Current Give-Away~
Family Home Evening Book Give-Away
We are pleased to be able to give-away FOUR copies of 52 More Weeks of Family Night: Scripture Study edition! My Book Review~
Over the past 18 months, other contributors and I have worked really hard to put together some great Family Home Evening lessons for families with kids of all ages, single adult wards, groups and so on. What you may know from personal experience trying to come up with lessons for your own family-- you will understand how challenging it can be to come up with a different lesson each week that will teach gospel principles (and life principles) that are creative enough to keep the attention from those who are participating in the lesson.
Family Home Evening is a weekly event. It's not that we do it for one year and we've met our goal. I am sure that President Monson still has FHE weekly. So, with trying to be creative in lessons, use great gospel principles that help build character and testimony year after year--- you need all the help you can get!
This is just one reason why I LOVE 52 More Weeks of Family Night: Scripture Study Edition.
The author, Diane Kirkpatrick, has organized 52 (obviously) lessons that cover topics such as obedience, missionary work, tithing, humility, honoring parents, goals and family history to just name a few. I know you're already wanting this book just for those topics, right?! Also, there are scriptures in big bold print that you can print off, hang up for the whole family to work on memorizing during the week.
Not only are there great lessons in the book, but there is also a CD-ROM that is included which contains print outs of activities that go along with each lesson! Even activities I can do with my 3-year-old who loves to "do" something and the lessons are reinforced with the activities. She's already done all the work for you for a YEAR! What's also awesome is that you can add more to the lessons for older children or keep them simple for the little ones. If you even want to take it a step further, you can do one topic from the book one week and a variation of it from one of our lessons here on the FHE Web site. That would give you TWO YEARS of Family Home Evening lessons building on the principles we all need to learn and review often!
The goal is getting families to hold weekly Family Home Evenings and giving you some incredible tools to be successful in doing so!
A HUGE thanks to Covenant Communications in providing FOUR copies of the THIS BOOK to be given away to four of our readers! The books include the CD-ROM, too!
Enter To Win:
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It's really simple this time... all you need to do is visit the Family Home Evening Web site and enter to win!
Over the past 18 months, other contributors and I have worked really hard to put together some great Family Home Evening lessons for families with kids of all ages, single adult wards, groups and so on. What you may know from personal experience trying to come up with lessons for your own family-- you will understand how challenging it can be to come up with a different lesson each week that will teach gospel principles (and life principles) that are creative enough to keep the attention from those who are participating in the lesson.
Family Home Evening is a weekly event. It's not that we do it for one year and we've met our goal. I am sure that President Monson still has FHE weekly. So, with trying to be creative in lessons, use great gospel principles that help build character and testimony year after year--- you need all the help you can get!
This is just one reason why I LOVE 52 More Weeks of Family Night: Scripture Study Edition.
The author, Diane Kirkpatrick, has organized 52 (obviously) lessons that cover topics such as obedience, missionary work, tithing, humility, honoring parents, goals and family history to just name a few. I know you're already wanting this book just for those topics, right?! Also, there are scriptures in big bold print that you can print off, hang up for the whole family to work on memorizing during the week.
Not only are there great lessons in the book, but there is also a CD-ROM that is included which contains print outs of activities that go along with each lesson! Even activities I can do with my 3-year-old who loves to "do" something and the lessons are reinforced with the activities. She's already done all the work for you for a YEAR! What's also awesome is that you can add more to the lessons for older children or keep them simple for the little ones. If you even want to take it a step further, you can do one topic from the book one week and a variation of it from one of our lessons here on the FHE Web site. That would give you TWO YEARS of Family Home Evening lessons building on the principles we all need to learn and review often!
The goal is getting families to hold weekly Family Home Evenings and giving you some incredible tools to be successful in doing so!
A HUGE thanks to Covenant Communications in providing FOUR copies of the THIS BOOK to be given away to four of our readers! The books include the CD-ROM, too!
Enter To Win:
____________________________
It's really simple this time... all you need to do is visit the Family Home Evening Web site and enter to win!
Protect Your Home & Property
"Protecting Your Home and Property"Purpose: We are counseled often to be prepared with having food storage as well as money set aside for a rainy day. But what happens when a sudden storm or fire destroys all that we have? This lesson will help us make further preparations in protecting our home and property.
Scripture: Doc. & Cov. 38:30
Song: "The Lord is My Light"
Lesson: Throughout the scriptures there are countless stories of those that chose to be prepared, rather than fear. From early on, we learn of Noah. This prophet constructed an entire ark without it even raining one drop. There is likewise terrible destruction on the Western Hemisphere as recorded in the Book of Mormon at the time of Jesus' death.
Prophets have always warned of the calamities that have come and those that are yet to come.
Does our Heavenly Father want His children to live in fear? No!
President Gordan B. Hinckley said, "We can so live that we can call upon the Lord for His protection and guidance. This is a first priority. We cannot expect His help if we are unwilling to keep His commandments. We in this Church have evidence enough of the penalties of disobedience in the examples of both the Jaredite and the Nephite nations. Each went from glory to utter destruction because of wickedness."
Being prepared both spiritually and temporally helps us to show obedience to our Father in Heaven.
Discussion:
1. How are you or your family showing that you are temporally prepared?
2. What calamities have you seen in the world in the past 4-5 years?
3. How can you or your family start preparing your homes to be more prepared in the event of a disaster (fire, flood, earthquake, theft, etc?)
? Do you have the proper insurance to cover you, your home or your property? Even those that don't own homes or have families-- most likely still have property that should be protected by insurance. Add up to basic costs of the items in your home and you'll be surprised about how much money it would take to have to replace all of that if lost in a fire, flood, theft if they were not insured.
Helpful Web sites:
Know Your Stuff (Home Inventory Online Web site-- FREE!)
* You can upload images of all your property as well as descriptions of your items all in one location online.
Home Inventory Check List (paper version)
Activity:
Youth to Adults: Inventory Your Home You can slit the home and assign rooms to each person in the family. You may want to use this helpful sheet to document the items and their value. You should have at least two copies of this list. You should store one copy in a fire and water-proof box in your home and a copy in a safety deposit box. You may want to even talk with family members who may live in your area about doing this same home inventory and even sharing a safety deposit box.
Home Inventory Check-list (click on link to download)
Treat:
Buried Treasure Cupcakes
*Giveaway* & Valentine's Fun at Love, Actually
Valentine's Day is approaching, as you may already know. Which means, this is my "busy season" if I ever had one....
Lately, Love Actually has been all about Valentine's Day. Decor, Food, Tablescapes, Cheesy Valentines, Countdown Calendars...and so much more to come! In fact, this week, I've got a fun Valentine themed *giveaway* going on over at Love, Actually...come check it out!
I am also busily creating and selling my "Love Checks" and "Valentine's Countdown Calendar" as customized Valentine's gifts! There's still time for you to order!
Lately, Love Actually has been all about Valentine's Day. Decor, Food, Tablescapes, Cheesy Valentines, Countdown Calendars...and so much more to come! In fact, this week, I've got a fun Valentine themed *giveaway* going on over at Love, Actually...come check it out!
I am also busily creating and selling my "Love Checks" and "Valentine's Countdown Calendar" as customized Valentine's gifts! There's still time for you to order!
{Love Checks}
{You can get all the details HERE.}
{Vday Countdown Calendar}
{You can get the details HERE.}
And, the best part of today's post:
Just because you stopped by to read today, I am offering my digital set of the Vday Countdown Calendar Cards (non-customized) to one lucky follower of Divine Diva Media.
To qualify:
1. Be a follower ---->
2. Leave a comment telling what you plan to do for Valentine's Day this year!
(Be sure to leave an email address so I can contact you!)
Giveaway ends Friday, January 29th! Winner to be announced on Saturday!
{Down to Business}
Hello! We've now successfully recovered from our launch week and are now ready to get down to business! Here's what YOU can expect from Divine Diva Media:First~
The affiliates of Divine Diva Media want to keep you updated on the latest and greatest from their blogs. So, we'll be highlighting each blog on a weekly rotating basis. You can look forward to great posts from the authors of Family Home Evening, Love Actually, and Modern Molly Mormon.
Second~
When you advertise with Divine Diva Media, we will also create a post specifically about your business or Web site right here on DDM. Browse our Media Kit for more details about advertising with us!
When you advertise with Divine Diva Media, we will also create a post specifically about your business or Web site right here on DDM. Browse our Media Kit for more details about advertising with us!
Third~
We had so much fun with our first round of giveaways that we want to keep the fun goin'! We're looking forward to hosting more great giveaways right here on DDM. Stay tuned!
We had so much fun with our first round of giveaways that we want to keep the fun goin'! We're looking forward to hosting more great giveaways right here on DDM. Stay tuned!
Questions? Comments? Let us hear em!
