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Seeds Family Worship Winner!

kristen — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:09:58 +0000

RANDOM.ORG spoke, and the winner is comment #41, Megan. She wins a full set of CDs from Seeds Family Worship.

If you didn’t win, and you want some Seeds CDs of your own, use the coupon code KSTEWART09 – that will take 20% off your order until January 10th, 2010. Each CD comes with two copies, one to keep and one to share. You can also access the songs online through their website and start using them right away with your children.

Thank you, Seeds, for sponsoring this giveaway and for sharing great scripture songs with us!

MbG Giveaway! Seeds Family Worship

kristen — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:05:09 +0000

Have you heard about Seeds Family Worship? It’s a ministry that provides God’s word set to music that is catchy and fun. You can listen online to see for yourself. When we received a set in the mail, I chose a verse that addressed an issue one of my children was struggling with: anxiety. She loved the song and has been singing it with frequency, and I know she has even mentioned it when she was worried about something. For that alone, I’m thankful to Seeds.

We have a full set of CDs to giveaway to one lucky mom. Enter by leaving a comment on this post with your email address in the appropriate field (it won’t show) by Friday at 3 p.m. EST. If you’d like to share the contest via twitter, facebook, your blog, etc. you can earn one extra entry, just leave a second comment telling where you spread the word.

When I announce the winner, I’ll also have a coupon code for everyone else to use to order their own copies, too. Seeds wants their music to spread and ingeniously package each CD with a second copy to give to a friend, which I think is an awesome idea.

Best of luck to you!

MbG Giveaway Winner!

MommyGirl — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:27:00 +0000

We have a winner in our first MbG giveaway, for the book Families Where Grace Is in Place. Actually with so many people responding with enthusiasm, we decided to pick TWO winners to send the book.

And the winners are. . .

Alex and Candace. . . Congratulations! Check your email for more details. . . Thank you for all who participated in and promoted this giveaway.

MbG Giveaway! Families Where Grace Is In Place

MommyGirl — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:00:04 +0000

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 by Jeff VanVonderen.

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 to your doorstep!

Families Where Grace Is in Place has provided much food for thought and conversation here at MbG, including the following threads. If you want to join the conversation, it’s easy to register at MbG.

Quotes from Grace-Based Parenting Books on Discipline
I need a grace filled parenting bootcamp. STAT.
How do you help your child really know that God loves them?
Heading down the Positive Discipline Journey
Why graceful parenting………
Needing Input: What Do I Do (to Help Children Obey)?
Hebrews 12 and Positive Discipline
Books and Your Theology

7/11/09: Comments closed! Thanks for helping make our first MbG giveaway a success! The winner will be announced soon!