Winner of a Signed Copy of Anita Higmans Book !!!!

Raven Threads  will you please get back to me with your mailing address, You are the winner of the signed copy of Anita Higmans book " A Marriage in Middlebury " !!!!!!!!!!

I will be emailing you, but if you could email me at faithfulacresbooks @gmail.com

with your Full Name and Mailing Address, so that I can send it along to Anita and she will mail your copy out ASAP !!!! Congratulations !!!!!

~Linda~

 

The Quilted Heart Omnibus

The Quilted Heart Omnibus



Coming The Week of January 20th ! This is a Story you won't want to miss !!!!

Tea & Coffee Review Giveaway Hop Sign Up ! Hosted by Jubilee Reviews

Come one , Come All !  Here is a fun way for you to promote your Blog, and your Coffee and Tea loving addiction !  Join the Fun !!!

Sign up at  A Year of Jubilee Reviews Today !

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Dates: January 22 thru Feb 5th 2014
Prize Requirements: Minimum prize amount of $20.00. You can have multiple prize packages as long as each is over $20. Prize must be coffee/tea related. This can be actual coffee/tea, makers, mugs, calendars with these on it, decor, notecards... you get the drift. Doesn't have to be edible to be included!
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There are no promotion requirements for joining, but I would REALLY appreciate your help in getting the word out. The more on the giveaway, the more readers we get blog exposure with!
Post on FB, Twitter and if you are really excited, copy and paste this blog post and put it on your blog with links to sign up!

Please put the image above on your blog post to help promote. You will have to save it to your site and link back here for sign ups! Not mandatory!

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To Sign Up:
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Buy One Get One Free !!!! December Only !!! SchoolhouseTeachers.com

Time is flying fast !!!!  Don't miss out on this Awesome Deal !!!!

Two Memberships for the price of One !

Only $ 139.00

That is right ... No matter what your family size , your whole family can use the website and right now you can get  a  Membership for another family you know free ! When you purchase your own Membership !  It will be a blessing to any homeschooling family or even a family not homeschooling currently who may want music lessons, art lessons or another feature offered on the site... Where can you find Guitar Lessons with a well known Teacher, Artist like Jerry Jennings or voilin, recorder or voice lessons even for $139.00 ?

Nowhere that I know of right !!!!

So what is stopping you ?

You and Another Family will be Awesomely Blessed !

No better way to start the New Year !!!

just click on the button and it will take you to the site to learn what is there for you and others to enjoy !

Blessings

Linda

The God Puzzle by Valerie Ackermann

THE GOD PUZZLE BY VALERIE ACKERMANN

Author: Valerie Ackermann

Too many kids are leaving the faith. Walking away from church. Sunday school isn’t enough to give them what they need. Kids need depth. Answers. Time to think things through. They need the pieces put together to point them to Christ Who is our greatest Treasure. There just isn’t time in Sunday school alone.

Parents are called to teach their children, but what if you are not a teacher? What if you don’t know enough? No more guilt, no more frustration over feeling inadequate. With Valerie’s Ackermann‘s resource, The God Puzzle, you will find real help and tools … to teach about a real God.

{MORE ABOUT THE GOD PUZZLE}

The God Puzzle is a colorful, easy to use tool to help you communicate to your child the rich truths about God, His ways, His will and His love. The God Puzzle will help you address doctrinal themes of the Christian faith in a kid friendly way, present Bible lessons in an interactive way that will hold the child’s attention and deliver quality teaching with no preparation needed. 75% of children leave the church when they leave home. Something isn’t working. Sunday School isn’t doing it all. Kids need answers, good ones. And they need them from you, the parent. This book enables you to give them simple, clear answers.

What makes The God Puzzle unique?

- ready made discussion questions for parent to ask their child in each lesson

- can be done at any pace that works with your family…every night, once a week, 10 minutes here, 30 minutes there…it fits into realistic family life

- puts the pieces together for a child to understand God, the Bible, and the Christian faith

- in each lesson the responds to the truth so they understand their relationship to God is personal and life transforming

- any parent, whether they know nothing, or a lot about God can start teaching their child today with no prep

- deep theology put into language a child can understand

- deeply Biblical, each lesson points to Christ

- put in an order that starts with creation, and teaches the Bible as one story that all points to Christ

- child stays engaged by filling in blanks, crosswords, drawing, matching and using their Bibles as they learn

Purchase a copy here.

Learn more at Valerie’s website.

{MORE ABOUT VALERIE ACKERMANN}

Valerie Ackermann has a BA in Theology and has been a full time Children’s Ministry Director at Parkwood Community Church in California for over 10 years. She is also a weekly Sunday school teacher, wife, and busy mom of two boys ages 9 and 11. She has hands-on experience as a children’s ministry professional, teaching and leading children of all ages. Growing up in a Christian family in the small town of Saskatchewan Canada, she has wonderful memories of knowing God from an early age. She has a passion for kids to know the deep truths of God. Find out more at LeadMeToGod.com.

Find out more about Valerie at  http://leadmetogod.com.

My Review:

~   After years of using different things to teach my children about God, finally there is something to grab their attention! Not for just an hour a week, but for 36 weeks of study about God. We are using this in our homeschool and so love it! The children love the way Theo and Christy are there throughout the study and the colors in the book keep their attention.  This study requires the children to use their bible and think through things about God, Themselves, Sin, God's Plan and it covers all the topics you really want your children to know to grow in God and Faith. It shows them how to have a faith that is not dead, one that shows forth God's love and how to let their light shine! I cannot think of a better way to spend 20.00 on your child.  It is a workbook to use and not just a book to read.  We are using it as a weekly study into God’s Word and His Character, as well as who we really are and how sin affects our lives.  I think the best thing we can do for our children is teach them who God is and what is plan is for our lives. This is a book that will bring blessings on Your Home, Your Child, and will let them know that God really cares!

~ I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest review and have recieved no further compensation for doing so.

~ Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow !!!! ~

We woke up this morning to a chilly 3 degrees F Brrrr ! House as a bit chilly but its warmed up nicely in here now that I loaded the wood furnace. I have spent my morning cleaning, dusting and organizing in the kitchen this morning ! I made a list of all the herbs I have and intend to start studying more so about using herbs and essential oils, so I will be sharing with you as I do the books I am using for information on the herbs and such. I am thinking I am going to add these posts to a new website I am working on and eventually make it visible for you all to use in the future.

I know your saying what on earth is all that on the shelf right  ?  Well let see, so far on bottom shelf is herbal and nutritional books and binders filled with homesteading ideaas and old newsletters I got , no longer in print that I am aware of.  ie. Women of Simplicity, New Harvest Homestead, pages from Sarah's Promise and An Encouraging Word.  Amish Quilting patterns and other such wonderful stuff.  Next shelf up is Cook Books, Amish, Mennonite, bulk and Healthy ones.  The next shelf up is all my back issues of Coming Home Journal, Keepers at Home and other Mags I really like.  Top Shelf left is small cookbooks, apple box filled with other mag. articles, Plain interest newspapers and  Pioneer Magazine and to the right is recipe clippings that will be going into a scrapbook I am working on.  The taller shelves are filled with Herbs and soon all my other herbal, essential oil, nutritional healing books.  I highly recommend  books by Dr and Mrs Balch,  Shonda Parker Prof. Cert. Herbalist , Dr David Frahm  ND , and various other books and periodicals.

One thing I need to get is a mortar and pestal for doing the herbs and more essential oils and carrier oils and bottles to mix in  along with other nutritional things.

I  also mixed up our pancake mix in bulk this morning !

Have lots to  do, so until later !

Blessings

~ Linda ~

SchoolhouseTeachers.com Review

I am excited today to be sharing with you the " Yearly Membership Option" for the website www.SchoolhouseTeachers.com part of The Old Schoolhouse.  Are you a Homeschooling mom feeling the pressures of teaching multiple grades at one time ? Is the health and care of someone in your family making it hard to keep up with teaching your children and your housework? Do you run a home based business as a family that you need to devote more time to ? Are you finding it hard to make ends meet ? Are you a single parent family ?  Are you a new Homeschooling family who is not quite sure where to start ?

As a homeschooling Mom of 7 myself,  ages 30 down to 5.  I can relate to much of the above situations and more.  We have dealt with me as a single mom, health issues of my children and those of myself and my dear husband.  We are well aware that life gets in the  way!  I remember saying to my husband " There has to be a better and easier way".  I have always kept searching for the answers to making my home and homeschool run more efficiently and give me the time I needed to accomplish other things that needed to be done. I also was looking for a way to save us money in many areas of our Family Life.

What if I told you there is a place where all you had to do was spend a small amount of time choosing classes you wanted to teach, downloading a few papers for your children to do ?  or Set up a video for them to watch ?   How would you feel if you could go online, point, click and your children would be learning their studies ?  www.SchoolhouseTeachers.com is just the place !

With  Dailies, daily lessons and unit studies it is so easy! It combines online learning with expert teachers from an international teachers base to offer you the following things and much more !  One blessing is The Applecore system to keep all your records and attendance right online.  Access to Homeschool Expos with well-known speakers to encourage and uplift you as a homeschooling parent.  Archived Teacher lessons making it easy to go back and find just what you need for each individual child.  Course Checklists and a Reading List make it very efficient to use these online lessons.  Your older children can even maneuver through the site to access  self-directed studies.  Also each month of your membership you will receive access to free ebooks ! We love ebooks for my kindle that the children use for school.

The site contains learning for grades K-12 !

 Well, I  have just the answer for you !

All for a yearly membership of $139.00 , no matter what your family size is !

We found so much content that we are using.  Not just for the children, but also for myself as a mom.  I personally  am learning more about family nutrition , planning a menu and healthy foods.  My children are helping me with the planning and preparing of meals.  The whole family can learn things together ! Isn't that exciting ?  We are learning music with some of the best teachers,  learning Guitar with Jerry Jennings. The children really love music and are using their Dad's guitar to practice the guitar lessons.    Being an Art Major myself, the Art lessons in Various mediums like, Pencil, Colored Pencil, Water colors, Chalk and Oil Pastels really appealed to me and my daughters show much talent in drawing.  We are going to be getting some new art supplies tomorrow to continue doing the art lessons and this is something very enjoyable for the girls who love to create and design things.  I love that we can learn these together and I get to choose what we do, which truly makes this parent-led education.   I am enjoying using Elementary Math, Reading, Science with the children. There is even Sewing Historical Costumes , that the girls and I are thinking may be fun to make some clothing to go with our history and reading during certain time periods ! Since part of our history is American Girls, the girls have asked if they could design their own dresses and things and will be doing the historical clothing lessons.  What makes our classroom come more alive is being able to do things like this and my reading to the children from historical fiction  and non fiction books that we have.  I am excited to watch history come alive for the children as we make the period clothing and cook period dishes from our cookbooks and books.  We have not had a lot of time to  use the website as of yet, as I took sick a week ago when the assignment was received.   So we have been reading and discussing what we would like to do in the coming weeks.   While I am sick I have been able to listen to EXPOS  and using a few papers from the site to introduce the children to what is available.  I have been doing a lot of research  this past week.      I am really excited and blessed to be able to be using SchoolhouseTeachers.com this  New Year!  It is worth every penny spent and I cannot say that about all the curriculum I have gone through over the last 23 years of homeschooling my children and that means allot to us.

Right now for December there is a wonderful SPECIAL !

Buy a membership for your family and get a free membership to give to another homeschool family or friend !

Isn't that Great !!!

Click Here for This Special 

Growing Home Blog: I am a Feminist.

The call to Godly Womanhood and Femininity, What is a true Feminist according to God's Standards ?  Who made us ? Who can truely define us ?  You will want to read this article  !

Growing Home Blog: I am a Feminist..

Giveaway !!!!! Signed Copy of Anita Higmans book !!!!

This is my own personal giveaway of One  copy of Anita Higmans book " A Marriage in Middlebury " !!!! For a chance to win this copy, just leave a comment below  and one winner will be chosen at random and prize mailed to you by yours truely,  to start your New Year !!!   Enteries for this giveaway end on Dec. 24th, winner to be announced shortly thereafter !  Good Luck to All !    (  Hold the presses !!!!!  After attending Anita's  Tea Party the other night I told her I was going to giveaway a copy of her book ! She has graciously offered to send a copy of her book signed by her directly to the winner !!!!  )   So you will be recieving a signed copy straight from Anita herself !!!!

To be entered:  In Comments share with me your favorite Kind of Tea !

Let the giveaway begin !!!!!

~ Blessings~

Linda

A Marriage in Middlebury by Anita Higman and Giveaway !

About the book: One decision changed both their lives . . . but will love win in the end? Charlotte Rose Hill enjoys a comfortable life serving up country delicacies, uniquely blended teas, and matchmaking advice for her quirky, devoted customers. The only thing lacking is someone to share it with. At eighteen she denied Sam Wilder's marriage proposal after his family convinced her to walk away from their relationship. They both moved on . . . or so she thought. When Sam walks back into her life more than a decade later, Charlotte is surprised that her heart still quickens. But is it because of his presence? Or because of the presence of Sam's new fiancée? A second chance at love doesn't happen often, but their past may keep them apart. Is it too late for Sam and Charlotte?

Purchase a copy: http://ow.ly/qPbkU

Meet the author: Best-selling and award-winning author, Anita Higman, has over thirty books published (several coauthored) for adults and children. She's been a Barnes & Noble "Author of the Month" for Houston and has a BA degree, combining speech communication, psychology, and art. Anita loves good movies, exotic teas, and brunch with her friends.

Connect with Anita at: http://anitahigman.com

Anita Higman is celebrating the release of her latest book, A Marriage in Middlebury, with a double Kindle Fire giveaway (one for you & one to give away!) and a "Tea for Two" Facebook Author Chat Party on December 12th.

My Review
 I really love this story, its filled with a bit of suspense, romance and will make you laugh just a little too. I love the way Anita makes all the characters stories fit together.  Everyone of them matters and Charlotte's caring heart and cups of tea soothes each of their lives. Will Charlotte get a chance at happiness in her life and have someone to share life with ? This is a sweet story for the Tea lover or anyone who also has a caring heart.  I will recommend it highly to all my friends. You can learn more about the Author and Book  here  http://litfusegroup.com/author/ahigman

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book  for my honest review.

One winner will receive:

• A Kindle Fire for you AND a friend


• A Marriage in Middlebury by Anita Higman (one to keep and one to give away!)

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on December 12th. Winner will be announced at the "Tea for Two" Facebook Author Chat Party on December 12th. Invite your friends and connect with Anita for an evening of book chat, prizes, and an exclusive look at Anita's next book!

So grab your copy of A Marriage in Middlebury and join Anita on the evening of December 12th for a chance to connect and make some new friends. (If you haven't read the book, don't let that stop you from coming!)

Don't miss a moment of the fun; RSVP today by clicking JOIN at the event page. Spread the word — tell your friends about the giveaway and party via FACEBOOK or TWITTER. Hope to see you on 12/12!

Stones for Bread by Christa Parrish and Giveaway !

About the book: A solitary artisan. A legacy of bread-baking. And one secret that could collapse her entire identity.Liesl McNamara's life can be described in one word: bread. From her earliest memory, her mother and grandmother passed down the mystery of baking and the importance of this deceptively simple food. And now, as the owner of Wild Rise bake house, Liesl spends every day up to her elbows in dough, nourishing and perfecting her craft.But the simple life she has cultivated is becoming quite complicated. Her head baker brings his troubled grandson into the bakeshop as an apprentice. Her waitress submits her recipes to a popular cable cooking show. And the man who delivers her flour --- a single father with strange culinary

habits --- seems determined to win Liesl's affection.When Wild Rise is featured on television, her quiet existence appears a thing of the past. And then a phone call from a woman claiming to be her half-sister forces Liesl to confront long-hidden secrets in her family's past. With her precious heritage crumbling around her, the baker must make a choice: allow herself to be buried in detachment and remorse, or take a leap of faith into a new life.

Purchase your copy: http://ow.ly/qPvoG

Meet the author: Christa Parrish is the award-winning author of three novels, including the 2009 ECPA Fiction Book of the Year Watch Over Me. When she's not writing, she's a homeschool mother of three wonderful children. Married to author and pastor Chris Coppernoll, Christa serves with him as co-leader of their church's youth ministry as well as serving as a facilitator for a divorce recovery ministry. She is now also slightly obsessed with the art of baking bread.

Learn more about Christa at: http://christaparrish.com

My Review:

~Being a homemaker and also a baker of wonderful things,  I so loved this book for its ability to make me feel , smell and imagine the divine taste of the breads made.  I also loved the way it starts out as a child's eye view of everything that's going on. I love the recipes shared for the artisan breads and will be trying to bake them myself. I highly recommend this book to anyone who bakes and loves to be in the kitchen ! Christa has done a wonderful job at writing what is actually enjoyed in the baking process and I will recommend it to all my baking friends ! Its is a wonderful story and a sweet cookbook.  To learn more about The author, the book and the blog tour please visit  http://litfusegroup.com/author/cparrish

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest review.

Christa Parrish is celebrating her fourth novel, Stones for Bread, with a KitchenAid Mixer giveaway.

Easy steps to enter:

1. Follow Christa Parrish and TNZ Fiction on Pinterest.

2. Then Pin the Stones for Bread book cover (below), the contest graphic (above), or both, and link to this post (using this URL: #StonesforBread KitchenAid Mixer Contest #ChristaParrish http://litfusegroup.com/campaigns/stones-for-bread-by-christa-parrish).

3. Then fill out THIS SHORT FORM to let us know. (There are also some additional ways to earn extra entries, as well as an option for non-Pinterest users. It's true—people like that do exist!)

Questions? Email info @ litfusegroup dot com.

Winner will be announced on 12/9 on Christa's Facebook Page.

Stones for Bread KitchenAid Mixer Giveaway from Christa Parrish! Pin It & Win It!

Christa Parrish is celebrating her fourth novel, Stones for Bread, with a KitchenAid Mixer giveaway.

Easy steps to enter:

1. Follow Christa Parrish and TNZ Fiction on Pinterest.

2. Then Pin the Stones for Bread book cover (below), the contest graphic (above), or both, and link to this post (using this URL: #StonesforBread KitchenAid Mixer Contest #ChristaParrish http://litfusegroup.com/campaigns/stones-for-bread-by-christa-parrish).

3. Then fill out THIS SHORT FORM to let us know. (There are also some additional ways to earn extra entries, as well as an option for non-Pinterest users. It's true—people like that do exist!)

Questions? Email info @ litfusegroup dot com.

Winner will be announced on 12/9 on Christa's Facebook Page.

 

My Invitation to You !

I wanted each of you to have the opportunity to improve your health with natural, no GMO's, Cold Processed Vitamins and Products from Shaklee !  I use these products and have for years. There is the offer of free shipping on orders of 200.00 currently going on.  As we approach a new year, let us think on bettering our health and our relationships !  May your Holiday Season be a wonderful one and May your New Year be Happy and Full of Good Health and Joyful and Prosperous Days !  Let me know if I can be of any help to you in bettering your health or any other area you may need answers to.

Please Visit my website and see if there is something there that you could use and better your health with that will  be of higher quality and save you money on your health needs.

http://faithfulacres.myshaklee.com/us/en/shop.s.html.

~ Blessings ~

Linda

Women Living Well Find Your Joy in God, Your Man, Your Kids, and Your Home By Courtney Joseph

Women desire to live well. However, living well in this modern world is a challenge. The pace of life, along with the new front porch of social media, has changed the landscape of our lives. Women have been told for far too long that being on the go and accumulating more things will make their lives full. As a result, we grasp for the wrong things in life and come up empty.

God created us to walk with him; to know him and to be loved by him. He is our living well and when we drink from the water he continually provides, it will change us. Our marriages, our parenting, and our homemaking will be transformed.

Mommy-blogger Courtney Joseph is a cheerful realist. She tackles the challenge of holding onto vintage values in a modern world, starting with the keys to protecting our walk with God. No subject is off-limits as she moves on to marriage, parenting, and household management.

Rooted in the Bible, her practical approach includes tons of tips that are perfect for busy moms, including:

• Simple Solutions for Studying God’s Word


• How to Handle Marriage, Parenting, and Homemaking in a Digital Age


• 10 Steps to Completing Your Husband


• Dealing With Disappointed Expectations in Motherhood


• Creating Routines that Bring Rest


• Pursuing the Discipline and Diligence of the Proverbs 31 Woman

There is nothing more important than fostering your faith, building your marriage, training your children, and creating a haven for your family. Women Living Well is a clear and personal guide to making the most of these precious responsibilities.

~ My Review

I really enjoyed this book and will recommend it to all my women friends.  I so needed to read this book as it touches on all the areas of my life and answers questions Wives and Moms have about everything we do.  It is written with real heart and in a godly way that any woman seeking the Lord's leading will enjoy.  It is everything  I imagined it would be and more.  Please read this book if your feeling burned out , it will change your life !

This book was really put together well and prayerfully thought over while written.  She makes it very clear how we can attain a Joyful life in God, our Husband and our Children.  She knows how to make a happy home.  I would have liked to had the paperback of this book, but reviewed using kindle format.   I only enjoyed the kindle format as it is easier for me to hold onto with my tendinitis in my arm being bad, so the plus is that you can listen to the book using text to speech.  The author really makes a wonderful spiritual stand using bible references and biblical standards.  All in all I am very pleased with this book and will be sharing it with my friends.

I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com® <http://BookSneeze.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Mona Hodgson's Blog Featuring Me ! Linda Finn

In honor of Mona's book " The Quilted Heart" Omnibus coming out, she is doing a monday feature for the next two months on the historic art of quilting !  Today starts the series and I am her first quilter to join the fun !  I hope you will check it out and leave us a comment and share with us those in your family or your own quilting adventures.  Mona is looking for quilters to feature in this wonderful series.   I also hope you will get this wonderful series of hers in her book, it is a wonderful read ! For you ladies who yearn for and love the lost arts, It is a must read !  http://monahodgson.com/2013/12/guest-quilter-1/



Links are on Mona's blog for getting this book, A must for all quilters and quilting guilds !

Blessings

Linda