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Trusting God Through a Miscarriage (Part 1 of 2)
October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. In remembrance of that, I want to share with you a portion of my own miscarriage journey. Perhaps you can relate. Hopefully, you’ll be encouraged. Excitement Not even the startling, cold lubricant squeezed onto my belly could stifle my excited chatter. I was on the verge of being the first to hear a great secret—the gender of our third baby! Earlier that day, I had taken our seven-and nine-year-old daughters to a sitter. They desperately wanted to go with me to my 12-week check-up. I told them I wasn’t due for an ultrasound for several weeks. I assured them they could…
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Announcing the Winner of the Children's Christmas Book: Operation Birthday Blessings
Congratulations, Janey G. from South Carolina! You’ve won a free copy of Angelika Martin’s children’s book. I’ll give Angie your full name as the winner from my blog. Go ahead and contact her on her website at http://www.jesseandbongo.com/contact.html. Contact her before the end of October so she’ll have plenty of time to personalize your book for you. Thanks to all who participated in the giveaway. I’ve got several more fantastic giveaways coming up soon! I hope you all have a week full of joyful blessings and a peace that passes all understanding, Sally
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Operation Birthday Celebration–Book Review & Giveaway
by Sally Matheny Photo: Operation Birthday Celebration– A Journey to the Manger I stumbled upon a gem for you all while reading Vonda Skelton’s blog the other week. She was interviewing author/illustrator, Angelika Martin, about her Christian children’s book, Operation Birthday Celebration—A Journey to the Manger. I knew I wanted to review this book when the author said, “Christian parents want creative resources that capture a child’s imagination and fuel curiosity while staying true to biblical teaching. Operation Birthday Celebration is entertaining while supporting Christian values and doctrine.” Martin initially wrote the book for her grandchildren because she “didn’t want Christmas hijacked by an elf.” Soon, however, other families,…
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Winner of 66 Ways God Loves You Book
Photo: the Honest Hat Congratulations to Linda C. of North Carolina! Her name was drawn from the Honest Hat as the winner of Jennifer Rothschild’s beautiful book, 66 Ways God Loves You. Plus, she will receive the matching tote bag. Linda had tried numerous times to post her comment with her computer that day without success. She finally contacted me via facebook, and I posted it for her. Your perseverance paid off, Linda! Thanks to all who entered. You have a chance to win another great book this week. Be sure to check my next post. Until then, Sally
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66 Ways God Loves You Book Review & Giveaway
Oh, dear friends, I want to share with you about a wonderful book I’m reading, 66 Ways God Loves You. Plus, we have a special giveaway of the book and a matching tote bag! The author, Jennifer Rothschild, infuses 66 Ways God Loves You with beautiful wisdom and loving thoughts. Her passion comes from her own experiences of reading the Bible. “One profound, unavoidable, irreducible, soul-quaking effect—I feel the love of God. I want that for you too. God deeply loves you—He loves you with an everlasting love. So God tells you in sixty-six ways . . . in each and every book of the Bible.” Jennifer Rothschild, 66 Ways…
