MbG Giveaway! Families Where Grace Is In Place
July 6, 2009 by MommyGirl
Filed under Grace for Life, Learning, Reading Circle
We love giveaways — both the giving and getting of unexpected goodies. Our first MbG giveaway is Jeff VonVonderen’s great book, “Families Where Grace Is in Place
Here’s a mini-review of the book:
Families Where Grace Is in Place
This book jarred us both from the unbiblical errors and extra-biblical extremes that run rampant in our previous life. Most startling is VanVonderen’s rather matter-of-fact correction that the Bible doesn’t say that I’m supposed to make my husband love me, nor is he supposed to make me submit. I have my responsibility to submit, and he has his responsibility to love. That’s our division of labor, so to speak.
The same goes with parents and children. My responsibility to not provoke my sons to wrath is actually greater than their responsibility to obey/honor me. I can’t make them honor me, but I need to act honorably. VanVonderen was the first for me that made that very simple, mind-blowing point.
This book is great for refocusing our hearts on Christ and having that overflow of the Gospel impact our families — and I wish we could send everyone a copy! But since we can’t, we’re doing a drawing with lots of ways to be eligible to win.
Three ways to enter. . .
1. Comment on this thread (make sure the email address you put in is correct — it won’t show, though, when you comment.) Limit one entry by commenting.
2. Mention MbG and the giveaway on your blog, facebook, twitter, community forum or an email to friends. You have to comment again, to let us know that you did that. Limit five entries — one for each avenue.
3. If you already have the book, but want to win this one to give away, share something from the book that impacted you in the comments. Limit one entry.
The contest will close Saturday, July 11th, at 7 pm Eastern. The winner will be picked by random drawing. The winner will be emailed and announced here, and Amazon will deliver Families Where Grace Is in Place
Families Where Grace Is in Place
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7/11/09: Comments closed! Thanks for helping make our first MbG giveaway a success! The winner will be announced soon!
Oh, me, me, me! Enter me once. =)
I would love to win this book! Thanks!
How fun!! And I mentioned it on my Facebook…
Ooh, sounds good!
Totally want this!
Mentioned the giveaway on blog, Twitter and FB.
Linked the giveaway on fb and my barely existent blog. How fun, yay for MbG 2.0! =)
One of my favorite books. Such a favorite I gave my copy away, so I would be psyched to win another copy
What a great idea! I’m off to mention it on Facebook.
Ashley told me about this! Sounds great!
We need this book. Our two-year-old says so!
Always love a good book to read.
Would love to win this book, need a bit of refreshing in my life.
I believe in God’s grace and therefore the book interest me to see how God’ grace can be chanelled to my chlidren
Always looking for *grace* and encouragement to give it away…especially to our children.
Please add my name to the list– I can use all the Christ-centered parenting help I can get.
It sounds like a great read – please sign me up!
Oh I’ve been dying to get my hands on this book!
Would love to win! I’ve heard such good things about this book.
This has come highly recommended by one whose insight I cherish and trust. I would love to win
Oh, count me in! I’ve been wanting to get my hands on this book for a long time.
mentioned you on my facebook profile as well
How cool! I am posting this on facebook
Here’s my entry…. I would like to become a “grace place” parent!!
would love to be entered!
Great idea! Please consider this my entry!
Thanks,
Me please! What fun!
This contest sounds like so much fun!!!
just tweeted! @leslielv08
Sounds like a great book.
I am going to blog about this right now now…I think that one think that stood out to me in the description is “My responsibility to not provoke my sons to wrath is actually greater than their responsibility to obey/honor me. I can’t make them honor me, but I need to act honorably. VanVonderen was the first for me that made that very simple, mind-blowing point.”
My daughter and i are currently working on mending our relationship after several years of failed homeschooling and the bitterness that developed between us.
I shared it on FaceBook as well. “Candace Daniels Prosser I think that so many of us could benefit from Jeff VonVonderen’s book. How often have we acted in haste instead of grace in the lives of our family and relationships. This is am opportunity to be entered to win a copy of the book, check it out.”
I hate to seem greedy, but i do admit that grace is lacking and I think I could benefit from this book so…..Emails sent to all of my friends.
Okay, I finally got my post written and posted to the blog after having to train my children. http://our6.wordpress.com/
Blog post written.
i’m in!
would love a copy of this book.
Me! Please enter me!
If I won this I would read it without my wife even beating me. I can say this safely because I never win anything.
I read this book outloud to my husband as we were on a long drive a few years ago. I recommend it to everyone when discussing books about families/parenting/discipline. Specifically, this book helped me to realize I needed to respond with GRACE to my husband and children. I’m so hoping to win; I have the perfect friend to gift it to!
I would love to win this book. I seem to be surrounded by people who insist the only way to parent is to demand instantaneous, unquestioning obedience from their children. I see children punished for being tired and hungry, or just little and overwhelmed and confused. A more Godly way to parent would be a welcome change.
count me in… I would love to win this book.
I’ve had this book in my Amazon cart for AGES. I would LOVE to win it!