8th Day of Christmas Giveaway with Lynn Cowell
Welcome to day 8 of our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways!
You may comment on each day’s post to be put in the drawing for that particular prize.
Then, one gal who comments on all 12 posts will win the grand prize. (You can scroll down below to day one to see it.)
Comment on any post until midnight EST, Sunday December 11th. (Yes, that means if you are just joining us you can catch up!)
All winners announced Monday, December 12th.
Today, meet my friend Lynn Cowell:
Lynn is an author and speaker with Proverbs 31 Ministries.
Her study for teen girls “His Revolutionary Love” empowers girls with self-esteem and confidence leading them to wise decisions.
One of her favorite Christmas traditions is to fill her kitchen with teen girls and teach them to make Christmas treats. It’s a mess but they sure do have fun!
Today on her blog, Lynn will share her favorite ways to invest in her kids with the gift of time. Please stop by; share how you invest in your kids and hear how other moms do as well!
Her Christmas memory:
By today’s standards, I come from a huge family; I’m number seven of eight kids.
For as long as I can remember, my family has had a five man toboggan that we’d strap it to the top of our station wagon.
Now in Iowa, you’ve got to be pretty creative when it comes to finding a spot to sled; corn fields produce much of a thrill!
We did have a couple of good hills that brought some winter fun. My favorite memory of sledding was my last memory of sledding.
My father had been diagnosised with cancer and had been fighting the disease for a long time. As we all pulled on all our gear, we were shocked to see Dad pull on his tan Carthartt jacket.
Mom was none too happy to see him heading out, but I know that my dad saw it for what it was; his last opportunity to celebrate Christmas this way with his family.
I have no idea what my parents gave me that Christmas, but I do remember this one thing. My father gave me the investment of his time and his sense of adventure even when he was fighting for his life.
Todays’ prize:
Lynn’s Christmas giveaway is a Revolutionary Love bundle.
This gift set includes:
~ A signed copy of “His Revolutionary Love”,
~ A CD of this message
~ And a “Revolutionary Love” t-shirt!
What a great gift for that teen girl in your life that needs to know that Jesus is wild about her!
(If you’d like to purchase this bundle for a teen girl you know for Christmas, click here for details)
To be entered in Lynn’s giveaway, leave a comment telling us your favorite outdoor Christmastime activity.
If time is tight, just say “Hot cocoa!”
See you tomorrow!
I don’t have kids but as a kid we would ride around and look at all the Christmas lights.
I love riding around, looking at store displays and lights/decorations on houses… But, every year, we make a point to load up the SUV with my three grandsons and their parents (and whoever else will fit) and ride to Tanglewood Park, NC… they have a beautiful light display to ride through and an area with a bonfire, where you can buy/roast marshmellows and sip hot chocolate or hot cider…. They also have a little train for the guys to ride!! It is so much for to see the looks on all their little faces as they are bedazzled by these displays!
I love riding around, looking at store displays and lights/decorations on houses… But, every year, we make a point to load up the SUV with my three grandsons and their parents (and whoever else will fit) and ride to Tanglewood Park in Winston-Salem, NC… they have a beautiful light display to ride through and an area with a bonfire, where you can buy/roast marshmellows and sip hot chocolate or hot cider…. They also have a little train for the guys to ride!! It is so much for to see the looks on all their little faces as they are bedazzled by these displays!
Driving around at night looking at Christmas lights with our girls.
Our whole family goes together in “Griswald” style to pick out the biggest live Christmas tree we can find
Favorite outdoor memory has to be playing in the snow with my boys.
it used to be sledding, when we lived in good ol’ Indiana!!! Last year it was Go Carting:) We live in Florida, no snow here, just sand…..my kids got a GO Cart last year for Christmas and boy did they ride that till dusk:)
Caroling
I am disabled with severe back problems but, i just love being out in the snow. Did you know that if you go out late at night when most everyone is sleeping and traffic is at a minimum that you can actually hear the snowflakes touching your hat, coat and things around you as they fall? I love the wonder of the snow, how every snowflake is different like each one of us is different and the way it sparkles like diamonds when the sun shines on it. To me it looks like God has dusted the world with powdered sugar. God makes such amazing stuff!
PS. I used to love making snow angels until about 6 or 7 years ago when i got stuck in the snow and my son had to help me up so i didn’t wreck my angel! He told me, “mom don’t do that again”. Yeah right LOL! Winter is a great time for the adult in us to give way to the kid in us once again!
I just love seeing all the beautiful lights and decorations.
When we are blessed with snow, sledding it is!
Gotta be the lights!
Hot cocoa’ and we love to sled, we have a hill and usually tons of snow, and build a fire and make smores and just enjoy the outdoors.
I enjoy getting in the crowds for shopping. I have a tradition that I picked up watching my parents and to this day I go out on Christmas Eve and get the things I need to stuff the stockings for my husband and boys.
Hot cocoa!
Yes, the gift of time is very precious!!! Unfortunately there are still certain issues, that keep me from just enjoying making memories with my kids……..way to uptight inside. Hoping and praying that the Lord will reach down and heal my heart in that area!!!
Shopping :)
HOT COCOA
Hot Cocoa
We always try to go Christmas caroling with friends from our church. We try to go to those who can no longer attend our church. We usually end up being so blessed by them!
I enjoy seeing all of the Christmas lights!
I live in the south, so we don’t usually have snow at Christmas to go outside and play in. One of my favorite Christmas memories is the year that my family and some of our close friends to a hayride thru McAdenville, NC….aka “Christmas Town USA”. My dad hitched a trailor to the back of his truck and the rest of us rode thru McAdenville on the trailor. We had the best time looking at the lights and sipping on “hot cocoa”.
Going to pick out the Christmas tree and drinking hot apple cider provided by the tree farm.
Hot cocoa! (I don’t care much for the cold LOL).
We always cut our own tree then went toboggoning
cant even find one any more and don’t always get up for the tree in time
but going to the mountains with family (even after the actual holiday ) still makes a memory