Another Drawing, as promised:

So I didn't hear from the other 2 ladies that won the first drawing, so I put all the remaining names in a hat and had Terry draw two new ones.

The winners are:

Nancy from North Carolina - a retired kindergarten teacher. I'm sure she'll get good use out of them with her grandchildren and Sunday School teaching. I'll send her "God Gave Us Heaven".

Julie - who I'm assuming is Julie Schubert, but I'll double check. She'll receive "When God Made My Toes".

Congratulations ladies!!! I hope you enjoy them.

While I'm on, I thought I'd post this picture of me, Terry and Amy that a friend of ours at ODF found and gave us. He said he thinks it was taken at one of the church Christmas dinners. I'm assuming that it must be around 1983 when I was pregnant with Kevin because Kevin wasn't with us and I do NOT remember the top or dress that I'm wearing. I guess it must have been one that I borrowed from one of my friends, since there were so many of us with child during those years we traded clothes a lot. I also don't remember Terry ever wearing a tie to an ODF function, but who knows. Bill still wore a tie in those years, so maybe...

Happy Labor Day! I have good and bad news...

The bad news is that I haven't heard from two of the winners of the children's book drawing to get their mailing addresses so I can ship their books. Because I don't have their addresses and there's no way for me to post a comment to them, I'll give it another 5 days. Then if I don't hear from them I'll draw two more names (that's the good news)!

The original info about the book drawing is here. If you're new to the site or just want to be added to those eligible for the new drawing, feel free to comment on this post and I'll include your name with the original list when I draw again next Saturday, if needed .

Also, I'm trying a new background. What do you think? I need to still search my photos for a better matching banner photo. If you're interested in a new look, check out the link here or at the top left corner of my blog for this cool site where you can download a background or even find the secret to creating your own. It's very easy to use one of theirs and doesn't sound too hard to create your own if you have the time. Have fun and be creative!

Here are the winners!

Sorry for the delay in the drawing. I was out late last night and was busy working this morning, getting ready for our trip and heading out of town today. Right now, I'm sitting in the Courtyard Marriott in Farmington, New Mexico with my sister, Sharon.

I put all the names on little pieces of paper, folded them up really small and had my sister draw three names. The winners are:

Ashley - God Loves Me More than That
Kendica - When God Created my Toes
Trendy Spot Boutique - God Gave us Heaven

Congratulations all!

If you send me an email at Nan_Hann[at]yahoo.com with your address, I'll send out the books when I get back in town next week. I hope you enjoy them!

I have three great new children's books to give away!

Today I have the privilege of reviewing 3 new beautiful children's books written for 4 to 8 year olds. These would be an excellent addition to any family library. The stories and rhymes are clever and memorable and the illustrations are truly works of art. These would be wonderful gifts for kids, grandkids, baby showers or for any little tikes in your world.

Add your comment to this post by noon on Thursday to be in the drawing to win these books!

"God Gave Us Heaven" by Lisa Tawn Bergren, illustrated by Laura J. Bryant is a story of a young polar bear cub asking questions about heaven. A nice story, with lovely illustrations, a bit of imagination and a hint of the gospel sprinkled in.

What was it like "When God Created My Toes"? Author, Dandi Daley Mackall, wrote a lyrical rhyme of a young girl asking about God's thoughts about her as she was created. The question encourages loving affirmation from the reader to the child about God's loving hand in how uniquely they were designed. The book is exquisitely illustrated by David Hohn. Check out more of his amazing art on his website here.

Also illustrated by David Hohn and written by Dandi Daley Mackall, my favorite of the three is "God Loves Me More Than That". With child-like examples, this lively rhyme sets a strong foundation for the little ones in your life about how immense, high, deep, and wide God's love is for his children.

Much of the fun of reading books with children is the adventure of helping them search for all the little details in the illustrations. All three of these books have gorgeous detail and beauty, unique perspective and wonderful full color illustrations. I'm sure that they'll become family favorites that you'll pass down thru the generations.

If you don't win the drawing and want to buy the books, just click on the titles above to order.

Spread the word about the give-away and be sure to comment on this post before the drawing on Thursday evening, for a chance to win .