Thursday, April 14, 2011

favorite things friday giveaway!

hello there sweet girls!

well, it only seems fit that this week's favorite things giveaway would be my new favorite book, "made to crave" by lysa terkeurst! i have heard from dozens of you who have also started reading this book, just ordered it or are about to order it. my advice, do it NOW. :) as my friend liz said, it is a great resource for any kind of addiction you may be struggling with - insecurity, alcohol, pride, brownies, cocaine, what have you... it is an easy read, so very witty but poignant and REAL. obviously, i can't say it enough - LOVE IT. so, since i just friggin' ADORE this book, i will be choosing TWO winners tomorrow instead of the one (and for the record, my delivery service is running VERRRRRRY slowly these days. but i promise you, they are arriving shortly. as far as you know. ha!) so leave me a comment (yes, "hi." does count, lesley. it's lame, but it counts. lol) and i will randomly pick two names to receive this book! yay! i'm already excited for you!! :) i know it will change your heart as it has mine. thank you Jesus!!

this is going to be another busy but BLESSED weekend - my youngest daughter is turning 8 and her birthday wish is to have breakfast at the American Girl store in Chicago :) so we are getting up early on saturday to catch the train into town, dining with my two sweetie-girls and two of laney's bffs at AG, and then her Aunt Jessica (my sissy from Dallas!) is flying up and meeting us at the store to surprise her! i've almost blown the surprise, like, 1200 times already, too. in case you haven't figured it out by now, i have a HUGE mouth. :D (it really does look just like that.) Jess will be meeting us after breakfast so as soon as we're done eating we're going to pick out her new AG doll and Aunt Sisi will jump out from behind something and scare the tar out of her! YES! :) my sis will be staying with us for the week (fun girl time! and yikes, this will be my biggest test so far - i don't know if my sister and i can actually HAVE fun without eating inordinate amounts of fried food. we'll probably just sit around sulking, nibbling on carrot sticks. lol) and THEN, as if that weren't fun enough, my cute little sis-in-law (my brother's wife) is flying up from college station, tx (WHOOP!) on thursday to hang out with us for a few days! SO EXCITED!! the three of us will be staying in the big city thursday night so if you hear any news reports of 3 crazy, hungry looking women wandering the magnificent mile that would be us :)

wow. aren't y'all glad i just gave you a complete itinerary of the next 7 days of my life?? thrilling, i'm sure. :) if i lose a couple followers after this post i don't blame ya. (ha! just kidding. i will find you.)

so check in with me tomorrow to get in on a chance for the giveaway, "made to crave". and have a super fun fabulous friday!! love you girls!!

hugs
jen

18 comments:

  1. hi jen! thank you for this blog, its awesome. and thank you for recommending the book 'ten thousand gifts'. read it once, now reading it twice.

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  2. You are so generous my beautiful friend!! Have an awesome weekend :)) -Jes S.

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  3. I love your blog... I may not have young yet but when i do will definately continue to read!!!

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  4. Hello :) I finnnally can leave a comment!! Yahoo! I love your heart. Well, I heart you so I have to heart your heart. Ok - so, I just wanted to say.....pick me!! Love and miss you and I'm going to come visit one day soon!!!

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  5. hi. i am soooooo NOT lame and you know it better than anyone. :) but i do LOVE being mentioned by name in your post...it makes me feel important (is that LAME or what?). you girls don't have TOO much fun without me. and as you know, i have no dysfunctional addictions, so if i happen to win the book i will gift it on to some poor soul.... ha ha.

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  6. Lovin all of your blogs and am very grateful that the Lord has put this on your heart to do. You are a true inspiration for all of us.
    Love you.

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  7. having young once upon a time may just bring on an encore (in a new generation) so you can make fewer of the mistakes you made the first time...i'm loving it

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  8. I love hearing about your week ahead, only makes me jealous, but also reminds me I need to make time for fun stuff with my girls too. I have a feeling we'll be heading to American Girl soon as well. Addison has a birthday 5/16 and last year I took her as a special surprise. Of course I said we'd go again soon (this time with lil sis), and here it is a year later and still haven't made it. Looking forward to your blog next week...will again hit home with me. Love ya!

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  9. Thanks for sharing your heart. Have a great week with your sister!
    Sara W.

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  10. I have heard lots about this book, and I am thinking about using it for our next neighborhood Bible study.. (I just have to get a copy and read it first!)
    Anyway, have fun with your sister and Emily!

    Alisha

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  11. Have a fabulous week with Jess & Em. Wish I could be there, too, but totally understand sister time! Happy Bday, Laney Cakes. Love y'all!!

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  12. I love Lesley's comment!

    Happy Birthday to your little one. :)

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  13. Tee hee... I love that you put brownies and cocaine right next to each other! :D Have fun this weekend!!

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  14. This book sounds awesome and right up my alley! Great blog Jen! Love it!

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  15. Jenny from the block... it sounds like a blast i will be in the city as well maybe Ill see you sexy starving women ;) miss ya and love ya. We should hook up I want to see miss Jess as well :) oxoxo

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  16. Miss you my friend! I am loving the blog...feels like we are still connected ;)

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  17. Thanks for always posting such inspiring words. It always brings a smile to my heart reading your blogs. You are definitely God-sent!! Have a great time with your sis!!

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  18. Have a great birthday weekend! Yes, it is really your birth day too ya know! My cousin always sends her mom flowers on her(my cousin's)birthday. I haven't quite gone that crazy, my mom and I cry too easily so why go there and save the tears, I mean my mom's card usually causes enough waterfalls! ;) Have a great couple of weeks, sounds busy and fun and happy and.... :) Cindy

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