Second Chance Giveaway
The winner of the baking giveaway from over the weekend is: Ginger B. Send your home address to [email protected] so we can get you your prize. :-)
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Well gals, I’m taking the week off of blogging. Mainly I am finishing up writing the curriculum Bible study companion guide for the dvd series for my new book due out this fall.
I’m also going to watch my son play baseball at the Michigan Whitecaps minor league stadium in a showcase day.
And, I’m trying to help the hubster with some landscaping he is doing since he has the week off. (NOTE: In this 90+ degree weather, “helping” may be consist only of occasionally bringing him a homemade blackberry iced tea. Just keepin’ it real!)
In my absence, I am offering a second chance giveaway.
A while back, I offered this giveaway designed to help you hide scripture in your heart for those days when you so desperately need it. It is pictured here:
It includes:
~ A journal to record thoughts, prayers, etc…
~ A Bible highlighter
~ A nifty index card folder with 100 cards for writing out verses to memorize
~ A pack of large sticky notes to write out longer sections and stick them on your car dashboard or at your kitchen sink or bathroom mirror
~ A Dayspring mug and some blueberry herbal tea bags
~ The Passion of Jesus Christ by John Piper
~ Some P.S. I Love You lotion from Bath & Body Works (God’s feelings about YOU!)
~ Some dark chocolate covered pomegranate bits. Hey—come one—–pomegranates are in the Bible, right? 
Well, the winner never claimed the prize even after multiple attempts to reach her via email. So, while I am gone this week, leave a comment with what you will be doing on the 4th of July. I’ll randomly choose a winner of this giveaway and announce her on Monday.
Me? I’ll be the one hauling iced tea out to the hubby like a good wife should. ;-)
And you?
We are having a big family shin dig!
I will be in a parade in our small town promoting the Battle of Kirksville. Our 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Kirksville (Missouri) will take place in August, and so many of us will be dressed in period piece clothing to promote the battle reenactment. Then it is bar-b-queing with family and watching the fire works!
Having just returned from visiting my mom in Michigan and then resting at our timeshare, I’ve been unpacking and trying to get back on schedule. I have left the 4th open for whatever invitation presents itself. I suspect that we will be at my son’s, a fantastic cook who makes a mean barbecue. :) Wishing you a rewarding and memorable 4th of July week. God bless.
We are going to a parade and having a cookout with my husbands family :)
I will go to our parade with good friends in the morning and come home to my husband making lunch for me and my in-laws.
I will be working on my dissertation.
We will be going to a lake in the Sierras for a horseshoe tournament during the day. And hopefully watching some fireworks at a casino at night (then back to work on Thursday)
The prize pack looks great and sounds yummy!
We will be going to a lake in the Sierras for a horseshoe tournament during the day. And hopefully watching some fireworks at a casino at night (then back to work on Thursday)
Our little Kunkle, Ohio parade celebrates its 50th anniversary and I will be riding my decorated bicycle with all my ‘old’ friends, just like we did for years when we were little. Will be extremely hot but memorable!
We will spend the day at our church’s rec complex with hundreds of friends playing baseball, volleyball, and basketball (Ideally it wouldn’t be 100 degrees!) The games will be followed by a cookout and a patriotic mid-week service, with all of the festivities ending in time for us to head to a local fireworks display.
Nothing planned but thankful to live in America & for the freedom we so often take for granted.
family time early in the day then headed to an Az Diamondbacks game with the hubby later that night!!
I’ll be providing excellent customer service at Universal Studios :) but missing out on my family block party. :(
Enjoying my family and hopefully making homemade ice cream with fresh strawberries! : )
This 4th of July my family will be hanging out at home. We will do some swimming in my in-laws pool and might throw some ribs in the smoker. We will possibily go see the fireworks. Not to sure yet though as the roads in a lot of areas around us are still underwater or damaged by TS Debby.
Hi Karen! I’ve taken the week off too. So nice to not have to worry about a schedule! Today we “built” some new Adirondack chairs for our patio and painted the one for my 7 year old daughter purple! Hoping to spend some time reading my bible study material in my new chair on the patio during the cooler times of the day! For the 4th I will get to have all my kids and my grandson over for a BBQ (complete with a brisket smoked by my sweet hubby!). We will hang out, play some games and enjoy the city fireworks display. Am looking forward to great food and fellowship with my family! Hope you enjoy your 4th and your week off. Thank you for all you do for us!
BBQing and watching fireworks from our patio.
We will be making homemade ice cream, chasing
lightning bugs, and watching fireworks.
Attending the local parade and going to see the *fireworks*
I’ll be celebrating with my in-laws on their boat, at the beach, eating yummy treats, and watching the Boston Pops fireworks!
We spend the 4th at my aunt’s house .. Large family party with BBq, pool time, fireworks, homemade ice cream … and live music performed by cousins!! One of my favorite holiday get togethers all year!
We truly live in a wonderful country but do so hate to see the direction we’re headed. I would love to stay home and veg. However, it truly depends on whether my grandson goes with his mom that day. If he doesn’t we have a town BBQ (fire dept puts it on) we’ll go to later in the day. Earlier in the day I’ll have my parents and two brothers over for a bbq-otherwise they wouldn’t do much. I enjoy cooking for them. Will fill up the kiddie pool for grandson and I’m sure the woof will sneak into it to cool down. A game of bocce or something fun too. Thanks for the ideas everyone. We picked up red, white, and blue Chips Ahoy (my grandson’s idea). We’ll have all kinds of fresh fruit and yummy things. I won’t be staying up late as I work the next day. :(
We will be going to a family bbq at my mother-in-law’s.
We will be cooking on the grill but with as hot as it has been we are planning on eating inside in the air conditioning. Trying a new recipe for Hawiian Pork Burgers.
I’m happy to tell you what I’ll be doing for the 4th of July. My church family is fasting for three days and interceding for our country. The grace of God on that is amazing! The men will get together to pray on the 3rd and the whole church will celebrate with two meals together on the 4th. We’re showing our children, by our example, that God will change things if we pray. We’re not that interested in fireworks anymore. We stay up late to pray some more! That’s what this country needs most right now!!!