GIVEAWAY: Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing by Sally Lloyd-Jones (10 Copies!)
*Comments are now closed. Will announce winners on Tuesday, January 21st.
I have so much I want to share in this little space.
So many memories and the things my kids are teaching me (Yes, they are among my best teachers!) and how God is ever faithful to young (and not-so-young) mothers. I'm in that place where all bloggers go from time to time when they feel a tug to step away from the computer for a season. That's where I've been but I'm feeling that itch to get back, again.
*If you've been around here a while, you know this is a neverending cycle with me. This desire to write and share and stay-up-late tapping on the keys until one day, I realize I'm all tapped out and just need to shush it for a while. My husband always says, "Sometimes you just need to put down the microphone." There's a lot of freedom in that. For sure.
Today, I'm writing over at FaithGateway with 3 Tips For Meaningful Family Devotions (especially with small children).
[excerpt]:
"One of my favorite books to use for our time together as a family is Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing by Sally Lloyd-Jones.
My children absolutely love this book.
Each entry contains short, simple, easy-to-understand truths about how much God loves us. The illustrations are captivating and the writing is so deeply profound that my husband and I walk away challenged and encouraged by words written in language that my three-year old can understand. If you love The Jesus Storybook Bible, you will love what Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jago have created in Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing."
Here is a short video:
That Never Stopping, Never Giving up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love.
This is what I want my littles to know!
Because I love it so much and LOVE sharing with y'all the things we use and love around here, I'm giving away TEN copies of Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing.
Here's how you can win:
1. Leave a comment on this post with one of your your favorite children's books. It's that easy.
2. To get an additional entry, you can share this link on Facebook or Twitter. Just leave a second comment letting me know you shared.
This giveaway will be open until Friday, January 17th. Random.org will choose the winners and I'll announce them in a separate post.
*If you're one of the winners and you already own this book or want to give it as a gift, you can have this book shipped to anyone you'd like!
I know you'll love this book as much as we do!
*I received ten copies of Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing from Zondervan - to happily give away to you.
Oh man!!! I love the Jesus Storybook Bible... I bet this one is just as good!
ReplyDeleteohhh, I've had my eye on this book! Would love to have a copy! one of my favorites is The Jesus Storybook, also by Sally Lloyd-Jones
ReplyDeleteKaty and the Big Snow is one of our favorites! thanks!
ReplyDeleteWell its sad to say, but I was not a reader or encouraged to read when I was younger- so I cannot list a favorite book, but I would like my children to have reading be important and enjoyable to them- so I would like to enter the contest to win this for them and add to our library of adventure!
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ReplyDeleteLove it! "With you all the way," by Max Lucado's is a favorite around here :)
ReplyDeleteLove Jesus Storybook Bible too :) my older daughter is getting into Jesus Calling for Kids as well - I love how that one encourages a personal relationship...
ReplyDeleteI love the Jesus storybook Bible. I've read it myself several times and have given it as a gift to several new Mama's and babies including my sweet granddaughter. I heard about that book from you, and I have no doubt that you're right about this one too!
ReplyDeleteI collect children's books and my current favorites are The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore and The Cloud Spinner.
ReplyDeleteOne of our favorites is The Christmas Lizard by Cory Edwards! Would love to win this one to share with my 3 kids!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite books from my childhood is "The Little Red Caboose" - A Golden Book!
ReplyDeleteLink shared on Facebook!!! I would love to read and share this book with my (soon to be) three year old son!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo exciting! We love The Jesus Storybook Bible, here's hoping we can start using Thoughts to Make Your Heart sing as well.
ReplyDeleteWe love the Jesus Storybook. This looks just great. I'd love to win a copy.
ReplyDeleteI shared on Facebook and Twitter. :)
ReplyDeleteFavorites of mine from childhood, and now my kids' too, are My Bible Friends.
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ReplyDeleteWow. This looks like a great book. I have been looking for good books since my son is turning 1 on Friday! One of my favorite books when I was a kid was "Chika chika boom boom" a fun way to learn the alphabet :)
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ReplyDeleteLove LOVE LOVE this Sarah! The video gave me goosebumps! Her Storybook Bible is my favorite to read with my kiddos. I am forever indebted to you for introducing me to it. So, ya know, if you picked me.....well......I'd be a happy happy happy girl. Hugs!
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ReplyDeleteshared on Facebook!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite all time book is "Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site"!!! Cutest book ever!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOur current favourite is 'The Chronicles of Narnia'. The boys love to listen to them!
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ReplyDeleteLove The Very a Hungry Caterpillar and From Head to Toe by Eric Carle. We also love our Jesus Storybook Bible.
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ReplyDeleteI love the book "On the Night You Were Born" :)
ReplyDeleteSharing on facebook :)
ReplyDeleteMy fave children's book - an illustrated version of CS Lewis' the Chronicles of Narnia. My dad brought it back from a business trip he made. Also reminds me of reading with my dad. One of my fave childhood memories as my dad has since passed away. I will also share on Twitter!
ReplyDeleteMy absolute favorite children's book is "Guess How Much I Love You" by Sam McBratney. I have also given it as a gift many times.
ReplyDeleteThe Jesus Storybook Bible is my very favorite! All of my grandchildren have it and I have learned from it myself! I would LOVE to get them all started with this book! Would love to win!!! conoil@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI have two favorite children's books 1. "The Monster at the End of this Book" by Jon Stone (so fun to read with my kids!) and 2. "Go, Dog, Go" by P.D. Eastman
ReplyDeleteOur favorite book is the Jesus Storybook Bible as well!
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ReplyDeleteWe love the Jesus Storybook Bible - this looks great too!
ReplyDeletewe love to read all the Curious George books.. my son just loves that monkey
ReplyDeleteThis looks awesome! Would love it!
ReplyDeleteOh my. Favorite book? Probably Imogene's antlers. If I don't win. I may need to buy this! :$
ReplyDeleteWe have so many favorite children's books! A few that come to mind are The Little House, Little Pea, and Sandra Boynton board books for the little guys. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI have 3 boys and our favorite book right now is Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. : )
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ReplyDelete'The monster at the end of this book'... Was my favorite as a child and now I read to my kids. Grover never disappoints :)
ReplyDeleteThe Berenstain Bears series is quite popular at our house right now!
ReplyDeleteI've been looking at this book! My favorite childhood book is Jamberry. Especially since I grew up and live in the Northwest and we have fantastic berries.
ReplyDeleteI loved Go, Dogs, Go and all the Berenstein bear books.
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ReplyDeleteI have so many favorite books but some classics are But no elephants, goodnight moon, and all the Llama llama books! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWe love God Gave Us You!
ReplyDeleteAnother vote for the Jesus Storybook Bible. We'd love to own this one. I am a homeschool mama and my hubby is an Air Force Chaplain. I'm always on the hunt for good solid materials to share with my boys and the children at our base chapel. Thanks so much for allowing me to enter!!!! All the best and may the Lord richly bless you in 2014!
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I loved Henry and Mudge and Beatrix Potter. Great stories and illustrations.
ReplyDeleteAnother vote for the Jesus Storybook Bible. We'd love to own this one. I am a homeschool mama and my hubby is an Air Force Chaplain. I'm always on the hunt for good solid materials to share with my boys and the children at our base chapel. Thanks so much for allowing me to enter!!!! All the best and may the Lord richly bless you in 2014!
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ReplyDeleteI love Owl Moon -- and the Polar Express. We'd love this one!! Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteWe love the Jesus Storybook Bible. One of my favorite just for fun books is Dr. Suess ABC book.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved "The Story of Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf
ReplyDeleteWe love all of the Berenstain Bears stories. :) :)
ReplyDeleteOne of our favorite books is "A Sick Day for Amos McGee." I think we have borrowed it from the library three times. The story is simple, but the pictures manage to make the story magical.
ReplyDeleteWe love The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen. Thanks for your awesome blog!
ReplyDeletelion witch and the wardrobe, cs lewis!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite children's book from when my girls were little is "Oh My Baby Little One" by Kathi Appelt. A close second is "The Wonderful Happens" by Cynthia Rylant.
ReplyDeleteRight now my daughter's favorite bedtime story book is Disney Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales.
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ReplyDeleteOne of my FAVORITE childhood books is The Little House by Virgina Lee Burton Wonderful story.:)
ReplyDeleteMy daughter got the book "Audrey Bunny" by Angie Smith for Christmas and it is one of my new favorites! Such a sweet, sweet message! :-) This devotional sounds wonderful!
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ReplyDeleteone of my favorite children's books is Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems.
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ReplyDeleteOn the night you were Born by Nancy Tillman. Love your blog!!
ReplyDeleteOh junk The Jesus Story book Bible is amazing and I want this for my family!
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ReplyDeleteI'm so excited about this book because we read from the Jesus Storybook Bible and love it! I love the children's books by Max Lucado (like "You are Special" and "Best of All" and also Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss - I see a lot of Jesus in it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! :)
Just shared on Twitter! Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteLove you and your heart Sarah! We love the Jesus Storybook Bible over here too! This one looks fantastic :)
ReplyDeleteGrowing up I remember my mom reading "Love you Forever" by Robert Munsch. Our copy is pretty worn, it has been well read, chewed on, drooled over, colored on, scribbled in.... it is certainly a well loved book in our home!
Shared on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteI would have to say The Jesus story book Bible is my all time favorite! The thing I love most about it is how it captures our sons' hearts & attention - filling them with truth!
ReplyDeleteI would say that my favorite books as a kid was Tikki Tikki Tembo... he has fallen into the well! ;)
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ReplyDeleteOh please enter me. As a child I had a strange obsession with a book called "The Owl Who Loved the Sunshine", who knows why, but recently I went to a seminar by Ed Welch on Biblical Counselling, and he said "You know the story, 'The Runaway Bunny', well God is just like the mother in that story". I had never heard of this book, but I went and bought it for my little niece for Christmas, and it is a current favourite (my sister sent me a text saying 'that bunny book made me cry' :) ...).
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ReplyDeleteOne if my favorite books as a child was "Our Nest is Best."
ReplyDeleteWould love to be entered to win! Sounds like an amazing book and I would love to read this daily with my boys.
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This looks wonderful and so inspiring for children and adults alike! Thank you for giving us these resources! My two favorite traditional children's books are I'll love you forever (I cry every time) and The Giving Tree. Our nontraditional favorite is Wherever You Are, Our Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWe love the Jesus Story Book bible! My two year old has her "the end" and "amen"s mixed up, so most of her books get an "amen" at the end too. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Jesus Storybook Bible is a nightly read with our daughter. We love how simple and profound the stories are. They have changed our lives, not just hers. I am so excited to see how wonderful this book is as well.
ReplyDeleteThe Jesus Storybook Bible is a nightly read with our daughter. We love how simple and profound the stories are. They have changed our lives, not just hers. I am so excited to see how wonderful this book is as well.
ReplyDeleteOne of our favorite books of late is Melody's Baking Boo-Boo...a Psalty book...found on my mom's bookshelf from when I was a kid. :) I would love to read this new book. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was little I loved the Frog and Toad series. :)
ReplyDeleteWe love the Jesus Storybook Bible! Would love a copy of this too!!
ReplyDeletehow did I not know you had a blog- I blame Stacey for not telling me!! I love it. We love the Jesus Story Book bible and the little blue truck series!
ReplyDeleteWe have just discovered the Franklin series, and we love it!
ReplyDeleteWe love the Jesus Storybook Bible - the boys love to read the stories over and over again!
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ReplyDeleteAround here we love a The Very Hungry Caterpillar (& can't wait until spring for our Black Swallowtails to eclose). But we also love the Story Book Bible & I'd heard about this one. Would love to have it
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for a chance at a new book! WE LOVE BOOKS in our home!! :) It's so very hard to pick just one favorite, because we love to read and I especially love to hear my children read to me but I think if I could pick just one I'd have to say God Gave Us You. Then again, I Love You Forever, The Runaway Bunny, Guess How Much I Love You, Where The Wild Things Are and The Giving Tree are all great.
ReplyDeleteShared on FB! Thanks, Sarah!
ReplyDeleteLove Little Blue Truck-so many messages about friendship, pride and judgement, all wrapped up into a cute little rhyming story
ReplyDeleteOh so many favorite books- our favorite when the girls are younger is Red Hat, Green Hat and I love Wombat Divine
ReplyDeleteThe book "Everyday and Sunday, too" is a good children's book.
ReplyDeleteshared on Facebook :)
ReplyDeleteAlso check out "Psalms for young children"
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ReplyDeleteOne of my childhood favorites is "Farmer Boy". I read the whole Little House series-- to myself-- once every year or so:)
ReplyDeleteYou got me started on her first book - so I'm going to need to enter the giveaway for this one!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite children's book is Blackboard Bear - one from my childhood. But, to read to my kids, I love Sarah Young's Jesus Calling kids' devotional.
I just shared your post on facebook. :)
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I love the Jesus storybook too - Knowing you - I'm pretty sure this one will be great as well.
ReplyDeleteI just shared on facebook too. I think my favorite childhood book was Are you my Mother by dr. suess!
ReplyDeleteOur favorite right now is the Jesus Calling book.
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ReplyDeleteI posted it on my Facebook!
ReplyDeleteA couple of our favorites are The Beginner's Bible and the Berenstain Bears series books.
ReplyDeleteam I too late??? :)
ReplyDeleteand my fav currently is Jesus Calling for kids! We do it every day! LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteWho won?!?!
ReplyDeleteNancy Tillman books are our favorites, especially "On the Night You Were Born." Also, our older kiddos like Max Lucado's "You Are Mine." I know your contest is over, but since I clicked on comments to see others' favorites, I thought I'd share.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book as a kid was Changes, Changes. It was just a picture book and each time I can remember my sister and I making up different stories to go along with the pictures.
ReplyDeleteRight now for our 6 1/2 YO Son is Jesus Calling Kids Devotion. He is at that age where he is more curious and learning to find things on his own in his own Bible.
We love The Jesus Storybook Bible and the Hug-A-Bible for our youngest...would looove a copy of this! (Don't know if I'm too late?! But figured it was worth a try :))
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