Walgreens: Free 8x10 Collage--through tomorrow only

Through Wednesday, August 26, 2009, you can order a free 8x10 photo collage at Walgreens. Just go here and create your collage and then use coupon code FUNDAY at checkout and your order should be entirely free!

Free Book!

You can receive John MacArthur's new book just by filling out some info here

They are giving this away through September 20th!

Pizza Hut: BOOK-IT Program for Homeschoolers!

If you homeschool and you have children in grades K-6, you can sign them up for the Pizza Hut Book-It program for free and your children can earn a free personal pan pizza every month they reach their reading goals. I fondly remember doing the Book-It program in grade school and now I'm excited to get to do it with my daughter who is in Kindergarten!

Go here to enroll.

Free Food from Schwanns...

I just did it, so I know it's still good...not sure how much longer it'll last! It's for the first 500,000 new customers!

Click here

Go here...anything $10 or under...and it's yours! FREE!

I end up having to pay .08 cents...that I can pay at my door when it's delivered on Thursday!

GO NOW and SIGN UP!

1 cent Sharpies at Office Max!

Click here and print off your coupon!

Limit 3 per customer!

Hurry...it expires 8/8!

Free Sample of Honey Nut Cheerios and $1/1 coupon

Free sample of Honey Nut Cheerios and $1/1 coupon

Free Sample of Dunkin Donuts coffee

Plaza Rug Giveaway!

My Four Monkeys has teamed up with Plaza Rugs to give away a $160 rug!



Be sure to sign up!

Quilt Giveaway!

Marie Madeline Studio is giving away a beautiful quilt!

Measures 66 3/4" x 90". This happy-scrappy (our official title for the
pattern we invented!) was made with new fabrics and freshly laundered when we
brought it home from our quilting lady. The fabrics featured in the
giveaway quilt are from ModGirls, Bellbottom, Basics, Flower Power, Dance With Me, and Pretty Please!

Be sure to head over and sign up!

EDITED TO ADD: You must head over to Marie Madeline Studio to enter the giveaway!

And the winners are.....

Honorable mention goes to Bryan Lopez. His wife is about to have a baby girl, so she will be receiving a pair of booties very soon!

And now for the winners....

A pair of little boy booties and The Culture Shift book goes to:
Sandy at A Mother's Musings

A pair of little girl booties and The Gospel According to Jesus goes to:
Stacy Gibbs at The Fancy Fritter

Thank you for all who entered!

I hope you enjoy your books!

Time for BOOKS and BOOTIES! Can someone say Bloggy Giveaway time???

That's right! It's time for the quarterly Bloggy Giveaway Carnival! Be sure to sign up for some great giveaways :) There's bound to be lots of great stuff!

I haven't participated in the past few carnivals because life has been so busy. By the time I realized there was one going on, it was already mid-week and too late to give something away. Five kids under the age of seven will do that to a person!

Not this time!

My love of crocheting and my love of books will be combined into what each winner will receive!

There will be TWO winners...yes TWO! Each winner will receive a book and a pair of booties!

The booties have yet to be made since it's up to you whether they are for a boy or a girl...and I also need to know the age of the child you are wanting them for (up to a year old)!

Here is a picture of booties I made for my little girl....

The pair you receive will be similar to this, but different colors of course!

The books up for grabs are:

Here is a brief synopsis:

Are you prepared to address the most challenging cultural issues of your time?

Mass media and technology are exploding. Popular entertainment relentlessly pushes the envelope. Biomedicine stretches ethical boundaries. Political issues shift with the polls.

The world in which you live is in the midst of a major cultural transformation–one leading to a widespread lack of faith, an increase in moral relativism, and a rejection of absolute truth. How are we to remain faithful followers of Christ as we live in this ever-shifting culture? How should we think about–and respond to–the crucial moral questions of our day? How can we stand up for the truth?

In Culture Shift, Dr. R. Albert Mohler–one of today’s leading Christian thinkers and spokespersons–addresses these tough topics clearly, biblically and passionately:

•Christian faith and politics
•The Supreme Court and religion
•The truth about terrorism
•Christian parents and public schools
•The abortion debate
•Christian response to global tragedies
•And many more

Here is trustworthy help for developing a comprehensive Christian worldview. It’s timely information powerfully connected to timeless truth that will equip you to stand strong and speak out.

The second book to be given away is:


A brief synopsis:

What does Jesus mean when he says, “Follow me”?

The first edition of The Gospel According to Jesus won wide acclaim in confronting the “easy-believism” that has characterized some aspects of evangelical Christianity. Over the past 50 years, a handful of books have become true classics, revered world-wide for their crystal-clear presentation of the Gospel and lauded for their contribution to the Christian faith. These extraordinary books are read, re-read, and discussed in churches, Bible study groups, and homes everywhere. John MacArthur’s The Gospel According to Jesus is one of those books. In The Gospel According to Jesus, MacArthur tackles the idea of “easy believism,” challenging Christians to re-evaluate their commitment to Christ by examining their fruits. MacArthur asks, “What does it really mean to be saved?” He urges readers to understand that their conversion was more than a mere point in time, that, by definition, it includes a lifetime of obediently walking with Jesus as Lord. This 20th anniversary edition of MacArthur’s provocative, Scripture-based book contains one new chapterand is further revised to provide Christians in the 21st century a fresh perspective on the intrinsic relationship between faith and works, clearly revealing Why Jesus is both Savior and Lord to all who believe.

To be one of the winners of this giveaway, you have to leave me a comment answering this:

What book, second to the Bible, has had the most significant affect on your life? and WHY?

And if you win, who will be receiving the booties?

Be sure I have access to your email address! You don't need to have a blog to leave a comment...just be sure I have a way to contact you.

The winners will be chosen by Saturday, January 31st!!

Winners of my Giveaway!

Thank you for all who participated!

The winner Treasuring God in Our Traditions is Kristy! Here's what she said:

My favorite non-fiction author is Martha Peace. I love the fact that she doesn't mix words. She tells it just like the Scripture says it without watering it down.

The winner of The Roots of Endurance by John Piper is DidiLyn at Meyers on the Hood! Here's what she said:

Oh, I would love these books. My favorite non-fiction author is Charles Spurgeon. He reminds us of the basics of the faith with passion, and cuts to the heart of the matter.

The winner of The Mortification of Sin by John Owen is Eddie at Heavy Poetry! Here's what he said:

My favorite author is hands down, without-a-doubt, John Piper. For a few reasons. (1)He has done more for me than any other author in helping me understand that God HIMSELF IS The Gospel. He taught me that I can be an idoloter by prefering the gifts above the Giver. Now, the goal of my faith is no longer merely heaven, reunion with deceased loved ones, and the end of pain and suffering, but he has taught me to cherish Jesus Christ specifically. No one else in all evangelicalism has even come close to explaining that reality to me.
(2)He is my favorite author because he has taught me to "Dont waste your life" He taught me that I don't have to be handsome, smart, rich, strong, or priviledged in order for me to make my life count for eternity.
(3)He has given me an unshakable theology on Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, so that when/if that season comes, hopefully and prayerfully, by God's grace, I will be ready (and also sustained through it because he has helped teach me that when Christ is valued above all things as my supreme treasure, that "dying is gain").
(4)He is the modern day equivalent of Jonathan Edwards and has done more for the awakening of religious affections in my heart than anyone I know. Piper is not just academic and intellectual, but he heart and passion... he is "light & heat".
And lastly, (5) He taught me that the best way to fight sin, is to fight sin with a superior pleasure... namely, Christ Himself. I thank God for "Battling Unbelief"

These are just a few of my reasons!But I will keep it short, LOL!

Congratulations to the winners!

It's Bloggy Giveaway time!!!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!

For those that might not know...I'm pregnant. This means that after 20 weeks of morning sickness, I really haven't been sewing very much. Now that the nauseau has subsided, my energy level with my four little boys and this little girl in-utero really isn't allowing me to stay up late at night to make a new creation for you to ooh and aah over.

This brings me to my giveaway!

I just recently attended Together for the Gospel in Louisville, KY. If you know anything about this conference....you get books...lots and lots of BOOKS!

In the spirit of T4G...I am going to giveaway some BOOKS!!!

Book Giveaway #1:
Treasuring God in Our Traditions
Only God can bequeath God to our children. But he uses means. He uses God-centered traditions and Bible-saturated family patterns and grace-laden heirlooms.

Only God can give our children a taste for the sweetness of God. Only God can awaken them to his worth. But year in and year out there are traditions that show them: God is our Treasure.

After more than 30 years of marriage and childrearing, Noël Piper opens her home to you. She invites you into the happy, imperfect Piper pattern of life. Come with her and enjoy the way she helps us treasure God in our traditions.

Book Giveaway #2:
The Roots of Endurance by John Piper

Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce

The Swans are Not Silent: Book Three

Bitterness and frustration tempt everyone who endures opposition or slander or rejection. It's hard not to give in. And if adversity continues for a long time (even decades) is there hope for perseverance? Will we find the grace to finish the race?

In this third volume of The Swans Are Not Silent series, John Piper examines the lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce. These three extraordinary men are examples of deep and joyful maturity in the face of life-long opposition. They were sinners like us. But they refused to yield to bitterness. With the centrality of the cross as the root of their endurance, they grew downward in humility and upward in adoration for Christ. Their God-centered, Christ-exalting, cross-focused perseverance inspire us to press on through hardship and finish the race set before us.

Book Giveaway #3:
The Mortification of Sin by John Owen

Here is what a reader says about it:
I usually give a book a month or more to ruminate so I can weigh the value of its contents against all that I have learned from scripture, but in this one case I'm breaking that rule. I swear John Owen just drove the sword of the Spirit into the very midst of my still-beating heart like a surgeon's scalpel. This book is life-changing. It is biblical, powerful, relevant and Spirit-filled. Owen has made all the questions which lingered in my mind with regard to sanctification and the means by which we are to pursue holiness by the power of the Holy Spirit suddenly coalesce into a coherent, scriptural, practical, spiritual whole. In 130 pages (Puritan Paperback edition) he did this! And how foolish I feel for not having seen it all before when it is so clear and simple and plainly biblical!

All you need to do is this:

*Leave me a comment on who your favorite non-fiction author is and why!

*Make sure you leave me a way to get in touch with you if you are one of the winners!

*By commenting once...you are automatically entered to win each of the books!

*This Giveaway will close on April 25th at 8pm...the winners will be emailed and announced soon after!

Happy Commenting!!!

Be sure to check out all the other giveaways by clicking on the Giveaway button
at the top of the page!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED

LTDchix Giveaway...

We haven't received a response from the chosen winner...so we have picked someone else!

The winner is: Melanie! This is her comment on the original giveaway post:

Well, with only two chillin's, there are some I can't quite relate to, but there's some I definitely can...

1. Laundry Mom: I do laundry almost every day. And like 3 loads every day (thanks to my son who spits up all the time...and to my husband who wears something once and then tosses it in the laundry...and to my daughter who smears her food all over her pants...and to me who gets spit up all over from my son...) (Short sleeve, XL, Avocado)

2. Cleaning Mom: I'm not a mom who has a hired cleaning lady. I'm the hired cleaning lady, though I don't get paid...well, monetarily, that is (hugs and smiles count, right???). (Long Sleeve, XL, White)

3. Minivan Mom: I can relate to this, now that my hubby just bought us this appliance...er...I mean automobile. I love my van! (Long Sleeve, XL, Aqua)

Thanks again to all who entered!

And the winner of the Living The Dream Giveaway is....

Laura: The (Almost) Amazing Mammarino!!

The guidelines were to comment on what shirt you most relate to and why. This was her response:

DEFINITELY LAUNDRY MOM!!!!

Recently, I started going through my mountain of special needs laundry: sweaters, frou-frou church dresses, and the worst - the dreaded stain pile. I don't mind doing laundry, but I DESPISE stain treating. (It doesn't help that I'm a perfectionist and will wash an item 67 times to get out a nickel-sized spot of mustard.) Because of this, I conveniently get all the laundry done except the stained clothes. The pile kept growing and growing until it threatened to topple over and smother us all. Seeing that we enjoy breathing so much, I decided to chip away at the pile. I made some startling discoveries:

- I was further behind than I had thought;

- There were several boy's outfits in the stain pile sized 24 months and smaller (my son currently wears a size 6); and

- I've discovered quite a few hand-me-downs that will fit my 2-year-old little girl (my older daughter is in second grade).

As much as I hate constantly doing laundry, though, I feel so blessed to have a washer and dryer! My most horrible childhood memories are from our bi-weekly trips to the laundromat. Oh, the agony! The torture! (And that was just from the cigarette smoke and country music!)

It's pretty darn nice to be able to throw a load in on the spot when your little urchin urps last night's ravioli all over his white sheets.

And to be honest, it's a blessing to have these piles of laundry. It means that I'm blessed with the little tykes who wear them! I truly am "Living the Dream!"

The other two I like are referee mom and minivan mom (they're pretty much tied for 2nd). My t-shirt size is XL. Thanks for telling us about these great shirts and notecards!

I want to thank everyone for participating!

It's not too late to get your own shirt! Just visit LTDchix, and they'll be more than happy to take your order! Remember to mention this site to receive 15% off!

Living the Dream GIVEAWAY!!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!

(This post will remain at the top of my blog until the Giveaway is over on Saturday!)

What works better than a MOMMY GIVEAWAY!!!



A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about some t-shirts for moms from LTDchix.

I was surprised to see an email from them, asking me if I wanted to do a giveaway on my blog...and of course, I accepted!




Here's what you have to do to enter:

*Head over to LTDchix and find your 3 favorite choices from their selection!

I would have to say that my favorites are:

Referee Mom
I feel like this every single day...only add on a couple more kids!

I also like the Cooking Mom, the Shopping Mom, and the Mini-van Mom!

I love that you can get assorted notecards, if you can't decide which one you like best!

*Leave me a comment on which mom you relate to best and why. You can also mention your top 3 choices and what size you need!

*Make sure you can be easily contacted...whether it is through your email address or your blog!

This giveaway will end on Saturday, March 15th!

If you decide to order a t-shirt or notecards this week...you will also receive a free tank top!

Just be sure that in the comment section of your order, you say that you found them through the giveaway from Shannon at A Reforming Mom!

You can read more about the company here.

Whether it's you or someone you know...aren't we all Living the Dream? I know I wouldn't change it for the world!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!

A book giveaway!

Here is the write-up over at Beggars All. Be sure to sign up!

A COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS

Exegetical and Expository
by William Gouge

In conjunction with Solid Ground Christian Books we are doing a book giveaway by random drawing! Click the title above to go to Solid Ground's page about these books. It is a two volume with an $85 list price!

Here's what Charles Spurgeon had to say about William Gouge, "We greatly prize Gouge. Upon any topic which he touches he gives outlines which may supply sermons for months."

How it works: In SEVEN days we will have a drawing to see who gets the book. Please make sure there is an email address available to notify you if you are the winner or we may determine that another drawing take place. Just sign up ONCE below in the com box to enter. No anonymous entries will be accepted. Upon winning your information will be forwarded to Solid Ground so they can mail you the books.

Special thanks to Mike Gaydosh at Solid Ground.

Blessings,Mark

And the winner is.....

Alana at Gray Matters!!

Random.org chose #23!

Congratulations and thanks to all 515 participants!!!

Does everyone know what time it is??? Time for Bloggy Giveaways!!

Who doesn't like a new bag and a good book to read?


I will be giving away this bag that I made myself:

It has a nice big pocket inside:


And the handles are long enough to wear it as a shoulder bag!
The colors are fairly neutral, so it will go with practically anything!


In addition to this bag, you will be receiving the book:
Here is the write-up from Desiring God

When I Don't Desire God
How to Fight for Joy


"He has written
many classics, but this is my favorite book by John Piper."
—C.J. Mahaney

For over twenty-five years John Piper has been trumpeting the truth that
“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” He calls it Christian Hedonism. The problem is that many people, after being persuaded, find out that this truth is both liberating and devastating. It’s liberating because it endorses our inborn desire for joy. And it’s devastating because it reveals that we don’t desire God the way we should.

When you discover the biblical truth that God commands our happiness in him, the absolutely urgent question becomes: What can I do if I don’t have it? With the heart of a pastor and with radical passion for the glory of Christ, John Piper wants to help you answer that question.

If you want to enter for this Giveaway...leave a comment. If you don't have a blog, just make sure I have an email address to contact you! I will randomly choose a winner on Friday, February 1st at 8pm!!

Be sure to click on the Bloggy Carnival link, located at the top of the page, to take you to HUNDREDS of more GIVEAWAYS!

A Great Giveaway!

I had never heard of their products, but I am all about products that are innovative and helpful to parenting!

Go over to Our 7 Qtipies and enter the Boon Giveaway!

You just might win something!