Fruitbearers

UPDATE : The giveaway is over. The winner (randomly chosen using random.org) is Karen Lossing ("Victorianlady8"). Congratulations to Karen! Thanks, everyone, for entering my giveaway! About the series: The series is inspired by Janette Oke’s bestselling book series about the Canadian West. “When Calls the Heart” tells the captivating story of Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow), a young teacher accustomed to her high society life, who receives her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley, a small coalmining town where life is simple, but often fraught with challenges. Lori Loughlin plays Abigail Stanton, a wife and mother whose husband, the foreman of the mine, along with a dozen other miners, has just been killed in an explosion. The newly widowed women find their faith is tested when they must go to work in the mines to keep a roof over their heads. Elizabeth charms most everyone in Coal Valley, except Constable Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing) who believes That...

You don't have to sacrifice tasty flavor on the altar of healthy dishes. This cookbook includes 100 delicious & nutritious recipes. Most of them are gluten-free and sugar-free. Every recipe uses healthy, wholesome ingredients. Beautiful photos accompany all the recipes. I really like seeing what each dish looks like. The author offers tips on clean eating and baking & cooking techniques that can help save us time and money. She also includes Dashing Dish staples, Dashing Dish's Eating Out Guide, lists of healthy snacks, 4 steps of meal planning, tips to help you stay healthy during special holidays, and sweetener conversions. The recipes are organized into six categories: breakfast, lunch, dinner, side dishes, snacks, and dessert. Each recipe shows estimated time, nutritional information per serving, and the author's personal note. I have tried a few recipes (Peanut Butter Breakfast Bars, Personal Thai Chicken Pizza, and Slow Cooker Italian Meatballs ) and I...

Most people are searching for something more. Even Christians. But that "something" will never truly satisfy them and only leave them yet wanting more. The author suggests that God is the "MORE" we all need. I agree! He is the only One who can turn messes into miracles. Do you feel like you don't measure up and just go from one mess/problem to another? Be encouraged; God loves you and cares about you so much! He longs to redeem, restore, and transform your lives. We need to surrender all, die to self, and live for God with undivided devotion. When we do that, we find freedom in Christ. When we give God our broken pieces, He will turn them into beautiful mosaics. God's grace is greater than any sin and any mess! Life is hard and messy but God is good and almighty! Tammie shares her own experiences of her old messed-up life before encountering God and her new blessed life after encountering God. I appreciate her transparency about her faith journey which...

This DVD is the first volume of the Growing a Strong Marriage study series . I really enjoyed listening to all the interviews from well-known, respectable Christian authors/speakers/experts on marriage: John & Stasi Eldridge, Gary & Lisa Thomas, Art & Lysa Terkeurst, Chip & Theresa Ingram, Gordon & Gail MacDonald, and Les & Leslie Parrott. They share their own personal stories and offer insightful, practical advice. These marriage experts reveal that they are not without struggles and they, like any of us, still learn to love better. I appreciate their authenticity and willingness to share what they have learned in their marriage.  There are four sessions in Volume 1 (Starting Strong) : How We Met, Moving into Oneness, Identity in Christ, and Paths to Christ in Marriage. This DVD and study guide present Biblical foundations of marriage. You will learn about shared vision, unity, identity, the real Enemy (Satan is our Accuser), communication, holiness, s...

About the book: Becoming a Spiritually Healthy Family: Avoiding the 6 Dysfunctional Parenting Styles  (David C. Cook, January 2015) We all want to guide our children into the abundant life that Jesus offers. But when we pursue the more and better that the world offers above our pursuit of Jesus, we fall into dangerous parenting habits. In  Becoming a Spiritually Healthy Family , Michelle Anthony unpacks six common dysfunctional parenting styles that we fall into out of habit, lack of attention, or just oversight due to busyness. If you long to show your children Jesus but don't know how to do it, you'll find hope in this practical guide to creating a relentlessly grace-filled home that is focused on God as first in charge. Includes Scripture guides, reflection questions, ideas for family rites of passage, and other real life family examples. Purchase a copy:   http://bit.ly/1BSJpxN   About the author: Michelle Anthony  is the vice president of...

Marriage is a teamwork. From the very beginning of our relationship, my husband and I have adopted a Thai saying, "Rao Mee Rao" which means "We have us" (we have each other). We are together forever! To make "we" work, the "I" mindset has to go. Team Us: Marriage Together  offers tips and advice to help couples strengthen team unity in their marriages. The author shares about her own experiences and other couples' real-life stories to show us how to navigate through trials, struggles, and challenges while keeping the team unity intact. Her husband, Ted, chimes in from time to time throughout the book to share his thoughts. Nice bonus! The topics covered in the book include grace, different preferences, conflict, losses, parenting, friendship, commitment, and more. Each chapter starts with an insightful marriage quote and ends with five questions for discussion. The author encourages readers to make today's decisions with a long-term p...

" Love is an act of our will, based on the commitment we made when we married...Love is a choice. Give it or give up on it. Love is always a choice ." (p. 13) Do you want your marriage to happily last a lifetime? You must be intentional in strengthening and enriching your relationship with your spouse. In this book, the author encourages readers to make daily choices that will help nourish their marriage, such as choosing to keep my commitment to you, choosing to forgive you, choosing to submit to you, choosing to keep romance alive, choosing to help you achieve your dreams and goals, and more. The key is to make a conscious decision to  grow closer as a couple... and to do all these things for your spouse even when you don't feel like it.  Our daily choices matter...they either help or harm/hinder the strength of our marriage. Each chapter ends with a conventional wisdom quote, choice questions, and a prayer. These questions will help readers evaluate their marital r...