HAPPY 2013!

Happy New Year from our family to yours! 
May God bless each of you richly as you follow His plan for your life in 2013!

Jeremiah 29:11-13

King James Version (KJV)

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, 

thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

 

Our CHRISTmas

Here are a few quick snapshots from our family's Christmas this year . . .

Ethan the Elf


All ready for Christmas Eve dinner . . . sparkling juice, jello, ham, mashed potatoes etc. etc.
Only when we were going to take the picture did we realize we were all wearing either black or red!

Opening presents

A couple of the books I received this year were One Thing I Desire, Anything, and Art for God's Sake. I'm looking forward to reading them!

Sometimes homemade gifts are the BEST! Lydia made each of us something special this year (she's so creative). For Caleb, she created a special scrapbook of his time at ALERT earlier this year!

 

What did you do for Christmas this year? Do you have any special family traditions?

Trestle Valley Rifleman

Behind the Scenes with Project Appleseed from Bartlett Productions on Vimeo.

Watch this video - made by my friends at Bartlett Productions - to go behind the scenes with Project Appleseed, a popular nationwide rifle marksmanship program that seeks to revive the heritage of America's founders (www.appleseedusa.org). Trestle Valley Riflemen documents the complete story of an Appleseed event, beginning with instructor preparation, and ending with the excitement of being on the firing line!

You can find our more information about the film at www.trestlevalley.bartlettproductions.com.

Forgotten Christmas

Wow. That's all I can say about this amazingly well done, convicting video done by Gospel for Asia! Let's remember the real reason for Christmas this year!




You can visit the Gospel for Asia website here.

And the WINNER is . . .

MISS JORDAN ELIZABETH!!!!


Congratulations!!!! I'll be getting your signed copy of my CD in the mail ASAP!

As for the rest of you who entered (and anyone else reading my blog), I'm running a special on my website - $5 off my Christmas harp CD (which normally runs for $17 with shipping) . . . so head on over to get your copy before Christmas! If you'd like to just send a check to order the CD, just go under the contact information and send it to that address.

Thanks for entering the giveaway, everyone! Merry Christmas!!

Harp CD Giveaway!

To celebrate my new blog face lift, I'm doing a giveaway of my Christmas harp CD!

"This CD makes a great Christmas gift (for yourself or your friends)! You will be blessed by the soothing sound of the harp, and also enjoy the traditional Christmas music. It’s also perfect for background music while baking Christmas cookies or entertaining guests. Hannah's brother Caleb joins her with his fiddle on two songs (#3 and #6), and Hannah - besides playing the harp - also plays pennywhistle (#6) and the chimes (#2). You can view the harp CD page to hear a sample and see a list of the songs included!"

Go to my website to check out the harp CD page: www.gloryandgrace.com



Okay, so here are the rules for entering . . .

TO ENTER:

Leave a comment describing where God has called you to "GO" at this time in your life. 

When I went to the conference in OH this past October, the theme was GOing where God calls you - it may be helping out with younger siblings, running a ministry, sharing Christ with people at your job, working from home, being Christ to your elderly neighbor, or traveling to Africa! If we are living in surrender to Jesus, and following His will for our lives, our GOing - into all the world - is important no matter where it is (which is definitely something I'm still working on myself)! If you'd like, you can listen to the messages from the conference HERE.

TO GET MORE ENTRIES:

Leave a comment letting me know you that you've posted about this giveaway on your blog, Facebook, Twitter, or other social media. 

If you'd like to share about the giveaway at more than one place, go ahead! You will receive one entry for EACH place you share it, but you MUST leave a separate comment for each time.

Follow my blog. 

If you already follow my blog, that's fine - leave a comment either way! :-)

Copy the Glory and Grace gadget and put it on your blog or website.

Be sure to leave me a separate comment with a link to let me know you did it!

This giveaway will END at midnight CST on DECEMBER 13th, so start entering now!! I will randomly choose a winner and announce who it is on the 14th.

Let me know if you have any questions!

New Look!

A big thank you to Andrew Bartlett for giving my blog a face lift! I decided it was about time for one. :-) I'm so excited about the new look! What do you think?!

Be watching for a giveaway to celebrate . . . coming soon!

Do you think it's time for YOUR blog to get a face lift? Then look no further than Bartlett Productions! You can contact Andrew directly at contact@bartlettproductions.com. He's great to work with, he takes time to get it how YOU want it, and charges a reasonable price. Be sure to check it out!