Congratulations to the Bates Family 19th Blessing and More Announcements

 

We wanted to give a heart-warming congratulations to the Bates Family, who have been featured on the popular hit TLC show with the Duggar's  19 Kids and Counting, who just welcomed their newest 19th blessing into the world yesterday. Children are a blessing from the Lord and when we see families with children of any size we need to praise Him! Whether it is 19 or 1--they are God's precious gifts to us!

 You may read see more pictures at their blog HERE.

The Huffington Post also covered it:

Bates Family Now Tied With Duggars as America's Largest Family

 You can view instant episodes of 19 Kids and Counting here,

and the Duggars newest book A Love that Multiplies is 50% off to day and only $10!

 Get it while you can, the sale ends at midnight.

We also have a couple of announcements to share here on the blog that might be of interest to you:

1. You can now get a  'A Wise Woman Builds Her Home' blog subscription from Amazon.com for your Kindle and read the blog on it when you are not connected online! It is at a low price of just $0.99 with a risk free 14 day trial--now that's a deal!

2. We are working on new exciting projects around here--a TON of them! A new eBook has been started and we are considering starting a Wise Woman Series and Wise Woman Collections in the future. There are also other projects that are top secret and will be announced soon....

3. We have some new buttons and banners that we made just for you! Feel free to share ( just copy and paste and link back) on your blogs or Facebook, we will be making several more in the future!

We hope you like them!

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 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13

Have a blessed day building up your sacred homes!

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Wholesome Family Movie Night: Moore Family Films {& Giveaway!}

Yesterday I talked a bit about items I would not buy for Christmas and today I am sharing what I definitely would! It is so hard to find good, wholesome materials for the family--we have searched high and low and now we are  pleased to have also found Moore Family Films!

Moore Family Films offers videos that will not only encourage your walk in the Lord, but also are perfect for Family Movie night because every movie they have is God-honoring.  Let me start first with Children Are a Blessing.

This movie was inspirationally informative as it took us on the journey exposing the lies of Planned Parenthood and Margaret Sanger and the "birth control pill". Many people do not know that they had an agenda and would be wise to learn it's history! You also get a glimpse into the life of a large Christian family that upholds and celebrates life and get to see this family welcoming in their 10th newest blessing.  It is not every day that you will find a family, or film for that matter, that views children as a blessing and that in itself is a powerful testimony to others.

The next movie I wanted to share about is It is Your Life: The Moss Family that showcases a Christian family sharing why they educate their family at home, how brothers and sisters can be best friends, how mom can stay home with her family, how dad leads his family in Bible time and prayer, and much more. In our culture, many families are falling apart at their very core which is the very reason why this film is so refreshing! There is definitely another way to bring up children in fear in admonition of the Lord and we get to see it truly lived out with the Moss Family.

Price: $15.95

Watch the trailer HERE.

And finally, there is More than Making Maple Syrup. This film is educational and informative for the entire family--great to also use for your homeschool! I had always heard about making pure maple syrup but was not exactly sure about the process. This film was very helpful explaining and covering every detail from how to prepare equipment, tapping the maple trees, and boiling down the sap. An added bonus was also learning how simple it is to can it, so simple it can be done by anyone! Also, see that little guy on the cover? He adds a humorosly fun touch to the whole movie-- isn't he just adorable?

Special Sale Price: $12.95

Wise Woman Tip

 Moore Family Films is now having a special bundle sale! All 3 films above are being offered at a special price ($34.95) for a limited time AND they are also offering FREE SHIPPING through December 31st!  Click HERE for more details.

A great way to knock out some of your Christmas list!

The Giveaway

Moore Family Films would like to generously giving away one copy of each film to three readers!    All you have to do to enter is leave a comment and email address if you do not have a blog-simple!

Extra Entries

• Subscribe to the Moore Family Films email list.
• Visit their site and tell me which video you would like to see.
• Put their button (see below)  on your blog's sidebar.
• Blog, Facebook or Tweet about this giveaway.

Each thing you do counts as three entries, so leave three comments for each extra thing you do!

Hope you win!

Thank you Moore Family Films!

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Christmas Gifts I'm NOT Buying

I don't get out into the stores much these days but you can imagine my surprise as I stumbled across these toys:

I saw this one in a sales flyer while at home. If you click on the image you can see that she has fangs like a vampire. I promptly showed it to my daughter who was sitting next to me and said "Did you see this new toy for girls?" and she looked and said "I've seen that before, it's everywhere."

Everywhere? Where have I been? You mean this is what they are selling to our children in the doll section nowadays?????

When I did a quick Google search I found that this line of dolls made it to several Top 10 Hottest Christmas Toys for 2011 online. I even found video of tiny little girls putting on makeup and trying to be like them.

While I looked further down the list I saw Harry Potter items-which won't make it into our home, nor movie tickets to see the latest Twilight movie: Breaking Dawn.

Later today, while on Facebook I also stumbled upon someone sharing this image of a Christmas toy:

Yes, I was infuriated. I had heard in the past about classes teaching girls pole dancing and now they have a doll. Really---I am afraid of what they'll think of next. 


Some popular clothing to also avoid would be writing across the bottom of clothing of pants saying things like "juicy", "sexy", etc. As parents we need to think twice before buying just anything for our daughters, I have seen this on really, really young girls in the past and this sends the wrong message to men and to the daughters themselves.

I am not writing this because I am self-righteous---because I am a sinner myself and by grace I have been saved. I have made alot of mistakes in the past (still do) and I really wish someone would have taken the time to lovingly say something.

But instead, I am writing this because I am sad AND I am mad.

I do not want other children, or mine, exposed to this but I know this world is becoming increasingly evil. I know that I won't probably be able to even fathom what my grandchildren will be up against in their generation. We need to be purposeful and wise about what we give and don't give our children. We need to think long-term about the choices we make today affecting generations tomorrow.

I am also sad because I know that people need Jesus (like me). Badly (like me). Which is why we need to commit ourselves to sharing Him even MORE with vigilance and compassion.

I'm mad because Satan is getting his way with our children and we are allowing it. When did we leave our posts? When did we stop noticing? When did we stop caring? My heart hurts as I think about this, but I know that in the end he does not get the victory.

Christ does. 

So until then, I will keep praying.

I will keep teaching. 

I will keep training. 

I will keep writing 

and FLOOD this world online and off 

with Christian influence the best I know how.

Ladies, are you with me?

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