Tag Archives: FREE BOOK

OWL MOON Winner!

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

My, My! What astute readers have I! Last week Friday I shared a fun family idea and opened a contest to those of you who could correctly identify the name of the audio book our family listened to. All entrants … Continue reading →

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Thin Places goes to…

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

DENA!  Congratulations!  You’re the new owner of my gently-used copy of Mary DeMuth’s Thin Places.  I’ll be contacting you for further details soon!

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Take Care of Your ‘Neighbs With Some Simple Compassion

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

Today, one of our local news reporters delivered his thoughts on this record-breaking weather while stationed up to his thighs in snow on a fake deck. Nice touch, I thought. One leg was in a “normal” section of the snow … Continue reading →

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More Exciting Than A Blizzard? A FREE BOOK!

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

It seems that nothing has the power to transform meteorologists into giddy children like a rollicking storm. Weathermen and women posted outdoors in the bluster seem thrilled to be at the center of such epic developments, their stern admonitions to skedaddle … Continue reading →

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Book Giveaway Week!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

This past week while huffing through a morning deathmatch with our eliptical machine, my gaze fell on the nearby spines of several books have been given to me over the years to review. Having gotten them with the intention of … Continue reading →

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More Free Books!

Posted on February 7, 2010 by

If you’re the lucky owner of a portable reader such as a Kindle or a Nook, you’ll be dancing in your pajamas to know that a few great books are being offered as free downloads through next week–just in time … Continue reading →

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WIN THIS BOOK!

Posted on February 2, 2010 by

Zondervan was gracious enough to provide me with a second copy of this book to pass along to my masses of spellbound and excited readers [cough]; to that end I am happy to launch a spiderweb contest to determine the … Continue reading →

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An Apple At Dawn

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

It is before 5 am as I sit here with my apple. People who know me will realize that something is strangely amiss that I would be pulled from the warmth of the bed I love to descend to a … Continue reading →

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From “Pure Pleasure”

Posted on January 12, 2010 by

This coming February I will be taking part in a blog tour for Gary Thomas’ latest book, the phenomenal Pure Pleasure.  When I was invited to do the review, the title intrigued me [subtitled: Why  Do Christians Feel So Bad About … Continue reading →

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Win A Free Book!

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

Thank you to Keri Wyatt Kent for the comments she left [below] on the review I posted on her latest book, Simple Compassion: Devotions to make a Difference in Your Neighborhood and Your World.  She is inviting interested readers to … Continue reading →

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