$45 Wayfair Giveaway

Continuing the kick-off to the new blog, today (and like all the giveaways until Tuesday, February 7th) a reader will get to choose up to $45 in products at the on-line retailer www.wayfair.com.

Comments here are closed so that you go over to This Simple Home to enter!

Good luck!

Wise Words for Moms Giveaway

Some parents have the whole "train up a child in the way they should go" down to a tee.  Some of us, despite our desires, feel that we are failing miserably at that.  Though we may feel that we are failing, I think it is important to focus on what we do do, as well as what we are capable of doing...and then do it through the strength of the Holy Spirit and the wisdom found in the Bible.

God's Word is the authority for guiding and disciplining our children if we seek to honor God.  If you are looking for a quick reference chart of Bible verses, Wise Words for Moms may be exactly what you are looking for.  This is not a book, but a four page chart to assist parents in guiding their children's thoughts and behaviors back to God.  Wise Words for Moms is made of sturdy cardstock in a calendar-style format.

Wise Words for Moms was created by Ginger Plowman.  (She is the author of Don't Make Me Count to Three, one of my all-time favorite parenting books as you can see in the linked review.)  The chart includes topics under Child's Behavior such as bragging, bad friendship, tattling, and revenge along with many others.  Next questions are suggested to get to the root of the problem-found in the heart.  This area is called Heart Probing.  The Reproof area provides Bible verses to help the child to understand what behavior needs to stop or "Put Off."  Of course, when we stop one behavior we need to begin another in its place, so Encouragement ("Put On") verses are provided.  In these two areas, the appropriate verses are written out or summarized.  (I do wish it was consistent with providing the verse.)  The chart also includes additional verse references for the parents.

I like Wise Words for Moms because it is a quick resource for parents.  (I do wish that it was not just for moms in the title...)  I'm sure that many parents have created a similar chart or have even used other resources.  (For Instruction in Righteousness comes to mind, linked to my review.)  Its calendar-like format makes it easy to tuck in a bookshelf or hang on a wall with a quick hole punch.

Shepherd Press wants to give a reader their own copy of Wise Words for Moms!  Not only that, but keep reading, because there will be a second winner at This Simple Home.  So be sure to go over there for another chance to win!
GIVEAWAY!

I have one Wise Words for Moms to give to one reader of Live, Learn, Love.  To enter, just leave a comment below saying why you are interested in it.  Please leave an email address in the comment to be sure that I can contact you if you are the winner.

Extra Entries: Leave a separate comment for each entry.
~ If you are already a follower of Live, Learn, Love.  (1 entry/comment)
And because I am trying to promote the new blog...
~ Go to and follow This Simple Home with Google Friends Connect (found in the sidebar). (1 entry/comment)
~ Go to and subscribe to This Simple Home by email or RSS feed (also found in the sidebar). (1 entry/comment)
~ Like This Simple Home on Facebook. (1 entry/comment)
~ Share about the Giveaway Week or this giveaway on your blog, Facebook, or Twitter with a link back to This Simple Home. (Leave an entry each time you do it...with a maximum of five entries.)

Giveaway will run through Tuesday, February 7th and is limited to US residents.  Random.org will choose the winner.  The winner will be announced on this post and will be emailed.  The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or I will choose another winner.

Thank you, Shepherd Press  for providing us with the resource of Wise Words.

The Ultimate Life Organizer

It's Giveaway Week at This Simple Home!  Return to This Simple Home daily to see what the new giveaway is!

I am trying to gain more control over my home.  Organizing and cleaning do not come naturally to me.  I really appreciate the internet for help, but I am also a book girl.

The Ultimate Life Organizer, by Lisa Montanaro is a book with great ideas AND a workbook to help you implement those great ideas all in one.    Isn't it pretty?  More importantly, the content is helpful for those of us who want to get organized!


With over 150 pages and seven chapters, The Ultimate Life Organizer is a book that you can read straight through, or you can go straight to the chapter that you would like to focus on first such as Chapter 5: Organizing Your Paper, Bills, and Finances--Oh My!

The time management chapter was especially helpful to me.  Here's a snippet.

"Managing time is really about managing yourself and making choices that are in alignment with your goals.  Try to get a glimpse of what it would be like to live your life in a way that is more consistent with your goals, and honors you and the people in your life more fully.  You make powerful choices on a daily basis.  Every choice you make about how to spend your time is a conscious choice not to spend it doing something else."

Personally, I am taking my time working through this book and workbook and really enjoying it.  I have skimmed the chapters that I have not read thoroughly, because I want to really think about my goals and work through each situation.  The covered wire-O binding makes it easy to use as a workbook, too.  I would suggest checking out some of the inside pages here to see if you might benefit from this organizer, too.

I definitely recommend this organizer!  It's the perfect combination of ideas/resources and questions to help someone get organized.  I do not see any ways it can be improved...except maybe to make a Part 2 for people who are ready to take their organizing efforts to the next level.
GIVEAWAY!
I have one copy of The Ultimate Life Organizer to give to one reader of This Simple Home.  To enter, go over to This Simple Home to leave a comment.  Extra entries are available!  Comments here are closed so that you will go to This Simple Home.


Thank you Peter Pauper Press for providing the book for me and for the giveaway!

Giveaway Week

As a little kick-off to the new blog and a thank you for reading This Simple Home, I have a few giveaways lined up for you this week at This Simple Home!  Included are a great book to help you get organized, an item of the winner's choice from Wayfair.com, a great resource for biblical parenting, and more!  

I will post each giveaway item here, but the actual giveaways are mostly there.  I do have one giveaway here at Live, Learn, Love, too!

If any of the giveaways spark an interest, feel free to spread the word and get an extra entry into all of the giveaways!  

Friday's Favorite Five #4

This week I'm thankful for quiet, anticipation, girl time, blogging, and sharing the fun.  You can read what I mean about each one over at This Simple Home!

Hand Print Towel

We recently made hand print towels to give as gifts.  You can read more at This Simple Home.

My Organized Closet

Here is my completely unorganized closet.

Come see the new and improved organized closet at  This Simple Home!  (You'll see my new header, too!!  Woo-hoo!)