire in the Sky, The Giant Killer

Boys- Little Sir Galahad, Teddy's Button, The White Knights

Girls- Jill's Red Bag, The Little Lamb

Teddy's Button was our first Lamplighter and one that is oh so dear to us. What a treasure it is! A story of a little boy wanting so badly to be a soldier, just like his daddy who died in battle. He finds that he already had an enemy and a battle waging inside of him! He can be a soldier right now in God's army! Lamplighter has very generously sent us a copy of Teddy's Button to give away, and I couldn't be more excited to be able to pass this blessing on to another family!

I'll give you a few ways to win this book-

1. Please leave a comment including your e-mail address so that I can contact you if you win.

2. Facebook a link to this post for a second chance (and leave a second comment that you did so)

3. Become a follower of my blog (and leave a separate comment that you did so)

4. Blog about this giveaway on your blog (with a link back here!) and be sure leave another comment here!

I'll run this give-away for a week or so.

*I was not compensated for this review, though in looking up the Lamplighter links I realized that they had an affiliate program which we promptly signed up for! If you order through one of our links we will get a commission on the sale, AND you will get 15% off of your purchase (this excludes sale and pre-packaged items).

I'm linking to inashoe.com today!

YWAM book winner(s)!

Mr. S and Miss J helped pick the winners for this give away!

The winners are-

Tabitha and Stacy!

I'll be contacting you to get your book to you! Thank you everyone for entering and be sure to check back, I'm putting up another giveaway today!

YWAM book review and giveaway!

To go along with my "Summer School" posts I'm going to be doing some book reviews (and even some giveaways!) to help encourage some Summer reading!

The "Christian Heroes; Then and Now" are one of our favorite series of books. YWAM publishes these wonderful books about missionaries, and others, that have stood strong in their faith. These books are written for children in mind, however they should not be limited to children! I've enjoyed reading each one we've read.

I love that these books not only tell us the life story of a Christian hero, but they take us into the time, place, and culture in which the book takes place! My kids don't just learn the dry facts of a biography, but grow to love the people and places as well! We enjoyed reading about how Gladys Aylward worked so hard just to get to China, and the many difficulties she struggled through during her ministry, and the many wonderful ways God was able to use her! We are currently reading the Corrie Ten Boom book, which brings the struggles of those that were willing to help Jews in Holland (and all of Europe, really) to life. What a blessing to be able to share these accounts with my children through such engaging books!

I read these out loud to my kids as a group after lunch (usually after putting the little ones down for a nap). My big kids make sure to remind me to read these books to them, and after our daily chapter shouts of "More!" and "One more chapter" can be heard nearly every time. It is obvious that they love them.

There are also some similar "Heroes of History" books that are written by the same authors (Janet & Geoff Benge), and we've enjoyed each of those too. We also love that all of these books are very reasonably priced, which allows us to add them to our library regularly.

YWAM has graciously sent me a Gladys Aylward book from this series to give away! I also found that we somehow have ended up with an extra Gladys Aylward book in our collection, so I'm going to be able to give two away! Yay!

So, here are the ways you can win...

1. leave a comment here.

2. Look at the YWAM site and then come back and tell me which one of these books you would most want to read. (leave a separate comment)

3. Facebook this giveaway (leave a separate comment)

4. Be a follower of my blog (leave a separate comment)

I'll run this give away for a week or so, be sure to check back to see if you won if you did not leave contact information!

*I have not been compensated for this review, though my review would have been the same had I been compensated! ;) YWAM did provide one of the give away books.

I'm linking to Raising Homemakers

Apron winner!

Miss E and Mr. S helped me draw a name from the basket.

Congratulations Erin! You won an apron. Let me know which one you want and I'll get it to you!

Thanks again to everyone for reading the blog and making the first year so much fun!

Apron give-away

I've been blogging for about a year now! It has been so much fun to be able to keep friends and family updated on all of the happenings around here, and to hear all of your feedback in person! Thanks for reading, and for being a part of our family!

To celebrate a year of blogging I thought I'd give away one of the little aprons I just made. Just leave a comment on here and in a week or two I'll put your names in a hat and have one of the kids draw a name. Once I pick the winner I'll get in touch with you and you can let me know which one of these two you want.