Winner of our Circus Ticket Giveaway!!!

And the winner is...Lisa Turner!!! :o)

Congratulations Lisa, on winning the family 4-pack of tickets to "The Greatest Show On Earth!" From the two contestants who entered, our daughter Faith, drew the winner's name out of a hat. Thank you to the Rains family who also entered our contest. :o)

Enter our CONTEST!!!

Would you like to win 4 tickets to the Ringling Bros.and Barnum & Bailey Circus??? We are giving away four (4) tickets to the Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:30pm performance at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. The value of the family package is $120. For everyone who enters correctly, we will draw a family name at random to win the tickets. To enter, please follow these steps:

1) Become a "follower" on our blog:

2) Answer these 4 questions correctly on the comment section below (by July 15th):

1. What was the original name of the circus in 1875?
2. What was the name of the first baby elephant born in the United States?
3. What was P. T. Barnum's full name?
4. How many Ringling Brothers were there originally?

 

Ringling Bros. Circus Coming to Dallas!

Mommy Rhapsody

If you're a Mom, you've got to see this new video on God Tube! It's very creative and funny! It's called "Mommy Rhapsody." http://www.godtube.com/featured/video/tribute-mommies-mommy-rhapsody&utm_source=newsletter062810&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weeklytopvideos

I was reading in 2 Kings and 6:15-17 stuck out to me. This is the passage: ¹⁵Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was circling the city. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"   ¹⁶So he answered, "^(A)Do not fear, for ^(B)those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
   ¹⁷Then Elisha prayed and said, "^(C)O LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see " And the LORD opened the servant's eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of ^(D)horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

  Here are my notes: Sight looks at appearances (of people, circumstances, etc.) and produces fear; whereas faith looks to God and finds peace in ANY circumstance. :o)  

  Here is another good quote I had written down: "Peace means the absence of fear (I would also add "worry") and turmoil - NOT the absence of pain and grief." I really like this quote and the truth found in it. This is one truth I cling to like right now, when we have our 11th baby due in 6 weeks. We are not guaranteed any safe, easy-going birth/deliveries and every birth/delivery is different...so, when fear and worry creep in, this quote really comforts me! I also have a handful of bible verses I cling to right now. :o) 

  Like us, you may be in a circumstance right now, that when viewed at their "appearance," would cause us to be fearful (and cause our relatives and friends to become fearful for us)...but, when we keep our eyes on the Lord, He gives us peace amidst our circumstances and we can rest in Him no matter what!  And, we can encourage our critics to do likewise. :o)

6th Yoursphere Post

Janna recently got an account with "Yourspere.com." She's having fun learning how to make "sphere's," play the games, etc. Here is what Janna had to say: ""I like how Yoursphere has different sections, called "Spheres" and there are many different types of "Spheres" like Fashion and Our World. And I really like the contests! I also like how you can visit with other friends on Yoursphere.""
"I wrote this review while participating in the Yoursphere Test Drive program by Mom Central on behalf of Yoursphere. I received a free lifetime Gold membership on Yoursphere.com, Yoursphere t-shirts, and a $50 American Express gift card to facilitate my review."
If you want your child to try it, here is the access code: YSMC-0003

5th Yoursphere Post

Kaylee's first post about "yoursphere.com" - Yoursphere is cool! I especially like entering the contests! "Our World" is a game where you have your own avatar and you play different games and do different challenges and it's really fun! I've also created two "spheres." One is about Texas and the other one is about Beagles. The spheres are so other's can read about them, you can post pictures on them, etc. I've also earned "credits" that can be used for doing other things on Yoursphere and you can save them up for cool things like gift cards, clothing, electronics, etc.
"I wrote this review while participating in the Yoursphere Test Drive program by Mom Central on behalf of Yoursphere. I received a free lifetime Gold membership on Yoursphere.com, Yoursphere t-shirts, and a $50 American Express gift card to facilitate my review."
If you want your child to try it, here is the access code: YSMC-0003