48-Hour Giveaway: Jumping Ship and Do Hard Things
The winner of the Double Ruffle Hair Bow Giveaway (which was supposed to be posted a month ago and I fell off the bandwagon here--it's a good thing it's Anti-Procrastination Week!) is: Mrs. S (Seeschells@)
-------------
Thanks to the gracious folks at Light of Faith, we're running a giveaway for the next 48 hours which I am very excited about. These are two hot-off-the-press books I've been looking forward to for months and can't wait to get my hands on. And one random blog commentor will be winning both here this week!
From Light of Faith:
The quality and caliber of books carried by Light of Faith is almost unprecedented. Best of all, since they are very careful in what books they sell, you can rest assured that if it's in their catalog, it will be wholesome, God-honoring, and worth your time.
By the way, if you sign up for their newsletter here (sign-up is on the lower right-hand side) and you'll get a coupon for FREE SHIPPING on your first order!
-----------------------
To enter to win both Jumping Ship and Do Hard Things:
-------------
Thanks to the gracious folks at Light of Faith, we're running a giveaway for the next 48 hours which I am very excited about. These are two hot-off-the-press books I've been looking forward to for months and can't wait to get my hands on. And one random blog commentor will be winning both here this week!
From Light of Faith:
In addressing the growing problem of Christian young people growing up and rejecting the faith and standards of their parents, these two books top our current list of must-reads.
There is a troubling trend showing up among some of the "homeschool crowd." Children of homeschooling families are discontent and rebellious, jumping ship as soon as they think they can survive without the family—some as young as sixteen years old. Jumping Ship will help parents recognize practical ways they themselves are driving their children to reject the very things they desire them to embrace.
Do Hard Things is a powerful book for teens (and anyone else for that matter) who are being bombarded with the false mentality of our "never grow up" culture. Young people are finding an emptiness in the "me" culture and are hungering for something of substance, purpose, and meaning. Alex and Brett Harris, authors of The Rebelution blog help fill this void in a BIG way!While I normally would skip to the giveaway details here, I have to pause for a moment to plug the company sponsoring this giveaway which also happens to be at the top of my list when it comes to my favorite companies. Light of Faith Resources, run by our friends Jimmy and Megan Morris, is dedicated to bringing you family-strengthening, faith-building, Christ-exalting materials. And let me tell you, they do just that!
Combating the idea of adolescence as a vacation from responsibility, the authors weave together biblical insights, history, and modern examples to redefine the teen years as the launching pad of life. Then they map out five powerful ways teens can respond for personal and social change.
Written by teens for teens, Do Hard Things is packed with humorous personal anecdotes, practical examples, and stories of real-life rebelutionaries in action. This rallying cry from the heart of an already-happening teen revolution challenges a generation to lay claim to a brighter future, starting today.
The quality and caliber of books carried by Light of Faith is almost unprecedented. Best of all, since they are very careful in what books they sell, you can rest assured that if it's in their catalog, it will be wholesome, God-honoring, and worth your time.
By the way, if you sign up for their newsletter here (sign-up is on the lower right-hand side) and you'll get a coupon for FREE SHIPPING on your first order!
-----------------------
To enter to win both Jumping Ship and Do Hard Things:
::Visit Light of Faith Resources and choose a book or two (or ten!) that you'd love to have.
::Come back here and leave a comment below telling us which title(s) you chose. (Please include your name and either your email address or blog link so I can contact you if you are the winner!)
::Winner will be randomly drawn and posted at 9:00 PM, Thursday evening (April 17, 2008).
::This giveaway is only open to residents of the U.S.
Labels: Giveaways
posted by Crystal Paine at 9:00 PM
68 Comments:
I'd choose "Biblical Womanhood in the Home" b/c I really like Nancy Lee Demoss. I'd also choose the book on homeschooling b/c I hope that is the road we will take & could use any resources available.
Thanks Crystal.
-Kara
I would love to read both of these books, especially "Jumping Ship." I looked around the website and "7 Keys to Unlock Doors of Communication" looked wonderful to me... I am very concerned about the lack of communication in today's culture. Thank you for this great giveaway. I hope I win!
author_erin(at)lycos(dot)com
Hi Crystal,
Thank you for this giveaway! I would love to win the Do Hard Things book. I have two teenagers currently and I know this will be a wonderful book to challenge us.
melanie@familykendall.org
Hi Crystal!
I would love to read Biblical Womanhood in the Home by Nancy Leigh Demoss. I love Revive our Hearts and know that this book is as challenging as her daily radio program. Thanks!
The Do Hard Things book sounds wonderful! I'd love to win!
I would pick Beautiful Girlhood and the Companion Guide to Beautiful Girlhood. Thanks so much for hosting this giveaway!
elisarosehilliard at gmail dot com
For the Family's Sake looks like something I'd enjoy reading and absorbing. Thank you for the great giveaway! ( meg.wilson@gmail.com )
Oh goodness, I would love to have the two books that you are giving away. I really really would like those!! I went to the Light of Faith Resources site, and goodness, I wouldn't mind reading all of their books! :o) The front page had recommended titles: Biblical Womanhood in the Home by Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Say Goodbye to Whining..., and Reaping the Harvest by Diana Waring. I think I would start with those (after reading the two books you are giving away!!!)
:o) Rachel
I would love to read Jumping Ship. As a mother this is one of my biggest fears and something that I would like to learn more about.
Nicole
http://www.thesimplecajunlife.blogspot.com
"Biblical Womanhood in the Home" by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
"Glory and Honor" by Gregory Wilbur
"Prepare for Rain" by Michael Catt
"The Courage of Nikolai" by Mary E. Ropes
- Melinda -
www.dailywalkwithhim.wordpress.com
I would love to read both of these books and I have a couple teens that would enjoy reading Do Hard Things too!
I probably should read Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes...in You and in Your Kids! :)
I do not want to be in the drawing, but I am blessed to visit your blog for the 1st time! The book link you sent us to was an awesome resource, I will buy next time I visit it. My first purchase will be "Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change"......really speak's to my heart!
Thank you for shining a light into a dark world!
Pam
After looking at the books the two that you are giving away are the two on my list but if I have to choose a different book The Faith of America's Presidents looked good too. Thanks for this give away
Shorty gilpin@sbcglobal.net
My! My! My! I would love both Jumping ship but especially Do Hard Things. Just about all the books at Light & Faith Resources look fantastic. Gosh there are just too many good ones -- pick only 10?
Measure Twice, Cut Once
Mark of A Christian
Prepare For Rain
any Lamplighter books
Joshua Generation
Adam's Chart of History
okay I'll stop LOL
Blessings,
Jacque
wacque@comcast.net
I would love any of the books they sell but if I HAD to choose it would be Reaping the Harvest and Biblical Womanhood in the Home.
You are right, there are a lot of great books to choose from...an entire home-library's worth! If I were to select just one book, it would be "Mary Jones and Her Bible." I still have a small paper tract that I received from the Canadian Bible Society when I was a child, that briefly tells the story of Mary Jones. I would love to read the book to my children and learn about her life in more detail.
As for the books you are giving away, I would gladly add them to my collection. With a 15 year-old homeschooled son and a 11 year-old homeschooled daughter, both of these books address topics that I myself have often wondered about, as the time for my children to leave home and make their own lives draws closer. Thank you for offering this give-away.
Michelle
www.northofthe49.com
"Measure Twice, Cut Once: Essential Building Basics for Kids of All Ages"
I would love this DVD for my son.
My email is len and heather at gmail.com (remove the spaces)
Lots of good books to pick from.I like the 2 books that you are giving away-especially Jump the Ship.I find it sad that many homeschoolers are being rebellious because most people think because our children are in public school that they will be rebellious.
Can I just have one of everything please? LOL! I would love a copy of both books in the giveaway. Consider me entered.
clewis22@charter.net
Wow! I'd never seen Light of Faith Resources site before. I think "Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends" sounds very timely for my family right now. I also loved the idea of "The Complete Zoo Adventure" and "My Mommy, My Teacher." "Do Hard Things" looks amazing. My husband works with teens for a living and I know we could both benefit from reading that (not to mention the time when our own children will be teens). Thanks so much for doing this giveaway. I love both your blogs.
Amy, farmama@gmail.com
I'd love to read both the books you mentioned and from the website, I'd love to read Biblical Womanhood in the Home. That one sounds wonderful for my teenage girls!
I would love to have Biblical Womanhood in the Home and A Little Girl After God's Own Heart (just to name a couple). Thank you so much for this giveaway and the letting us know about Light of Faith. What a fantastic company.
Erin
emessing2(at)hotmail(dot)com
I would get exactly what they're giving! I've been waiting to read Do Hard Things until my library has it. Maybe now I won't have to!
~Meghan
nutmeg16@sbcglobal.net
Good Morning, Crystal!
You are always giving away the most wonderful products; thank you!
I would love to read Biblical Womanhood in the Home; Family Man, Family Leader; Created to be his Helpmeet. They all sound so uplifting!
Have a wonderful week! :)
Shani (psskutt@aol.com)
I absolutely loved the Jumping Ship articles when Mike Pearl wrote them, and have been really wanting the book since he put it together and added some more stuff to it. It was hard to read parts of the article, though, because I was a ship jumper. Oy! I'd love Do Hard Things, too.
Love your site, girl. I visit all the time. Thanks for all the great advice!
~Brea, brea_stewart@hotmail dot com
Because They Hate and Inherit the Land both sound really interesting. Acutally, a lot of things sounded interesting and it was hard to narrow it down. :) The two books you are giving away also sound good!
What a wonderful giveaway! Thank you for all your hard work. I know someone that would like these books very much.
Well, Crystal, the two books you're giving away would probably top my list. But I'd also like to read the Fallacy Detective, The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature, and Be Fruitful and Multiply(Nancy Campbell).
Thanks for entering my name!
Kara A.
Wow! That's a neat website - so many good resources!
I'd pick "Fathers and Daughters: Raising Polished Cornerstones" and "Beautiful Girlhood." - and a lot of others as well!
I'd love to read "Do Hard Things." A friend of mine went to the conference and bought the book, and since then he's been giving rave reviews about it. :-)
Thanks for the giveaway!
Hi crystal...thank you so much for this giveaway. I choose Biblical Womanhood in the family. Being a new mother I think it would be very encouraging.anncaroljoeATyahooDOTcom
I would love to have Plants Grown Up and For Instruction in Righteousness.
What a wonderful give away!
Renee
bessiejoy2001(at)yahoo(dot)com
Thank you for the giveaway! Well, I want one of every book I've seen over there! LOL! With a young boy reaching the teen years this year, I'm especially interested in the Do Hard Things book. For myself, I'd like to read Biblical Womanhood in the Home; and for homeschooling, I'd like to read Reaping the Harvest. Oh, and Created to be His Helpmeet - I've heard good things about that book, too!
I would love to read both of these books.
As a home school graduate who did 'jump ship' (and then swam back) I'd love to hear from the Pearls about how to prevent that in my own children.
I actually have "Do Hard Things" on my list of books to read. I'd love to win it!!
Jumping Ship and Biblical Womanhood in the Home both sound great.
sdyjak@gmail.com
Biblical Womanhood in the Home would be a great read for me to prepare for the future. Also I will most definitely try to get a copy of Doing Hard Things for my younger brother who just turned 16 and has expressed such things about growing up.
Thanks for the heads up of such great resources!
e_sames@hotmail.com
Besides the 2 that you are giving away, I would love read "Say Goodbye to Whining ..." and the "Joy of Womanhood" Bible study.
Thanks for the contest!
Amanda
ayuzzi(at)hotmail(dot)com
I think the Picture Proverbs look fabulous!
Katie
jane_sterland [at] hughes [dot] net
If I had to pick two, they would be:
Fathers and Daughters:Raising Polished Cornerstones
Joshua Generation
Thanks for hosting the giveaway!!
I would choose Raising Maidens of Virtue. After having just finished "Passionate Housewives...," I'm looking forward to this study with my 10 and 13 year old daughters.
Oooooooooh...I'm a nut for the American Revolution, so the CD on "George Washington: America's Joshua" jumped out at me, but I'm always looking for my next great read :)
Great giveaway; thanks!
---Michelle
I have both those books on my Paperback.com wish list, so I'd love to win them. I perused the "new" items, and these are the items that piqued my interest:
The Ever Loving Truth by Voddie Baucham
Measure Twice, Cut Once &
Still Standing DVD's
Stop Dating The Church by Josh Harris
Wisdom of Fenelon: The Education of a Child
But, I could add most of them, I DO love books!
Lisa
mrskbrook(at)yahoo(dot)com
I'm so excited about Do Hard Things! My husband is a Youth Pastor and we can't wait to get this book to "our" kids. I'm also a fan of anything by Nancy Leigh Demoss, so I'm looking forward to getting Biblical Womanhood in the Home, too.
Thanks for such a great giveaway, and another wonderful source for godly books!
~Ruth
Do Hard Things looks so good. They were interviewed at FamilLife and I was able to sit in and listen for a little while. I can't wait to read the book! I also would like to see Return of the Daughters.
I forgot my email. mikelauraok@yahoo.com
I was told about "Do Hard Things" by a father I babysit for and I am very excited about it. I love Joshua Harris's books and I can't wait to see the influence his sons will have on their generation. "Jumping Ship" exactly describes the state between my parents and my 14 year old brother. I can only pray that this book will reach him!
Meredith
mereleigh@perigee.net
I like the book "Family Driven Faith" as well as "The Courage of Nikoli." I was impressed with the number of positive videos as well. Thank you for sharing this resource, it does look very useful.
Jumping Ship sounds fantastic. What a great concept--to look into what our role is in a child's rebellious choices. Also, Passionate Housewives, Desperate for God is one that you had mentioned before and how excellent it was. I'd love to read it for myself.
Thanks for offering this giveaway! I'm finding that my library rarely carries many of the newer Christian books. I'll have to go request an order be placed now :)
Two books they have that I would love to read are "Passionate Housewives, Desperate for God" and "Family Driven Faith."
Please enter me for the drawing. Thanks!
Jaimie
www.jaimiesjourney.blogspot.com
I would choose "biblical womehood in the home", "Created for work", " Family Driven Faith".....I could go on and on....hehe.
I would love to have Raising a Modern Day Knight, since I have three little knights in training right now. And Passionate Housewives Desperate for God. I've heard so many good things about that book and have been requesting it for several months now!
Hello Crystal,
I would choose _Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends_ and _Family Driven Faith_.
becky(at)curtis4him(dot)com
I would choose Jumping Ship, Do hard things, Stonewall Jackson DVD.
I am so glad you referred this website. I have been looking for the Barth Family Ministries since they spoke at my state's homeschool convention about 5 to 6 years ago. A big Thank You!
Holly
I have been really wanting to read "Family Driven Faith" by Voddie Bauchum. Thanks!
Amy
howsmallawhisper.blogspot.com
I would choose Biblical Womanhood in the Home because I really enjoy books that keep me encouraged as a homemaker and a woman. :)
jaime
niciwilljo@hotmail.com
I would LOVE the Jumping Ship book. I read all of Michael Pearl's articles on it, but I understand that he has added more in this, and I'd love to have them all in one place. Biblical Womanhood in the Home looked interesting as well. I'm so glad that you mentioned this resource. I'm a book-a-haulic and love to find new sources and would love to help out other Christians. Thanks!
I've been looking forward to "Jumping Ship" for awhile so I choose that one :-)
~Jennifer K.
Wow, what a wonderful resource! Thanks for pointing us in that direction. I spent much more time than I expected looking around the website, but there was so much there! I compiled quite a list of items of interest, but the top ones are:
*Passionate Housewives: Desparate for God
*The British Josiah
*The Hospitality Commands
*The Gospel in the Feasts of Israel
*1828 Webster’s Dictionary
*How Majestic is Thy Name
*Princess in Calico
*The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
My email is HeatherHelpingHand (at) gmail (dot) com
HeatherHH
My top picks would be "They Found the Secret" and the two you are giving away. I've been eager to read them since they came out.
Contact me at cgay(at)ctimongolia(dot)com
- Carissa in Oregon
Thank you for this wonderful giveaway opportunity.
I would love the Do the Hard Things book.I'm always telling my pre-teen son to "Do the hard stuff" when he complains about school. This would be GREAT for him!
jjnsf@charter.net
Crystal-
I'l like to read "10 P's in a Pod", "For the Family's Sake", "Greek Behind the Prof's Back". Actally, there are a lot more I'd like but when can I find time?!?!?
Thanks for the chance to win!!
Kelli
threeblessings@cox.net
The book 'Beyond Obedience' really caught my eye. This sums up my desire to raise my children not just to be good, but to be godly. Not just people of character, but people of love.
I definitely want to read 'Jumping Ship,' too. I have read many of the Pearl's books and they are always powerful and convicting.
Thank you!
Erin
e.d.lasky(at)gmail(dot)com
Hi, Crystal! I would like to read the two book you told about . I went to the site, which I've never heard of before though and found a whole new problem for me. More books to read , as if I don't anyready own enough books. I & my family really loveto read missionary biographies though & I found three I'd just love to read. They areThe Dogs May Bark But The Caravan Moves On , A Chance to dIe & Against th Tide.I feel missionary books show the true heart of a Christian's life in what they stood for & how they got through problems, so as to cause us here now, to extend our faith a little bit more each day. Lisa-prayerworks2007@peoplepc.com
I woule LOVE to read both books, but especially "Jumping Ship"! That website is great, and I plan to go back soon. It's such a coincidence that yesterday I read this post, then my Pastor DH got an email from a friend whose son is at VMI taking a Philosophy class who is now questioning who God is, and then my DH preached last night about kids "jumping ship" as they get older. Wow! God was really speaking to me yesterday!!
My email is: babybryte@yahoo.com
i would love Do Hard Things and Jumping Ship. thank you kcjenkey@charter.net
blessings, jen in al
I would choose Noah's Ark: Thinking Outside the Box
Thanks!
Tamara
mrshhuntinak AT msn DOT com
In addition to the giveaway books, I'd love to read
"Passionate Housewives, Desperate for God" and "Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands."
Julia
juliapgarner AT gmail DOT com
The following titles look interesting as well as the two books you are giving away:
1. Franklin Springs Films (4 DVD Set with extra bonus)
2. Facing the Giants/Flywheel (2 DVD set)
3. Charlotte Mason Companion
Lisa O. from Independence
<< Home