Sarah Mae eBookS {20 Days of Giveaways: Day 1}

August 1, 2012 by Jules 20 Comments

The 1st day of 20 Days of Giveaways if FINALLY HERE!!!
What better way to start it out than with the Generous Sarah Mae!

If any of you are a blogger in the sense that you "follow" lots of blogs then you probably already know who Sarah Mae is, but if not you can read her on her personal blog SarahMae.com as well as (in)courage and Mom Heart where she contributes.

Today you can enter to win the nationally known 31 Days to Clean! Here's Sarah Mae to tell you more about the eBook:

When this book 1st came out I went through it {~May 2011}. I wrote about it HERE.
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Can't wait to win this book you've been hearing so much about? Buy it HERE!

That's not all! Sarah Mae is also the writer of How to Market and Sell Your eBook. She wrote this after her astronomical sales of 31 Days. She wanted everyone to know what she did and that they could do the exact same things. {hmmm, maybe the Rothacher's will be producing some eBooks soon ;o) } Here's Sarah Mae at the Killer Tribes Conference sharing a little about this book:

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Can't wait, buy the book HERE! Did you think that was was all? No Way!!! Sarah Mae is beyond generous! She gave us 3 of her books! Frumps to Pumps is her newest eBook. I have to be honest, I haven't gone through the entire thing yet. {Prolly why I'm still a lil frumptastic} Here's Sarah Mae again to tell you about this book: a Rafflecopter giveaway

Can't wait? Of course you can buy it HERE!

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Here's a complete linked up list of the 20 Days of Giveaways! Click around and enter to win them ALL!
{some links will not work until the day that post/giveaway goes live}

{All giveaway are live until midnight Aug 19th when they all close!}

Day 2: Amy Bayliss' Pursuit of Proverbs 31
Day 3: Jessica Bowman's Raising Wild Things
Day 4: LeighAnn Dutton's 20 Minute Meals eCookbook
Day 5: Mel's Charming Creations' Antiqued Framed Chalkboard
Day 6: Little Diva's Bling N Bows $25.oo Gift Certificate
Day 7: Poppy Seed Projects $25.oo Gift Certificate
Day 8: V. Lynn James {local artisan} Owl Canvas Painting
Day 9: Diva's Faith N Frills' 2 Flower Hair Clips
Day 10: DaySpring Christmas in Aug Set
Day 11: Today's a Gift $25.oo Gift Certificate
Day 12: Avon {Personal Rep: Lori McCorvy} Strawberry White Chocolate Bath Set
Day 13: What's in the Bible? DVD Vol 1
Day 14: Union28 $25.oo Gift Certificate
Day 15: InchBug Set of Orbit Labels
Day 16: Radical {the book} by David Platt
Day 17: Thirty-One Gifts {personal consultant Jessica Colley} Large Utility Tote
Day 18: It Works! {personal consultant Danna Magness} $25.oo Gift Certificate

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Filed Under: 20 Days of Giveaways, GIVEAWAYS!, The Ones about Jules Life {Randomness}

It Is HERE!

July 31, 2012 by Jules Leave a Comment

In less than 12 hours the awesome
20 Days of Giveaways
will begin!

The day many of you have been waiting for will finally be here! But if you're new to this whole 20 Days thing let me tell you what's going down:

Starting tomorrow, there will be a new post every day until the 19th of Aug. Each post will have a description or review of the thing being given away that particular day. There will be print books, eBooks, clothing, accessories, personal care, children's products, and home decor!

Next, there will be a way for you to enter to win the prize for that day. I will be using a "Rafflecopter" for every giveaway. Rafflecopter is the easiest way to Create, Run, & Enter online giveaways. Ever, ever. Nervous you won't know how to use it? Go HERE, test it out and win a real prize from Rafflecopter. I love this tool because its totally free to use and it randomly selects the winner for you when the giveaway ends. That way I have no say in who wins and who doesn't; no more numbered papers in a hat! More info on how Rafflecopter works HERE.

All giveaways will run from the day they are posted until the 20th {midnight}. That means you have until 11:59pm on Aug 19th to enter to win EVERY giveaway available during the 20 Days of Giveaways.

Many people have asked me, "Why are you doing this?" Well, I will be completely honest and tell you!

I benefit from more readers coming to my blog. Higher readership for asJulesisgoing.com means I have more people to share Christ with more people through this odd transparent view into the life of a Christ follower. Another way of sharing Christ {other than sharing on here} is through living it out in my community. Many of you know my family has recently been called to plant a church in Vilonia, AR. That doesn't pay a lot ;o) So, I am using this blog to help supplement our income through paid posts, affiliate links, and advertising. If you want to know more about that, click HERE.
The host of each giveaway is being exposed to my readers. Not a large community but more individuals non-the-less. Exposure for their business or product will further their success. EVERY person or product was hand selected by me because I truth that person or product. Many of these people I've known for years. Many products I use myself. When I had the idea for this massive giveaway I didn't really believe I could get 20 participants. I personally wrote all these people explaining my desire and ask if they would be interested in being a part of it. All but 3 responded with a resounding YES! Wooo Hooo!!! Which brings me to the last and most important reason I wanted to do this giveaway.
YOU! I know time is a tricky thing to prioritize, so choosing to spend any of it here is a big deal to me! I hope you are as blessed being here. I also know that I LOVE free stuff! I love entering to win things. I LOVE blogs that offer awesome products as giveaways. I enter tons of them and have won a couple. That is why I wanted to Thank You by offering a giveaway! I want to show Christ FREE eternal love for YOU, that brings Everlasting Joy, through FREE temporal things that bring us momentary joy.

20 entire Days of Giveaways. Over 35 prizes. Valuing over $500.oo!!!

Win Win Win!

{I also Love The Office}

I thought you said this was "20" days of giveaways; why isn't there a new giveaway on the 20th? Good Question!!! There will be TONS of giveaways on the 20th! They will all be at the Facebook Party that night from 8-10pm (CST) on the asJulesisgoing fan page. Read more about the party HERE. Aug 19th, I'll post a more detailed post about the ins and outs of how a Facebook Party works. Ya know, since I'm an expert after attending 1 Facebook Party ever. {ahem}

If you have ANY question, PLEASE don't hesitate to ask! I will be working at the Duck Duck Goose Sale Aug 1st & 3rd but I will answer questions ASAP! Thanks again for being here!!!

Let the giveaways begin and may the odds be ever in your favor! ;o)

{hehe and The Hunger Games}

Filed Under: 20 Days of Giveaways, GIVEAWAYS!, The Ones about Jules Life {Randomness}

Biscuit Pizzas

July 31, 2012 by Jules Leave a Comment

One of my families favorites is Biscuit Pizzas!

How did I not know about these sooner? A friend a few years ago mentioned heading home late from Wednesday night church to go through a quick late dinner together before her teens: Biscuit Pizzas. "What are those?" I thought to myself with a snarled noise. THOSE are YuMmY! Come snatch the recipe I'm sharing at The Homemaker's Challenge today!

Pepperoni Coupon

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F for #fail

July 30, 2012 by Jules 5 Comments

Supervising our children is one of the most crucial, time and energy-consuming, and most easily excusable things a parent must do with children.

I've talked before about how I'm not good at playing with my children. I'm getting better but when my hubs is home, I automatically go into relax mode. I check out. I tap-out and expect my hubs to tap-in for this child rearing wrestle match.

When the Bible explained to us that we are to "train" a child. That means ongoing, hands-on training. None of these doggy training day camps, online tutorials, or one week of "training" before starting a new job. Nope, this is a much more gruesome task. Day in and day out.

This is what happens every time I assume my children know what they "should" be doing or not doing. Messes. BIG Messes. Along with lack of supervision comes fighting. Selfish arguing. Physical revelry. SCREEEEEAMING! Oh, the screaming... and of course the dreaded--> LOTS of time outs and spankings. Do you remmeber those days of "Hey, mom's on the phone, lets...do whatever we want!"? I do! I started shaving when my mom was on the phone. #Fail on my part- NOT my mom's.

Don't get me wrong. Some of this comes when I am attempting to be constantly engaged and training 24/7 but the majority of it could be avoided or dealt with at a quicker pace if I were engaged More! I'm not looking to incite more mom guilt. We ALL have more than enough of that. I just need some accountability to train. Surprisingly, doing this will end much of yelling that comes from the stress on mom rooted in selfishness.

These are a few things I've learned and am attempting to apply:

Save "work" for proper times {ie when kids are in bed or occupied} I'm bad about this. My selfish time is when I'm "working" on things like preparing consignment items, writing blog post, giveaway prep {ahem}, making meals, etc. Some of these need to be done independently but others I'm getting better at doing withmy kids!
1. Set "work" hours
2. Entertain children if they're not asleep {hint: no crafting for them during "work" hours}
3. Be flexible with "work" hours
Consistently do routine things with themall the while explaining "how we do it" and what is expected of them when they do it themselves {ie Get up when I hear they're awake, brush teeth, help dress/feed them} The mark of a family having kids close together is some times we are pushing for older kids to do things independently early {not too early for abilities but because they wanna be babies as well} I'm betting they will let ya know when they want to do it themselves. Still wanna learn the balance of raising self-sustaining kids but showing them grace and love along the way.
1. Show them how to
2. Do it with them
3. Watch them do it
4. Expect them to do it
5. Then start over again if they still don't have it.
Laugh and Use Teachable moments when all else #Fails. Take your camera into the mess. I do! It helps me defuse the situation {for me}. I try not to laugh when the situation could have been dangerous. I try to explain to my kids why this was a "Bad Choice!" This is our daily term. We say it with our added thumb down signal. The signal helps us communicate fast when I'm across the house and don't want to yell. I do NOT take pictures or laugh on second offenses {unless it's hilarious and I've already handed out punishments}! Read more in the comment section where I learned I need to add this point.
We can't expect out children to know how to do something if we aren't willing to train them how to do it; continually training. You and I don't always get something right the very first time we're were taught to do something and often just can't remember the instructions the next time we were expected to do it?