Day 10 of 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways (with Ruth Schwenk)
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It’s Day 10 of 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways!
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My guest today is my close friend and three-time coauthor Ruth Schwenk. Ruth has a passion for helping moms grow better through her popular website TheBetterMom. Today she is helping us in the area of gift-giving, sharing some great spiritual growth book and Bible ideas for the kids in our lives. Here’s Ruth…
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There is something so special when the loved ones in our lives can see the sentiment behind the gifts we give them. Those will be the gifts they remember.
Below are some of the most meaningful gifts you can give children this Christmas.
The Advent Storybook: 25 Bible Stories Showing Why Jesus Came by Laura Richie
Courageous Christians: Devotional Stories for Family Reading by Joyce Vollmer Brown
The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name
NIV, Bible for Kids, Leathersoft, Pink, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Thinline Edition
Indescribable: 100 Devotions for Kids About God and Science by Louie Giglio
The Dig for Kids (Proverbs) by Patrick Schwenk
Words to Dream On: Bedtime Bible Stories and Prayers by Diane Stortz
You’re God’s Girl! A Devotional for Tweens by Wynter Pitts
I hope this list was helpful to you. Remember the gifts that get remembered are the gifts that had meaning!
Now, is there a favorite spiritual growth book or Bible you like to give as a gift? Tell us your favorites so we all can get some new ideas.
Merry Christmas,
Ruth
Day 10 Giveaway
Ruth is giving away three copies of her brand new The Better Mom Devotional.
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Ruth Schwenk is the founder of the popular blog, TheBetterMom.com, and along with her pastor/author husband, Patrick, FortheFamily.org. She is the trusted author of several books with Harper Collins Christian, including The Better Mom, The Better Mom Devotional, Pressing Pause, and For Better or For Kids. Ruth is a Michigan football super fan, a self-proclaimed “foodie,” and lover of all things HGTV. But her greatest joy is her family. She lives with her husband, four children, two pesky hamsters and their loyal Labrador retriever in the beautiful college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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I’ve been giving Sarah Youngs devotionals for kids! My daughter has the childrens bible by her and it’s just fantastic book for little people. We love the illustrations and the stories are simple enough for little ears to understand but also keep the impact and truthfulness of the biblical stories.
Jesus Every Day by Mary DeMuth would be a great gift to give. It’s a book of “Prayers to Awaken Your Soul”. Each day is one page long, has a one word title, a scripture reference (that takes you through the entire bible by the end of the book) and a prayer. There’s a prayer for every day of the year and the prayers are numbered “Day 1”, “Day 2”, etc so you can start on any day of the year and work your way through the year at your starting point.
When my kids were little I would give them different Bible story books or Christian books for holidays. A favorite was the A-Z Memory Bible. They sang the songs and memorized Bible verses that they can still recall today. Now our kids are teens and young adults. My husband recently bought Tony Dungy’s One Year Uncommon Life for himself and our sons so they could do the same devotional and have something to talk about. I bought my teen daughter a coloring Bible so she could take notes in church and do creative coloring and lettering along with her Bible reading.
Love to win Todd’s gift.Bless you all.
I don’t give books for gifts because I don’t know if they will like them. I have received Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus as a hift and I love it!
Thank you for these wonderful gift ideas! Indescribable will be waiting under the tree for our grandson he will absolutely love it! I too get devotionas and bibles for people on my life! Merry Christmas
I don’t have a favorite but am looking for some for my boys this year. I may purchase some of these!!
I try to give my “reading” grandchildren a child’s devotional each year. Hoping to build in a good pattern of daily time to spend with God
I have gifted Lynn Cowell’s book Brave Beauty to my neice. It’s a devotional for young girls to help them find their identity and confidence in Christ. Thank you so much for the idea of the Action Bible! I have purchased two to gift to my oldest nephews this Christmas :)
I plan to give a She Reads Truth Bible to one of my daughters this Christmas, but I am excited to check out many of the books you mentioned above! (We have already gone through The Dig books!)
Jesus Calling is one of my favorites !!
But, I love any book/Bible ?
Jesus Calling is one of my favorites !!
But, I love any book/Bible ?
I would love this devotional!
I love this suggestion. I have not done anything like this before.
I love giving the kids a new bible or a new book from the The Dig series. I also like to find coloring books that are spiritual as well.
This is a great idea. I did get our grandson a 4 book box set for ealry readers : Tales of Buttercup Grove. The lead characters- A skunk and a raccoon! Should be fun and teach Godly values. A book I received a few years ago I have given as a gift as well- The One Year Devotions for Women by Ann Spangler. Gifts that share the story of our best gift ever are perfect for sharing! Merry Christmas!
Some years it has been a new Bible for my husband…or a CD for our kids to listen to in the car…
I love to give a newly married or engaged couple “The Power if a Praying Wife” and the “Power if a. Praying Hunsbad” books.
I love to give gifts that last and what lasts longer than God’s word. I have gifted everyone in my family Bibles and my favorite gift is a new Bible or devotional.
A few years ago I gave my oldest granddaughter a beautiful Bible for girls with her name engraved on it. She has cherished that Bible and told me so many times how much it means to her. These are some great suggestions. Thank you! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!
I don’t have a favorite but am always looking for new Devotionals , specifically related to Moms with littles as that’s the stage my friends and I are in.
My favorite gift to give would be the Bible which can be tailored to any age group. It is never to early to have a blueprint for life or to learn about Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
I don’t have a particular favorite but I would like to get some ideas.
I love journals, so I am thinking that I will give journals this year.
I’ll be checking out that Advent Storybook for my children! We love books!