Comments on: Book Giveaway: Family UNplanning by Craig Houghton – 5 winners! http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/09/21/book-giveaway-family-unplanning-by-craig-houghton-5-winners/ Musings on Christian family living, Christian book reviews, homeschooling, homesteading, recipes, home business and more! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:03:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Georgiann http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/09/21/book-giveaway-family-unplanning-by-craig-houghton-5-winners/comment-page-2/#comment-2564 Georgiann Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:53:44 +0000 http://quiverfullfamily.com/?p=633#comment-2564 Did you anounce the winners yet? My email is littlepeasinmypodforgod@gmail.com Thanks, Georgiann from The Garden Gate. Did you anounce the winners yet? My email is littlepeasinmypodforgod@gmail.com

Thanks, Georgiann from The Garden Gate.

]]> By: Michelle Campbell http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/09/21/book-giveaway-family-unplanning-by-craig-houghton-5-winners/comment-page-2/#comment-2552 Michelle Campbell Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:15:38 +0000 http://quiverfullfamily.com/?p=633#comment-2552 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! 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!

]]> By: Amy Wingfield http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/09/21/book-giveaway-family-unplanning-by-craig-houghton-5-winners/comment-page-2/#comment-2525 Amy Wingfield Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:24:48 +0000 http://quiverfullfamily.com/?p=633#comment-2525 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. 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.

]]> By: Heather http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/09/21/book-giveaway-family-unplanning-by-craig-houghton-5-winners/comment-page-2/#comment-2524 Heather Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:23:22 +0000 http://quiverfullfamily.com/?p=633#comment-2524 I subscribed. I subscribed.

]]> By: Heather http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/09/21/book-giveaway-family-unplanning-by-craig-houghton-5-winners/comment-page-2/#comment-2523 Heather Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:22:48 +0000 http://quiverfullfamily.com/?p=633#comment-2523 Please enter me! Thanks! Please enter me! Thanks!

]]> By: Georgiann http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/09/21/book-giveaway-family-unplanning-by-craig-houghton-5-winners/comment-page-2/#comment-2522 Georgiann Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:57:20 +0000 http://quiverfullfamily.com/?p=633#comment-2522 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..<a href="http://ourfruitfulharvest.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-baby-is-one.html" rel="nofollow">My Baby Is One~</a> 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~

]]> By: Katrina http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/09/21/book-giveaway-family-unplanning-by-craig-houghton-5-winners/comment-page-2/#comment-2520 Katrina Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:26:15 +0000 http://quiverfullfamily.com/?p=633#comment-2520 I have subscribed to this blog. One can never get too much encouragememt! I have subscribed to this blog. One can never get too much encouragememt!

]]> By: Katrina http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/09/21/book-giveaway-family-unplanning-by-craig-houghton-5-winners/comment-page-2/#comment-2519 Katrina Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:20:02 +0000 http://quiverfullfamily.com/?p=633#comment-2519 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 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.

]]> By: emma http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/09/21/book-giveaway-family-unplanning-by-craig-houghton-5-winners/comment-page-2/#comment-2483 emma Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:23:22 +0000 http://quiverfullfamily.com/?p=633#comment-2483 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..<a href="http://strongquiver.blogspot.com/2008/10/working-at-home-homeschooling.html" rel="nofollow">Working from Home & Homeschooling- Does it work?</a> 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?

]]> By: emma http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/09/21/book-giveaway-family-unplanning-by-craig-houghton-5-winners/comment-page-2/#comment-2482 emma Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:18:46 +0000 http://quiverfullfamily.com/?p=633#comment-2482 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 www.strongquiver.blogspot.com emmas last blog post..<a href="http://strongquiver.blogspot.com/2008/10/working-at-home-homeschooling.html" rel="nofollow">Working from Home & Homeschooling- Does it work?</a> 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?

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