Via RSS feed.September 21st, 2008
Book Giveaway: Family UNplanning by Craig Houghton – 5 winners!
CONTEST CLOSED! Thank you to everyone who participated. You can see the list of winners here!
Craig Houghton, author of Family UNplanning desires to see the Lord glorified in every aspect of family life.
My desire has always been to challenge Christians to be Bereans in this area and ”search the Scriptures daily” to see if our lives conform to His Word. If this small book is an encouragement to some, I trust our LORD is glorified.
To further the study and exploration of the scriptures related to family planning, family size, contraception
and other issues relating to Christian family life, Craig is generously providing 5 autographed copies of his book Family UNplanning to 5 blessed blog readers!
If the Lord has been speaking to your heart on this issue, or you’re simply interested in learning more about Quiverfull families and their convictions, then this is an excellent title for you! You can read my recent review of Family UNplanning here. I particularly recommend this title to any couples who are courting and discussing these issues prior to marriage.
CONTEST DETAILS:
To enter, visit Craig’s website http://familyunplanning.com and leave a comment on this post, telling me something you have learned from visiting his site, or why this book intrigues you.
For additional entries:
1. Subscribe to this blog for updates – see the left hand sidebar. Leave an additional comment letting me know you’ve subscribed (or if you already subscribe).
2. Write a post on your blog promoting and linking to this contest. Leave an additional comment with a link to your post.
3. Add the Quiverfull Family button (see the code box in the right hand sidebar under BUTTON UP!) to your blog’s sidebar. Leave an additional comment with a link to your post.
4. Digg, Stumble or otherwise share this post on a social networking site. Leave an additional comment indicating how you shared this post.
Each additional step taken counts for 1 additional entry. A total of 5 entries are available if you complete all of these steps.
The contest will close at 12 a.m. MST on Sunday, October 05th, 2008. Five winners will be randomly drawn on Monday, October 06th, 2008 and notified by email. Please fill your email address in the comment form when you are completing your comment so that I can contact you. Each winner must respond with a mailing address within 72 hours of my email, or a new winner will be chosen. This contest is open to everyone worldwide!
I look forward to seeing God bless families with this prize! I’m absolutely delighted to play some small role in spreading the vision of God’s plan for families. Thank you so much Craig for writing your book, and your desire to share it with others.
I posted on my site http://springolife.trostfamily.org/?p=60 and looked at the site which I have looked at before, but I haven’t seen yours! I really enjoyed your book reviews. I’ve been working on some book reviews of my own for a Christian book reviews page. thanks for entering me in the contest!
Sarah
I’m always interested in books that I can share with others to help them understand our “Quiverful” thinking…instead of them just thinking we’re ‘crazy’!
I’m subscribed to your blog, too!
I just subscribed. I hope I win!
Amy
I subscribed!
Jackie
I think this book would be great to read–I am always looking for encouragement in this area. Thanks for a chance to win a copy!
Jackie
Hi, Jennifer! Thanks for your email.. I appreciated it!
Praying for your husband and for doc reports to come back with a good word!
God bless,
Sallie
Sallies last blog post..The Crown of Aleppo
Jennifer,
I just visited Craig Houghton’s site and I would love to read this book! I am mom to four blessings and we are really wanting to trust God in regards to our family size. It is difficult to do unless you keep your focus on Him and ignore all that society has to say on this issue. I am especially interested in reading how, historically, the church got to this point of supporting limited family size.
~Jessica
I just subscribed!
I just linked to the contest from my Facebook page.
I’d love to have the chance to read this new book. It sounds like one that I will be lending out as much as _A Full Quiver_.
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Blessings!
I would love to be entered in your contest. I have four children, and am wanting to have more, but my husband is not similarly minded. I would appreciate the scripture backing.
This book has been on my Amazon wishlist for a long time! I’ve done extensive research, writing, and speaking on the topic of leaving family size in God’s hands, and I’d really like to add Craig’s book to my research library. (as well as enjoy the encouragement for myself!)
Family Unplanning sounds like an interesting and challenging read. I like that the website mentions that there are Biblical verses on “nearly every page”. We look forward to “joining the adventure” in terms of allowing God to bless us with children.
I subscribed to the quiverfull family
I am intrigued by anything Rick Boyer endorses! Congratulations on what sounds like a fascination book! Can’t wait to read it.
Amys last blog post..Declutter Me
I would love to have a copy of this book. I am and always have been Quiverfull~ even before I heard that word. God has always put it on my heart to trust him. My husband and I have 6 kiddos and hopefully God will continue to bless us.
Peace in Christ,
Georgiann
Georgianns last blog post..The Taste Of Blackberries
Thank you for this book. I look forward to possibly winning it to deeper enlighten me about God’s reign over our womb. I am 46 and have five children ages 10, 9, 7, 4, 2 with both twins and 1 little baby that miscarried. God’s word spoke to my husband and myself through A Quiver Full by Hess. I am grateful to know that others are joining in the truth of God’s Word and not just making it fit where they feel comfortable. May God richly bless you as you serve Him. Again, thank you…..patti
Hi, I subscribed to your RSS feed. I also visited the site and am looking forward to this book. I have been feeling a tugging on my heart on this issue and am praying for guidence and also that God would speak to my husband about this. The parts of the book that intrigue me are about the 1900 years of the church and what exactly scares us about having as many children as God blesses us with. I think our fear is selfish and also concerned with this world, not what God desires for us. Thanks!
Jennifer
jenn.hotchkiss@gmail.com
I posted a link to the conest and wrote a quick post. Come check it out.
Peace in Christ, Georgiann
Georgianns last blog post..Family Unplanning~
9 kids! Awesome. I love to read about big families and how the parents came to the decision to leave their family size up to God. We’re already quiverful but it’s always nice to have more solid ground for our convictions. And anything with a forward by Nancy Campbell is worth reading, imo!
I can’t wait to get my hands on this book. I hope I WIN! I put a link to your book review under QUIVER FULL FAMILY MESAGES.
I will put a button link to your site on mine too!
Please enter me into the contest.
Emma
http://www.strongquiver.blogspot.com
emmas last blog post..Working from Home & Homeschooling- Does it work?
oops. I forgot to leave a commnent about the book. I love Nancy Campbell and was happy to hear she gives her endorsement on the book. I think this book is timely. The Quiver Full was “the face that launched a thousand ships.” I pray this book will do the same.
There is a mention about the overpopulation issue. Your readers might find this article interesting on my site.
http://strongquiver.blogspot.com/2008/09/im-hungry.html
look under I’m Hungry Post and click link and read comment
Enjoy! emma
emmas last blog post..Working from Home & Homeschooling- Does it work?
I am interested in Family Unplanning for my daughter and new son-in-law. They are to be married next week-end. I would love to get them a copy of this book.
I have subscribed to this blog. One can never get too much encouragememt!
Hi again~I just subscribed,and a few days ago I left a blog post and links to the 3 sites, this site,Craigs site and Above Rubies. I also put the picture link in my side bar. I hope I win~ Come check out my Blog!
Peace in Christ,
Georgiann
Georgianns last blog post..My Baby Is One~
Please enter me! Thanks!
I subscribed.
We have heard of a contest where you are giving away 5 copies of your book Family Unplanning. I would like my very own copy.
What I have learned is that when you give everything over to God, his blessings pour out over abundantly. We are not worthy of any of it, but are very grateful for the grace.
This past week, a topic on one of my groups was what are you doing to save money?
Here was my answer, this is my entry for your contest.
Please know that what I’m saying here, please, please, know that I am
not saying I’m any better than anyone else, because I’m not, but those
of you who have been with me on my journey these last 5 years know it’s
been a long journey where I’ve learned so much.
5 years ago, my marriage was very stressed. I was pregnant with Amelia, my third daughter.
My mother, a widow, declared she was broke and needed to move in with us
temporarily. September 2003
The day she pulled the U-haul in here, she declared she’d never move
again and just stay here with us. ( My mother suffers from depression
and will not seek any help or treatment, my childhood was very painful
when it came to Mom. She slept through every major holiday and sometimes
for days. I’m an only child. My dad and I were close, but he died of a
heart attack in 1999.) I do not want my children living with what I
lived with. My mother is very difficult to live with.
2 weeks after my mother moved in, my sister in law called to say CPS was
at her door and I needed to come get her 4 mo old infant and keep her
until they could straighten the mess out. October 2003
By Thanksgiving, I was having early labor. I asked my mother-in-law to
take my niece.
My delivery of Amelia in Feb was hard, my mother was there and wouldn’t
let anyone else in, I finally sent her OUT and delivered the baby on my
own with my doctor.
7 weeks later, I developed a staff infection from an ingrown hair on my
leg that I had tried to remove with a unsterilized needle (dumb!) I
nearly died and nearly lost a leg.
After all that, we went into severe debt to enclose the garage for my
mom to live in, she was suppose to help us pay for it, but didn’t. We
had a big fight 6 months later and she moved out.
DH and I had been through so much and he was not quiverfull, I was, but
he kept wanting a vas, and after all of this, I finally gave in on our
14th anniversary. He had it done, but I was miserable, something was
horribly wrong. We were missing something.
We consider adoption, but it wasn’t right for us.
After another year of conflict and strife, he agreed to a reversal on
Dec 11, 2005, (another long but beautiful story), we finally surrendered
everything in our lives to God in Feb 2006. I conceived and gave birth
to Michael 11-30-2006. DH got several raises, we began paying off debt.
In July 2007, I joined a coupon group PCCE challenge on yahoo, and we
used Angel Food Ministries, couponing, Wal-Mart comp ads and HYPERLINK
“http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com”www.hillbillyhousewife.com to help
save on food/living costs. We also sold my car and went to being a one
car family.
In May of this year, we found a place we wanted to build our dream home.
We found it the beginning of May. We put our house on the market the end
of May. We sold it 6 days later. We thought finding a 3 bedroom
apartment to live in would be hard, but God opened that door immediately
and we have exactly what we need while our new house is being built.
We are now completely debt free except for housing construction and we
are quiverfull, I still coupon and comp, but I also know that My God
shall supply all my needs and I am content and know he is taking care of
us. What a joy it is in my life to have finally laid all things at my
Savior’s feet and let Him love us and give to us according to His Grace
and Mercy. Life is so much simpler and peaceful now. My marriage is
better than its ever been. My children are happy. We have a good home
life, a good church and church family, I’m on top of the world right now
and I give God all the glory.
We are very careful with all our purchases living within our means that
God provides. The coupon group really helps, as well as my menu planning
and comping grocery ads,
I’m at a point now where I’m enjoying sharing and communicating with
others. I’m looking forward to the new Duggar series coming on October
1. I can remember wishing I was like them, happy, having what they
needed, etc.
You know what, God answered that prayer in a special way that was just
right for me.
Share and talk whenever you can.
I have loaned our book by the Hess’s out to several families, but would like this to pass around too. Yes, I am a book worm and collect books as a hobby. Lol!
Did you anounce the winners yet? My email is littlepeasinmypodforgod@gmail.com
Thanks, Georgiann from The Garden Gate.