Sunday, August 19, 2018

End of Summer Giveaway!


Time for a giveaway! :-) I've been wanting to share this wonderful book with you all and have been gathering together some things for a giveaway, and so there you have it. :-) Voila! An "End of Summer Giveaway." :-)

They Call Me Mother Graham is one of the most encouraging reads for Moms that I have found . . . I've read this book, written by Billy Graham's mother Morrow in the past and picked it up again recently. Oh, how the Lord spoke to me through it! 

Morrow provides little details of how she and her husband came to a living faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and what their family life was like in the years when Billy Graham was young. Her words were so helpful to me as a Mom of young children--her determination to put the Lord first and to teach the Bible to her children from when they were very young spoke to my heart as well as her gentle, consistent discipline and admonishing of her children toward the Lord from when they were tiny. 

She was also a woman of great faith and persistent prayer; this was impressed upon me as well. Morrow pleaded before the throne of grace for her children, and I believe that part of the fruit of her prayers was Billy Graham's ministry and life's work. 

Every Mom should read this book; truly. 


Now books are wonderful and necessary for life, ;-) but so is chocolate and coffee ;-) and so I have also included the latter in this giveaway. I found this chocolate bar in a local store in my (new) home state (if I had still been living in Rhode Island, you would have gotten a clamcake ;-))--it looked exceedingly delicious and miraculously, I have not sampled it yet ;-)--and so I included it in this giveaway.  

This coffee piqued my interest (especially the fact that it may be prepared hot or iced (versatility! ;-)). Always important in a good coffee drink.  :-)

There is also a little "coffee" basket included in the giveaway, just to reinforce the merits of that delightful drink one more time


I hope that you enjoy this giveaway; please feel free to share about it with others and to enter every day with the "free entries" option. 

I pray that each of you is having a blessed, restful summer and are refreshed to enter into the coming Autumn with joy. The Lord bless you, each one. 







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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President~~Children's Book Recommendation


I found this precious children's book (Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President) in a bookstore last week. If you know me well at all, you know that I rarely ever buy new books . . . I am a thrift store loyalist ;-) and so one knows that this book must have been special for me to purchase it new. :-) 




Written by Mike Pence's daughter Charlotte and illustrated by his wife Karen, this book was a sweet look into the life of the Pence's pet rabbit, Marlon Bundo. 



It chronicles his ride to the White House and follows him around for the day, providing facts about the White House as well as detailing Marlon Bundo's activities and the Vice President's. 



The text is easy to read and engaging.



The pictures that accompany the text are bright, vibrant, and engaging for children (as well as adults! :-)). 



I have been so encouraged by Mike Pence's faithful stand on moral issues as well as his uncompromising witness. We need more men like him serving in the political sphere and making an eternal impact in a secular environment. 



My favorite part of the book came near the end where Mike Pence is reading his Bible before the closing of the day and holding his sweet bunny while he reads. 



This is a wonderful book to add to your personal library; we enjoyed it immensely!








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