I forgot to announce a winner

...for last week's contest!

It's Tami!

And if you won in the last few weeks but have not received your book, I haven't forgotten you--I just forgot to buy mailing envelopes!

Book Giveaway

This week I'm giving away a copy of A Mother's Rule of Life.

To enter the contest, simply enter your information in the Linky below.

Thanks for entering!

Another book giveaway

My children were all sick last week. Forgive me for not posting a giveaway. Here's one for this week: A Woman After God's Heart daily devotional, by Elizabeth George.

This week it's a little different--add your name and web address to the Linky List below to enter the contest. I'd love it if you mentioned this on your own blog, but it's not a requirement this week.

And yes, you are eligible to win again if you have in the past.
Contest ends on Sunday at noon.

the latest winner is...

...Jennifer! I'll be mailing the book this week.

This week's book contest: Through Mark's Eyes

This week I'm giving away a copy of Through Mark's Eyes. The back cover says "Through Mark's Eyes invites you into the Jesus story--to walk the dusty roads, to row the boats on the Sea of Galilee, to witness healings, to stand in the Temple, and to weep at the cross. This dramatic, colorful, moving version of the Gospel of Mark is not a new translation; instead, Puck Purnell augments the New Revised Standard Version of Mark with vivid language and descriptions to reimagine the Gospel story and breathe fresh life into it."

To enter the contest you need a blog and a US mailing address.

Simply leave a comment here with a link to your blog,
and mention the contest (with a link to this post) on your blog before Saturday at 5:00 p.m. Pacific time.

I'll announce a winner on Sunday or Monday and I will e-mail the winner to get a mailing address (which of course I will share with no one).

and the winner is ....

...Cheryl! I'll mail the book out this week. Thanks for entering!

Readers, Cheryl's blog has many other give-a-ways listed.

This week's book giveaway: Confessions of an Organized Homemaker

This week I'm giving away a copy of Confessions of an Organized Homemaker. To enter the contest, you need to do two things:

1. Leave me a comment with a link to your blog.

2. Mention this contest on your blog. (and yes, I do check the comments to see if you have done so)

That's all. Do those two things before Sunday at 10 a.m. and I will announce a winner late Sunday or early Monday.

To the winners of the last two contests, I was slow to mail out your books but they are indeed on the way.

the winner of Real Simple Cleaning is ...

Heart 4 My Home.

Congratulations!

answering questions

A recent comment asked me "what is an HP gal?"
I'm a member of the Hannah's Prayer forums at hannah.org, a ministry for women who have experienced infertility, pregnancy loss, SIDS, and adoption loss. HP is "Hannah's Prayer." This was certainly confusing to me when the Homeschool Forum I belong to was discussing Harry Potter, and referring to him by those same initials!

In the book giveaway, if you mention the person who referred you, I will give them another entry in the contest.

This Week's Free Book

This week I am giving away a practically new copy of Real Simple: Cleaning. This spiral bound book is full of helpful hints about cleaning everything in your home. I cannot give you a glowing personal review, but I can tell you that simply placing this book on your bookshelf will not give you a spotless home.

If you would like a chance to win this book, you need to do two things before Saturday, September 13 at 5 p.m.

Leave me a comment here with a link to your blog.
Place a link to this post on your blog.

I will announce the winner next Sunday, and e-mail the winner to get a mailing address.
(Winner will need to have a mailing address in the United States.)

The winner of A Walk with Jane Austen is ...

... Laura!

I'll mail the book out by Wednesday.

This week's free book: A Walk with Jane Austen

I reviewed A Walk with Jane Austen several months ago (review here). This week I'm giving the book away! Here's how you can enter:

1. Leave me a comment (before Saturday at 5 p.m. Pacific time), with a link to your blog
2. Post a link to this post on your blog
3. On Sunday I will post the winner's blog here, and I'll e-mail the winner to get a mailing address

...and the winner is...

Tami!

I'll mail the book tomorrow!

I'm giving away a book!

Prayers for Emotional Wholeness, by Stormie Omartian, was helpful to me during a stressful time. The book is subtitled "365 prayers for Living in Freedom". Chapters include "When I Need to be Free of Anxiety and Depression", "When I Need Hope and Joy in my Heart", and "When I Need Greater Faith". Sometimes my mind would be completely blank of words to pray, and Stormie's prayers gave me a starting point. Each prayer has a Scripture that fits its topic.

I'm giving away a copy of this book this week. This particular copy has a black remainder mark, and a little price tag residue on one corner. I will send it free to someone who:

has a blog

leaves a comment here with their blog's address

posts a link to this post on their own blog before this Saturday, 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time

Next Sunday, I will e-mail the winner of the book to get a shipping address, and post a link to the winner's blog. (The winner will need to have a US mailing address.)