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Check out these great items to help you relax! Mom's Relaxation Kit
Motherhood can be a hectic season, can’t it? There’s much to do, and so many little people to bless. My friend Tauna of Proverbial Homemaker and I know that sometimes that means that moms go without. We wanted to honor a mom with a fun giveaway. The giveaway is over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t check out a few of these awesome items to help you or a loved one relax! You may even find a little Christmas gift here to bless another hard working mama!

We’re grateful to Rocky Mountain Oils, April McGowan, Bethany House, and Christian Focus Publications for their contributions to our giveaway!

 

Mom's Relaxation Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Enter to win essential oils and Christian books!

Silver (Essential Oils) Diffuser Locket Necklace by The Oil Collection ~ $24.99

This gorgeous filigree design necklace comes with a 30 inch lobster claw clasp chain and includes four felt pads for oil. What a great way to wear your oil all day long!

Mom's Relaxation Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Enter to win essential oils and Christian books!

Rocky Mountain Oils Mom’s Essential Kit ~ $185.50

This is the essential mom’s relaxation kit! Rest easy knowing you have an arsenal of ten fabulous oils at your command. The Mom’s Kit includes:

Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!

Macy by April McGowan ~ $14.99

“With her grandmother’s lessons on faith coming to mind again for the first time in years, Macy has to learn what freedom really is…and which road will lead her to where she ought to have been all along.”

April McGowan’s healing fiction is full of twists and turns, true-to-life characters, and is hard to put down! April tells stories of brokenness and redemption with great skill, feeling, and care. Highly recommended!

Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!

Jasmine ~ $14.99

April McGowan’s debut novel is a 2014 Carol Award finalist. (And it’s fabulous!) “She survived her past but how can she face it?”

April McGowan’s healing fiction is full of twists and turns, true-to-life characters, and is hard to put down! April tells stories of brokenness and redemption with great skill, feeling, and care. Highly recommended!
Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!

Live Loved: An Adult Coloring Book ~ $12.99

This is a beautiful adult coloring book with a focus on Scripture, and a journal page for each verse. Memorize it, consider it, and truly concentrate on the words of each verse.

Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!

Prismacolor Premier Colored Woodcase Pencils, 12 Assorted Colors/set ~ $19.39

Prismacolor colored pencils have soft leads and thick cores for great blending and shading. Use them to create soft or vivid colors, as the mood strikes you.

Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!

Everyday Grace: Infusing All Your Relationships With the Love of Jesus ~ $14.99

Jessica Thompson, co-author of Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus, writes about the gift of grace in your relationships. Endorsed by Nancie Guthrie, Gloria Furman, and Justin S. Holcomb.

“Relational paradise was lost when our first parents fell into sin. Our desire for change in this area is anywhere between cautiously optimistic and downright cynical. What I enjoy about Everyday Grace is that Thompson simply cannot get over the one hope for true reconciliation: God, in Christ, has befriended us.”–Gloria Furman, author of Glimpses of Grace and Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full.

Check out the Thinking Kids review of Everyday Grace.

Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!

Forgiven: The Amish School Shooting, a Mother’s Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace ~ $14.99

Terri Roberts is the mother of the Amish Schoolhouse Shooter from October 2, 2006. Her story is one of hope, healing, and forgiveness in the face of tremendous tragedy and loss.

“This riveting account, written by a brave and brokenhearted mother, may not be what you’re expecting. In fact, it may surprise you. But it will surely present you with an enduring hope that can only come from the loving hand of our heavenly Father. You will be drawn, as I was, to embrace fully the miracle and blessing of forgiveness.”–from the foreword by Beverly Lewis, bestselling author

Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!

How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird ~ $14.99

Amy Lively talks about real ways you can reach out to your neighbors, build relationships, and share the love of Christ. Endorsers of How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird include Dennis Rainey, Chrissy Dunham, Jennifer Rothschild, and Kathi Lipp.

“A very timely book for a very isolated culture. Amy Lively offers practical help and guidance in the neglected practice of hospitality.”–Dr. Dennis Rainey, president, FamilyLife

Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!

The Reckless Love of God: Experiencing the Personal, Passionate Heart of the Gospel ~ $14.99

Come to understand what the love of God really means. The love of Jesus isn’t the means to an end–Jesus’ love is the end.

“I can’t think of anyone better to write a book on the love of God than Alex Early. His joy-filled relationship with Jesus is contagious. I’m thrilled that he’s captured some of his theology and heart in this soul-filling book. I will be recommending it to both the religious and the irreligious of years to come.”–Tony Merida, founding pastor of Imago Dei Church (Raliegh, NC), associate professor of preaching at Southeastern Baptist Seminary, and author of Ordinary

Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!

Blindsided by God: Disappointment, Suffering, and the Untamable Goodness of God

This is the touching memoir of a man who’s life was turned on end in just three months as his family endured a move to the inner-city to plant a church, a miscarriage, a break-in, a breast cancer diagnosis, and the termination of their life insurance. Chin’s insights into God and His ways are worth reading, and the blessing following the pain will surprise you!

Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!

Held in Honor: Wisdom for Your Marriage from Voices of the Past ~ $14.99

This fabulous book contains 50 devotional readings on marriage from figures throughout the last 2,000 years of church history. Each reading has a historical quote, an introduction to the historical figure quoted, and a biblical reflection. Endorsed by many, including Carl R. Trueman, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Alistair Begg, and R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

“What a delightful mix of historical wisdom, biblical truth, and real-world application. In these pages you’ll hear the early church martyr Ignatius tell you, “Marriage is God’s good gift.” Keep reading and you’ll see how good and glorious of a gift it is.” ~ Stephen J. Nichols (President, Reformation Bible College, CAO Ligonier Ministries, Sanford, Florida)

Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!
God is my Strength: Fifty Biblical Responses to Issues Facing Women Today ~ $12.99

This book looks at 50 important questions facing modern women through a biblical lens. Find the answers you need, while being encouraged to continually seek and honor Christ. Endorers include Chelsen Vicari, Steve and Becky Miller, and Glenda Hotten

“… contains solid Biblical answers in a practical, readable volume. I highly recommend that 21st century women read God Is My Strength, and give it to their friends and family members.”–Denise George (Author, teacher, speaker )

Mom's Relaxation Kit Giveaway -- ends 12/14/15. Over $390 in essential oils and Christian books!

Feminine Threads: Women in the Tapestry of Christian History ~ $15.99

Written by a PhD historian, you’ll read the stories of women throughout church history who contributed to history while embracing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You’ll read from the letters, diaries, and publications of the women themselves whenever possible. Endorsed by many, including Timothy George, Kathleen B. Nielson, and Michael A.G. Haykin.

“From Blandina and Perpetua all the way to Edith Schaeffer and Joni Eareckson Tada, this book spans the history of the church, showing how godly women have contributed to the Christian faith.”–Tim Challies, blogger at Challies.com

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We hope you found something great for a rainy day, mama. Enter the giveaway below. Someone will providentially be blessed with a fabulous Mom’s Relaxation Kit!

Mom’s Relaxation Kit ~ Great Essential Oils & Great Reads! $390+

Giveaway ends 12/14/2015 at 11:59pm PST. Must be 18 years or older. Must be located in the US. Must respond to notification within 48 hours.

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  5. Wow, what a great prize pack. Like most moms I’m spending all my time and money on everyone else right now. What a gift it would be to get something special just for me! Thanks for the opportunity 🙂

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  6. My favorite Christmas tradition is coming home after our Christmas Eve service and eating a picnic supper together with the whole family in front of a roaring fire in the fireplace. It happened by chance one year and has become a tradition ever since.

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  9. Each product featured here is very intrigueing to me…yet as a busy mom and grandmom I have not had as much time to investigate into these items. I have truly enjoyed following Danika Cooley. I look one place and learn so much in so little time. Thanks for doing all the leg work!
    Many Blessings

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  17. One of my favorite traditions with my husband is watching the Christmas Story movie marathon as we wrap our kids’ presents on Christmas Eve. Just some fun grownup time together.

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  20. My favorite Christmas tradition is taking the time to teach my kids what Christmas is really about, and how to give to others.

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  23. Since we’ve been “back north” we’ve gone out each year to cut our tree at a local tree farm – lots of fun for all of us, and definitely a memory-maker!

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  24. My favorite Christmas tradition is decorating our tree with our kids while a warm fire burns in the fireplace, Christmas music is playing, and we sip on hot chocolate. I’m looking forward to doing this tomorrow!!!

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  25. My favorite Christmas tradition is sharing in our family Advent reading every night and finding people that we can share the hope of Christmas with.

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  27. My favorite Christmas tradition is reading a Christmas Advent story with my children. This truly makes the season more meaningful for our family.

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  29. My favorite Christmas tradition is that our girls, even though they are 15 and 12 now,still come crawl into our bed on Christmas morning and wake us up to go open gifts together!

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  34. My favorite Christmas tradition is… Hard to pick just one. We love caroling as a family, Christmas Eve service with our church family, and Christmas day spending time together as a family, and through it all teaching our children about our Savior. 🙂 Christmas is my favorite!

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  41. My absolute favorite Christmas tradition is attending Christmas Eve services at church with my family then coming home to Christmas dinner, reading the Christmas Story from Luke to my grandchildren, watching the grandchildren and grown children opening their gifts, then waking up Christmas morning to do it all again with our teenagers still at home and spending the rest of the day relaxing and enjoying each others’ company – just slowing down a bit and remembering our blessings.

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  47. Wow! What a huge blessing to a lucky mom for Christmas!
    Our favorite Christmas tradition is putting up the tree and decorating the Friday after Thanksgiving 🙂

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  48. My favorite tradition is putting up the tree with my children. They are big enough to do most of thedecorating by themselves now but even so they still talk about each ornamnet as they put it on and why its special. Just a quiet evening with my family ☺ we are starting a new tradition this year…a Jesse Tree.

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  50. My favorite tradition is the Christmas Eve service at church. I also look forward to baking cookies and delivering them to neighbors.

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  51. Our favorite Christmas tradition is going to the nightly masses with my family. In the Philippines, we have a tradition of going 9 nightly masses leading up to Christmas. The entire family goes to church and afterwards we have hot chocolate before bed.

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  55. My favorite tradition is making tamales. I love being able to pass that tradition on to my children. What a great bundle giveaway. Thanks

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  60. Wow,what an awesome giveaway!
    My favorite Christmas tradition has always been our Christmas Eve service. After all the bustle of preparing for the Holiday, to come aside and focus on the real reason that we celebrate.

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    • My favorite Christmas tradition is getting together with the extended family for our annual soup & bread dinner. Everyone makes their favorite pot of soup and brings some homemade rolls (or sometimes something from the Great Harvest bread store) we sing Christmas Carols and share stories. We have been doing this for over 30 years.

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  64. This is an awesome giveaway. My favorite tradition this time of year is talking about Jerusalem and us being a light in a darkworld.

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  65. Each year I find to bake and/or craft something related snowmen. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and now we reside in the Southwest. I miss snow and wanted to incorporate the memories into something my children could enjoy and make their own “snow” memories.

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  67. I love the night before Christmas when we all have a sleepover in the living room! Thanks for this generous giveaway!!

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  68. Our tradition begins the weekend after Thanksgiving. We order in pizza, decorate the tree, Listen to Christmas music & sing along. Once the tree is up we all sit around by the tree and tell the children the reason for Christmas & read them the story of our Lords birth. Later on we have popcorn & sodas while watching the movie of Jesus birth. After that the children watch a few Christmas shows for kids.

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  75. This is an AMAZING giveaway!! My favorite tradition is spending relaxed quality time with family on Christmas morning instead of keeping the usual schedule of rush, rush, rushing :).

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  76. Beginning this year our family is starting some new Christmas traditions but one of our favorites is watching all of the Santa Clause movies, A Christmas Story & It’s A Wonderful Life. Family time is very important to us.

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  84. This is a fantastic giveaway! This year has been quite hectic for my daughter and I. I have a little free time coming up . . . even though I will be busy cleaning out the garage and moving more of our stuff to our new place. It would be a blessing to win this giveaway. Thank you for the opportunity! I was so excited to see the essential oils, the locket, and so many wonderful book selections included in the prize package.

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  85. Our favorite family tradition is our advent activity calendar that we do. The kids always look forward to the fun adventures and memories we make with it.

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  89. I may just have to order everything on this list. I don’t think we ever realize how much we need to relax until someone points it out! This giveaway is a great reminder to all of us to take it easy this season. So much to do and accomplish. Keep Christ as the center everyone and enjoy to whoever wins. I love just taking time to sit by the tree and hang out with my husband. We tend to do that more when the tree is up.

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  90. Love making memories with the kids. Frosting cookies, making gingerbread houses, decorations, so many wonderful memories.

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  91. I’d have to say my favorite Christmas tradition is advent. We have two advent calendars, an advent wreath, and a paper chain that we can pull links off of each day to count down. I’m also doing a “Days until Christmas” math unit with my 5 year old this year. 🙂

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    • This giveaway is awesome! The winner will truly be blessed. My favorite tradition is decorating the tree with my girls and is listening to Christmas music the whole season!

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  94. My favorite things to do for Christmas are
    Get our Christmas tree at a cut your own farm
    Decorate it with my husband and children
    Listening to silent night
    Celebrate my oldest son 11Th birthday on Christmas Eve, I just love the entire month it is truly a joy in our home.
    Thank you for asking and I pray your Christmas is a blessed one as you celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ ❤️

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  97. Favorite tradition is doing the Jesse Tree!

    I could use this gift package something fierce! I can’t remember the last time I really relaxed.

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    • I think my favorite Christmas tradition is getting the tree and decorating it. With one gone to college it might be a little different this year.

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  100. How can I pick one favorite tradition..this is my favorite time of year!! hehe =) My most favorite tradition would probably be setting up the Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving with all of my kiddos and Daddy. We always have eggnog and my most favorite (and childhood memory) Christmas music sung by Frank Sinatra and others. This year we started the new tradition of chopping down our own tree which i cannot wait to do this every year now and add to my children’s memory banks. =)

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  101. My favorite Christmas tradition is reading our Advent story everyday and lighting candles, and then we usually do a special activity each day. My kids and I love this special time!

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  106. We love to read the Christmas story on Christmas! And we allow the kids to open one gift on Christmas eve, and take turns opening on Christmas morning. Plus, there are always homemade cinnamon rolls involved. 🙂

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  109. I have a couple of favorites… my husband and I make biscotti every year (loads of it!) and we always enjoy driving around to see lights the Christmas lights. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  110. Our favorite Christmas tradition is turning on the Christmas music and decorating the tree the day after Thanksgiving.

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  111. The last few years our traditions have revolved around the kids’ activities, with the winter production at a local community theater taking precedence, as well as winter soccer. Otherwise, we don’t really have any specific traditions, except for the annual reading of “The Night Before Christmas” from a beautiful die-cut copy each year on Christmas eve, if we are home.

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  114. Our favorite tradition is to buy or make coordinating t-shirts for all the family members. We choose a different theme each year and pass them out on Christmas Eve so everyone can wear them for family pictures and opening gifts on Christmas morning. It’s been fun!

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  115. My favorite Christmas tradition is making fudge and other candies and then give them away. We also enjoy different activities with our church each year, such as, a Christmas party, Christmas caroling, and a candle light service.

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  116. My favorite tradition is celebrating St. Nicholas day! We put out our wooden shoes and find them filled up with goodies the next morning. My mother has continued this tradition all these years.

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  121. My favorite tradition is spending very late quiet moments with my husband. Long after everyone is in bed, we sit and share memories, dreams and marvel at the Christmas Story. It’s a sweet time.

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  122. Listening to the audio story of the Cinnamon Bear with my girls while we make homemade gifts for family members.

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  126. My favorite Christmas tradition is looking at Christmas lights with the family (including the dog) while drinking milk shakes (we live in FL) and blaring Christmas music!

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  128. My favorite tradition is singing Silent Night by candlelight during Christmas Eve worship. It always brings tears to my eyes.

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  129. I love putting up the Christmas tree together and watching Christmas movies as a family. It is a joyful time full of fun memories.

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  130. We love getting together and spending time with one another. We love to also drive around and see the lights in the neighborhood.

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  131. Favorite tradition is going to church on Christmas eve and then coming home and enjoying some special family time remembering our favorite memories.

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  133. Our favorite things at Christmas are doing the advent calendar, we have a cloth one with 25 pockets, we fill each pocket with 4 pieces of candy one for each of us and a verse of scripture with we read out loud, from Luke. We also have a tradition of and after decorating the Christmas tree gift, we is usually a movie.

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  138. Our children are grown, with kids of their own and starting their own traditions now. We’ve become foster parents to a young teenager and life has been much harder than we thought. While I’m not really in the “Christmas mood”, I am looking forward to having most of what’s left of our family for Christmas dinner.

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  139. Our favorite Christmas tradition used to be going to Victorian Christmas in NorCal. But now that we live in ID its our Advent time each night with our children.

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  140. My husband is a musician/conductor, so we don’t see much of him in December. Many years ago, though, he started a Christmas Day tradition that I love, based on a Swedish tradition for the 13th- Sankta Lucia Day. (Several of his choirs are Swedish.) He wakes our eldest daughter while the rest of us are still asleep. Together they make hot chocolate and sweet bread. Then she dresses in a white gown with a red ribbon belt and a crown of (fake) candles on her head. They carry the food to each family member and gently wake us with singing. I love that after the craziness of his musical life my husband does this special thing for us. This has been such a special event for our daughter that when her sister was born she asked us to name her Lucia- and we did!

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  143. Natalie Stafford

    What an amazing giveaway for a mom. Mom’s are so deserving of pampering too, yet the world wants to know what you do for a living? Great job guys, and thanks so much.

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  147. Our favorite Christmas tradition in addition to just being together is taking a picture together in front of the tree using the camera timer. Sometimes it comes out great and sometimes we get photobombed by dogs or cats. But we always end up laughing.

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  148. It is difficult for me to narrow down our favorite traditions to just one. Mine is telling my daughter stories about the old ornaments we have. Her favorite is probably being able to open a present on Christmas Eve.

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  149. My favorite Christmas tradition is decorating the tree, Its always been a whole family affair and we’re continuing that with our kids. What a great giveaway for a lucky mom!

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  151. My favorite Christmas tradition was eating a dinner of tamales on Christmas eve, then gathering around my grandma’s piano for a Christmas carol sing along. We were always allowed to open one gift, (always pajamas), and then Grandma would read, “Jest Fore Christmas” by Eugene Field before we scooted off to bed.
    We still have the tamales for dinner, and have our girls open their one gift, (still pajamas), and then we read the Christmas story from Luke 2 before they go to bed.

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  152. My favorite Christmas tradition is every one stopping to read about the birth of Jesus straight from the bible before opening any gifts.

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  154. Our favorite Christmas tradition is our advent calendar with different fun things we do that point us to Christ and helping others.

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  155. A favorite tradition is practicing on Christmas Day the songs, Scriptures, and instrumentals our family will present when we invite neighbors in for a Christmas celebration in a few days.

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  156. My friend April McGowan told me about this giveaway. What a great assortment! Always nice to find other Christian homeschooling parents as well. Thanks for putting in the time to organize this!

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  158. My favorite part of Christmas is finding new music, whether it’s carols from the Baroque era, shape-note hymns from Colonial times, or jazzy takes on old favorites. Now my kids are starting to appreciate this less-known music, too.

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  159. My favorite tradition is one that was done when I was growing up and now am continuing with my children–we open our gifts on Christmas Eve AFTER reading the Christmas story in Luke 2. I still remember the year I was old enough to read it for the first time while sitting in front of the fireplace using the fire as my light to read. Last year for the first time my kids were able to read the story. What joy for this mama heart! Thank you for a wonderful giveaway.

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  162. My fave Christmas tradition is going to our family Christmas Eve candlelight service at church, followed by coming home, reading the story of The birth of Jesus, and then putting expectant children to bed. Of course, we know that it will be an early morning the next day, so we aren’t far behind them!

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  164. I purchase a few small gifts and make a store for the children to choose and wrap to give to one another. Spending time one-on-one and seeing their choices and joy in giving gifts is precious to me.

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  165. Relax, De-stress and read, all sound so wonderful right now. Especially with a baby boy who likes to scream for fun with his 3 year old brother. Do ear plugs come with lol. All of those items look wonderful and will be a great blessing to someone who needs it. Thanks Danika that’s a great giveaway.

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  167. What an amazing giveaway! We have many traditions, I love making memories with the kids, especially over little things, the books we read, making snowflakes, looking at Christmas lights….

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  171. Every year our kids each get to pick out a new Christmas ornament, they each have their own box with all the ones we’ve bought them over the years. When they move out they’ll already have a set.

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  173. One of my favorite traditions is making and decorating cut-out sugar cookies with my kids. They always look forward to it.

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  175. What a fantastic prize! My favourite Christmas tradition is our Kindness Elves … Every day in December they challenge the children to do something for others eg bake muffins for a neighbour, sort clothes for food bank, leave candy canes on cars

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  177. Currently, my favorite Christmas tradition is visiting the church my daughter attends and seeing and hearing her sing in the Christmas Cantata. Attending the Christmas program at the church I attend is also one of my favorite traditions.

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  178. My favorite tradition is putting up lights on the house. 🙂
    Thanks for the chance to win so many books & beautiful things!

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  180. One of my favorite Christmas traditions is our candle light Christmas eve, eve service at church. Something about coming together with my wonderful church family to spend a night worshiping our Savior and thanking Him for the ultimate gift, I just love it! I think it helps to keep the focus on what this time of year is all about. Thank you to all who made this giveaway possible, such a blessing.

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  181. My favorite Christmas traditions are driving around looking at all of the Christmas lights and all of the great Christmas books for snuggling up with your kids and reading!

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  182. It would be spending extra time with my family. This is one of my favorite times of year from doing our Jesse Tree, to decorating our house, to making cookies together. This year we have been collecting items for different organizations to make other people’s Christmas brighter. Even helping out our church to decorate for Christmas has been fun. It is just a blessing.

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  183. Wow, what a fabulous giveaway blessing! My favorite traditions are around spending quiet family time together- making cookies and treats, playing board games, reading the Christmas Story, watching some favorite Christmas videos.

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  184. Favorite tradition is doing the advent calendar with the kids, driving around looking at all the amazing Christmas light house decorations and decorating our house.

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  187. Our favorite traditions are 1) ministering to others while acting out a production of the Journey to Bethlehem and 2) our Jesse Tree.

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  189. One of my favorite memories of Christmas times, and a continuing tradition, is burning incense in this little log cabin burner and having smoke come out of its chimney.

    You’re real sweet, Danika, to put together this free gift to give away!

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  192. Our favorite Christmas tradition is making a construction paper chain countdown to Christmas. We read the Bible verses about Christ’s birth we have printed on them each day.

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    • I didn’t mean to post yet. Lol.

      What a great giveaway with so many great gifts, enough to share. My favorite Christmas tradition is giving. I love to give or do random acts of kindness that are anonymous. So much fun and a neat surprise for the recipient.

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  195. As a homeschooling mom of 4 with one on the way (due in July), moving, and a husband getting his Master’s at Liberty University (among other things) some relaxation is much needed. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  197. Great giveaway! We love opening new pjs on Christmas Eve and giving the kids reindeer dust to throw on the lawn to light santas way to our house

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  198. My favorite Christmas tradition is putting up the tree with my children and then turning all the lights off and just enjoying the glow from it’s lights. We also enjoy Christmas baking with my sisters and then giving away the cookies to others…..

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  199. With a bunch of family and family activities in the same town, our favorite Christmas tradition is using Christmas Eve with our immediate family to hunker down, talk about the significance of the day, cuddle the kids, and hang out. A cherished time!

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  203. One of my favorite traditions is going Christmas Tree hunting with our “Family of Best Friends”
    Another is stretching Christmas out through the 12 Days of Christmas~ Stockings and one “Big” (usually) present on Christmas Day, and then 12 more gifts (often needed clothing or books, or school/art supplies), ending on our Anniversary (Epiphany). Bonus to that… some things can be purchased AFTER Christmas on sale! 🙂

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  207. My favorite Christmas tradition is attending Christmas Eve service with the kids (since they are usually in their class and not with us in service).

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  208. When I was a kid it was going to Yosemite valley to ice skate with my family on Christmas day. Now it’s driving around with my husband and kids to see all the Christmas decorations.

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  210. I have always enjoyed looking at Christmas lights. This year I am hoping to be able to {start} focusing more on the gift of Jesus. Because of bad choices that broke up our family in 2009 (& the ongoing aspect) & pain issues (me); Aspergers, ODD, Anaphylactic allergies (both sons)… holidays have been really difficult. Praying/trying to get the real meaning back for my sons…while they are still at home (11&17 now…but ASD). So, trying to get some Jesus centered traditions going.~

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  213. Our favorite Christmas Tradition is going to town to see the holiday light display lit up at the beginning of the season. This is a wonderful giveaway! Thank you all so much for your kindness!

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  215. So many traditions…making monkey bread the night before for Christmas morning breakfast, making clues to find their stockings, riding around to see lights, but most of all the Christmas story read each Christmas eve before presents are opened to remind us of the real reason we are celebrating!

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  223. One of our favorite traditions is the Christmas tree hunt. We love going to the tree farm, hiking around, and choosing our tree. Then hot chocolate and popcorn afterwards!

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  224. This time of year has always meant family to me. Now with kids of my own, I want to establish fun and meaningful traditions that keep our eyes focused on Jesus. We are using an advent calendar this year for the first time and I felt like my kids weren’t paying attention and they must not like it, but my son said, “Let’s do this every year.” I was glad to be wrong!

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  225. I love taking time to drive around town to look at the light displays. My parents did this for my siblings and I as chosen and now u do it with my own children.

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  226. Caroling and keeping in remembrance the awesome work of Salvation through the birth of my Savior, Jesus Christ are my favorite traditions.

    Thanks for the opportunity to enter for Mom’s Relaxation Kit… This is a good, good work!

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  227. Every year for Christmas Eve with my mother, we have chicken and noodles. Then we watch a movie, play a game, or look at lights. After that, we open gifts. It’s been the same routine for most of my life and it’s the best part of Christmas.

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  228. We have especially practicing thankfulness this season. It’s always been practiced, but my family is facing life changing matters and our holidays have been changed! God and family are absolutely the top things that matter! God bless

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  229. My favorite tradition is gathering with family on Christmas Eve to light candles and sing hymns of praise. We read the story of Christ’s birth as well as the prophesies telling of His birth. The children then can give a gift of worship by playing a musical instrument, reciting Scripture or singing. We do not exchange gifts within our family at Christmas. Instead, on Christmas day, we find a way to serve as our gift to God as we remember His birth and His ultimate gift of salvation to us. This is a most wonderful time of year and one our whole family anticipates eagerly throughout the year!

    Thank you for your excellent blog! So many wonderful resources and ideas and I value your insight! Blessings!

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  230. My favorite of Christmas is having the day to snuggle in with my husband and children, listening to the Christmas story and just spending time with them!

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  233. Most favorite Christmas tradition is getting all the kids together and doing a massive cookie decorating event. It’s always messy fun .

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  236. My favorite winter tradition is snuggling up with my children and watching a movie. Fire in the fireplace and drinking coffee. Love spending time with my children.

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  237. I love everything about the Christmas season, but one of my favorites is the candlelight service we have at church each year.

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  240. This is a great giveaway! As far as favourite Christmas traditions go, I love it when we all gather as a family to read the Christmas story and share what we are thankful for.

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  243. What a wonderful giveaway! My favorite family tradition is going to Christmas Eve Service, then to my in-laws for Christmas Eve fun, spending Christmas morning with just our family then my family for the rest of the day 🙂

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  244. My favorite tradition was probably either opening one gift on Christmas Eve or doing stockings for everyone at my grandmother’s house when I was growing up.

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  246. One of my favorite things to do in the winter is go sledding as a family. Last year we got home late one night, and the moon was shining so blue on the snow that we went sledding in the moonlight! I also find winter to be a great time for catching up on book reviewing.

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  251. One of my favorite Christmas Traditions is going shopping with my three children for a new ornament each year since their first birthday. Our children pick out an ornament and we write their initials and Christmas year on it The idea is they will have a collection of childhood ornaments they can take with them when they have their own families. Also on that same day we set up the Christmas tree, make popcorn and drink hot chocolate while listening to Christmas music Then we settle in for a good Christmas movie.

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  253. our favorite Christmas tradition is to give the kids a new ornament for the tree each year…so one day they will have a set of ornaments for their tree when they are on their own

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  255. My favorite Christmas tradition is our Shepherd Night. A couple days before Christmas I make flatbread and we have meat and goat cheese and dried fruit, eaten in the floor while we watch Bible videos of the nativity.

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  257. Thank you for hosting this giveaway! I think the coloring book would be a great way to relax when I’m in the hospital having my son next month!

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  259. Being a military family and moving often one of our favorite holiday traditions is going out with a thermos of hot chocolate and cookies and finding all the beautiful Christmas lights. We currently live in El Paso and have gotten to go to the Fred Loya house to see their light show. They won a light competition on network tv last year and it is always really awesome to see.

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  262. My favorite Christmas tradition is baking cookies and breads with my children. It gets messy, but what fun we have in the kitchen as we prepare these treats. It is a time for us to reflect how great God is and how wonderful a time as a family is spent.

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  263. I would love to win this. I am a minister’s wife and a homeschooling mom of 7. I have 4 children with autism. I try to give back by being a board member on our local community action program. I definitely feel a lot of stress on a daily basis.

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  265. I have two favorite Christmas traditions with my family. First an “old” one, as in passed down through the generations through my father’s family – Slovak in ancestry – the celebration of gift-giving (setting out our shoes the night before) on St. Nicholas Day, Dec. 6th. Secondly, a “new” one, as in something that is new to our family, not a tradition passed down from my parents or my husband’s – daily Scripture reading from an advent calendar for the first 24 days of December all pointing to the birth of the Savior, and reading of the birth event on Christmas Day. Thank you so much for this giveaway!

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  266. our favorite thing to do is go out into the mountains and cut down a christmas tree. my kids love being a part of cutting it down.

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