Week Five Shopping Spree and Giveaway!
December 17, 2009 by jillnovak
Filed under The Girlhood Blog, Uncategorized
Eric and I were trying to decide what to give away when he said something about a shopping spree. I said, “Yes, that’s it!” So here we go again. We’re giving two “blessed” participants a $50.00 shopping spree each on Remembrance Press products, plus we’re giving away four more “Comfort and Joy” Christmas Issues.
The contest starts 12/17/2009, ends midnight 12/20/2009.
Here are the rules:
Leave a comment here about a favorite Christmas experience you’ve had (past or more recent) and tell a friend about this giveaway.
Blessings one and all,
Jill and Eric
Remember, leave us a way to get a hold of you if you don’t have a blog.
I think my favorite Christmas memory is the year we were building our home. Our 8 children were small, all under 13. We needed a tree so our 8 yr old son went out on our 10 acres and chopped a tree down for us. He set it up in our living room which had no insulation, no carpeting, and electrical wires sticking out everywhere. It was an exact replica of Charlie Browns Tree and by far the most special tree we’ve ever had.
~Cinnamon
One of my favorite Christmas memories is the Christmas we surprised my mother-in-law with the news that we were expected our third child. We wrapped some baby stuff in a box and had her open it and the look of surprise was priceless. Needless to say, the news two years later that we were having twins surpassed it but that wasn’t at Christmas.
One of my favorite memorys is exchanging gifts with my silblings. We always have so much fun!
Emily~
Love your sight. May God receive all the glory for the ministry He has entrusted to you. Thank you.
My favorite memory growing up we did not have a lot of money. One Christmas my sister and I recieved a Cabbage Patch Doll that my mom had got the pattern from somewhere and made herself. Now my mother does not sew and the doll was not the most beautiful doll ever but i will always remember the hard work and love she put into that doll. I plan to post this on my blog and I also shared the contest on facebook with all my friends.
Merry CHristmas to you all,
Marcy SMith
The Christmas when I was 10… I thought I’d die if I didn’t get a new pair of roller skates. I thought that if I wished for something hard enough (and dropped enough obvious hints to my folks) that I could get it. It was all I could think about.
I received books, games, a new outfit, underwear, and a stocking filled with nuts and an orange. I was sooooo disappointed. The lessons I learned from this disappointment have been life-changing. Is Christ my treasure? Is He my joy? Is He the fulfillment of all my heart’s longing? Can worldly treasure satisfy my soul?
As our older children have grown and married it is special when we are all together at Christmas. Last year was one of the best and our children at home loved it. The marrieds and their families were here for a day of games, food and sweet fellowship. My one daughter in law is an incredible artist and she gave me a charcoal drawing of my 3 oldest sons when they were little. It was such a precious gift! An even better day.
After living only a few months in the charming country town we had moved to, our doorbell rang on Christmas Eve at about 8pm. We found our post master with boxes that had arrived that day for our two daughters, who were 3 and 5 years of age. They were presents from family and he wanted to make sure that they had them to open on Christmas Day.
May the Light of His Love Shine Upon Us All,
Moira
A favorite Christmas memory from my childhood and something we have continued with our children is a special Christmas Eve tradition. My sisters and I always received a gift on Christmas Eve and it even though we always knew it would be pajamas it was still so much fun to receive them and snuggle up at night in our new pajamas. We would all get our new pajamas on and have hot cocoa before going to bed. We have done this with our children and even added another tradition that my husband had with his siblings.
Merry Christmas!
My favorite Christmas will probably be this year since we just had a baby girl 5 days ago. I enjoyed when we had our son just after Christmas. Having a baby to hold and being very pregnant does help remind of the reality of Mary having a baby. Judi
hmm… I think my favorite Christmas memory is when my siblings and myself put up a surprise Christmas tree one night while my Father and my older brother were away on a missions trip to Thailand… It was fun to see the surprised looks as people came downstairs
My grandparents had 12 children. So going to grandma’s was the best ever because we grandchildren played non-stop until we got to eat tamales, which we eat only at x-mas.
The original “Frosty The Snowman” brings back wonderful memories of my younger brothers’ birth. I vividly remember getting very upset that I had to turn off the television so that I could trudge out in the cold night, in my pajamas none the less! My brother is no longer alive, so whenever I can share this story with my children along with the tradition of watching a wonderful holiday story it brings a little joy to my heart. I will tell my friend Wanda about this giveaway!
One of my favorite memories is from Christmases when my daughter was little. Her dad’s had to work almost every Christmas Eve since she was born, so it’s usually just the two of us together at home that night. At some point, we started having “Christmas Eve teas.” We’d turn off all the lights except the ones on the tree, put on some Christmas music, and have a little tea party w/ flavored herbal teas and cookies or crackers. (Occasionally, her teddy bears would be invited.) It was just a peaceful, sweet time.
One of my many favorite Christmas memories was when I was about 5 years old. My preacher Grandfather planned a program for the family that gathered from across the country that year. He had me memorize Luke 2:8-14. My mother worked with me for weeks to help me memorize it and on Christmas Eve I recited it for the whole family. I remember that gathering well, and I can still quote that passage from memory.
I don’t know if I have a favorite Christmas memory as a child but since becoming a wife and mother, Christmas has become a very special time of year. We are now expecting baby #6 and with each new child there are so many precious memories that each child brings, each of their very different personalities brings a different flavor to our home, they are all so precious.
Thank you for your ministry, it is truely a blessing to our family.
Merry Christmas!
PS I’ve told 3 friends about your giveaway/blog
Blessings, Michelle
mwarmuth95945@yahoo.com
A favorite Christmas memory from my childhood and something we have continued with our children is a special Christmas Eve tradition. My sisters and I always received a gift on Christmas Eve and it even though we always knew it would be pajamas it was still so much fun to receive them and snuggle up at night in our new pajamas. We would all get our new pajamas on and have hot cocoa before going to bed. We have done this with our children and even added another tradition that my husband had with his siblings.
Merry Christmas!