Blessings by Laura Story

I don't know if you have a Christian radio station near you, but we do. We have a great Christian station called JOY FM. The last couple of weeks JOY FM has been playing this song called "Blessings" by Laura Story. I enjoyed it and it touched my heart when I heard it on the radio, and then a friend from work mentioned it to me the other day and since then I keep having part of the chorus replaying over and over in my head. So today I am posting two videos for your enjoyment. The first is a behind the music clip from the artist that talks about how and why she wrote this song and the second is the actual song "Blessings". I hope you enjoy and I hope they speak to you as much as they did to me.





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March 2011 Prize Giveaway

Here it is...the moment you all have been waiting for!!!

The March 2011 Prize Giveaway is HERE!

Starting today and going through March 31st, you will have the chance to enter in our first ever prize giveaway. The contest will end at midnight CST and the winner will be announced on Monday, April 4th.

Want to know want you can win?

The March 2011 Prize Pack containing:

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Idoleyes by Mandisa	10 pack of blank Greeting Cards designed exclusively by me	$15 iTunes Gift Card

How to Enter to Win:
This prize pack will be given away by random drawing. You can enter the drawing up to 8 times. You are entered to win each time you complete one of the 8 tasks listed below. Each task can only be completed 1 time per person. This contest is only open to residents of the US.

#1 Follow this blog using the "Follow" button and comment on this post saying you have followed the blog. If you are already following the blog, leave a comment here stating that and you will still be entered for this task.

#2 Rate my You Just Said S-E-X book review using the rating tool at the bottom of the blog post and leave a comment on that post saying that you have rated that review.

#3 Rate my Not for Lazy Relationist book review using the rating tool at the bottom of the blog post and leave a comment on that post saying that you have rated that review.


#4-8 Get up to 5 friends to join this contest! When they complete task #1 they need to include your name in their comment about following this blog or you will not get credit or receive an entry for their participation.
 
Most of all, HAVE FUN!
 
Again, this prize giveaway contest ends at midnight on Thursday, March 31st. The prize winner will be announced on Monday, April 4th. This contest is only open to US residents. It is the responsibility of the winner to contact me via my blog within two weeks of the winners announcement on this blog so that I can get the address where prizes should be mailed.

FIRST EVER Prize Giveaway Contest

I am proud to announce Life as a Minister's Wife is doing it's FIRST EVER prize giveaway contest!

As you may have noticed, I have been doing book reviews for Waterbrook Multnomah publishers. I have been competing every month to win prizes and free stuff. What could be better than that and free books! So I have decided to share the wealth. The prize giveaway contest will begin on Monday.

So check back on Monday, March 21st, for the announcement of contest rules and prizes. I mean who doesn't want a chance to win free stuff! So remember to come back on Monday and find out what you can win and how you can win it.

After all it's the first Life as a Minister's Wife prize giveaway contest!

Seek Me with all your Heart: A story of healing and finding God even in the hard times

Seek Me with all your Heart by Beth Wiseman is about the love, loss, pain, and healing from an Amish point of view. It is the first book in the Land of Canaan series. The main story centers around a young Amish woman named Emily, a young Amish man named David, and their families. The story is set in a fledgling Amish community in Colorado.

Emily and David’s families left their Amish communities and families in the East to move to Canaan, Colorado, in hopes of a new start. Emily wants to put her past behind her and her mother hopes she will find healing for the tragedies she suffered just before their move. David’s family hopes to find financial freedom in this new frontier where the land is cheaper and their homestead is paid in full. Will they find what they are looking for?

Along the journey we are introduced to many other characters. Each has a unique struggle of their own that they are dealing with. But the resounding theme is that God is telling them all to seek Him with all of their hearts. He is their to help them find what they need, be it strength or peace or healing, if they will only seek Him with all their hearts.

Wiseman does an excellent job of weaving a story that will capture your heart and imagination. Seek Me with all of your Heart was so hard to put down. I just didn’t want to stop reading it! It brings the Amish lifestyle and faith to life for us Englisch outsiders and it deals with real life issues that we all face no matter how we choose to practice our faith in God.

The only difficulties I had in reading this book was getting used to some of the Amish terminology which comes from their Pennsylvania Dutch roots. However, Wiseman has provided a convenient glossary of Amish terms at the front of the book. This made it easy to familiarize myself with the terms and after looking up a few of the words I was able to recognize them when they occurred later in the book.

I highly recommend Seek Me with all your Heart! If you are struggling with forgiveness or dealing with self-worth/self-image issues, this book may hold an especially strong message for you. Once you get started you won’t want to put it down until you have read the very last page!

A free copy of this book was provided to me by Thomas Nelson publishing for review purposes.

Other Books by Beth Wiseman
  



Pre-Order The Wonder of Your Love
Sequel to Seek Me with All Your Heart
Expected Publication Date: October 4, 2011