Giveaways

Enter the Mother’s Day contest from What’s In the Bible? DVDs and you’ll get a free Mother’s Day Fun Pack download. Plus, one person will win a free KitchenAid Mixer and two people will win jewelry from Lisa Leonard Designs.

This contest is open through May 5, 2013.

Red Earth Trading Co. was founded by Travis Gravette in 2010 with the mission of creating a brand that is as life-changing as it is fashionable. While working in East Africa Travis was continually inspired by the talent and creativity of the local artisan community.

From extremely poor to middle class, these artisans shared a similar challenge, surviving on a volatile tourism market. He saw an opportunity to help them expand beyond their local market and grow their businesses and create new jobs through selling their creations online.

Red Earth Trading Co. was started to do just that. Here’s how it works:

How the Folks at Red Earth Trading Co. Operate:

1. We build relationships with artisans in developing nations that, create exceptional products, value their employees and desire to make a difference in their community.

2. We work directly with our artisans to design and create quality products that are fashionable.

3. We pay at or above fair market prices on all products and pay up front for each order.

4. We import our products to the U.S. and sell them for a profit.

5. We cover our expenses and reinvest in the business.

6. At the end of the year our profits are given to sustain the community development work of Know Think Act.

How cool is that?

Leaders of Faith from Know Think Act on Vimeo.

When Travis contacted me about doing a giveaway, I immediately was impressed with his mission and passion for helping these impoverished communities — and I knew you would be, too.

You know what I love most? They don’t just work with the artisan to create fashionable products that will sell, they also teach them principles to help them be successful entrepreneurs. As a result, they are helping to lift families out of poverty, build a strong middle class, and create opportunity for generations to come.

I love it! You can read more about their mission, work, and vision in the Our Story section of their site.

If you have the extra wiggle room in your budget, I’d encourage you to check out the items that they offer on their site and see if there is something that would be great for yourself, for a gift for a friend, or maybe for Mother’s Day. They have a fairly wide variety of styles and varieties on their site — a little something for everyone!

I just bought three pieces myself because I want to support the work that Travis is doing. If each of us give where we can give and support causes that are making a difference like this, we can have a huge impact on the world… one little step at a time!

Three winners will win one of each of the following:

• 1 Brass Link Bracelet
• 1 Birds of Paradise Necklace
• 1 Many Tribes Necklace
• 1 Eastern Antiquity Necklace
• 1 pair of Circumference Earrings

Yes, three winners get all five items! You can keep them for yourself or give them as gifts to friends!

To enter to win a prize package from Red Earth Trading Co. with all five pieces, click on the graphic below and type in your name and email address. Three winners will be chosen and posted on Tuesday. This giveaway ends Saturday, April 27, at 11:59 pm, CST.

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking at the Killer Tribes conference. At that conference, I also had the honor of getting to meet Ken Coleman.

Truthfully, I really didn’t know who he was. But as soon as I heard him speak for just five minutes, I knew that I wanted to hear everything he had to say. He’s a man of character, wisdom, and great experience.

I came home from the conference so impressed with Ken Coleman that I set aside a lot of different books I had been anxiously waiting to read so I could read his new book, One Question: Life-Changing Answers From Today’s Leading Voices. And just as I suspected, I loved it!

In fact, six chapters into the book, I was so excited about it and had already gleaned so much that I did something very uncharacteristic of me and I emailed him and asked him if I could give some copies away on my blog. Because I knew that I had to tell you about the book.

In each chapter of One Question, Ken asks a single question of one well-known person. There is an amazing line-up of individuals whom he features — from Dave Ramsey to Jimmy Carter to John McCain to Seth Godin and on and on the list goes.

His questions of these individuals bring out a wealth of wisdom and experience. I had to slowly digest the chapters because there were so many great things to chew on.

The stories that Ken shares and the additional thoughts he gives spring boarding from what the various profiled people in each chapter share make this book incredibly thought-provoking, inspiring, and challenging. You might not agree with all the conclusions, but I promise that immense wisdom in the pages of this book will cause you to step back and examine your beliefs, actions, and attitudes.

I encourage you to purchase a copy of this book or request that your library carry it. In addition, be sure to check out Ken’s website and radio show, and follow him on Twitter.

Would you like to win a free copy of One Question? I’m giving away 10 copies today. To enter to win, just click on the graphic below and type in your name and email address. This giveaway ends Saturday, April 20, at 11:59 pm, CST.Ten winners will be chosen and posted on Tuesday.

I’m excited about this giveaway because my girls were so excited about it! When we got The Ultimate Daily Planners for Students in the mail, both girls of them oohed and ahhed over them — especially the fact that the spines glow in the dark!

Then, after spending time looking through them, they both pronounced them very cool. And then they sat down and immediately filled out the front section with their favorite things, friends, books, etc.

Even Silas wanted to try to fill a planner out…

I think because they’ve seen me be such a list-maker, they think that planning your day and using a calendar is really neat. And I’m not going to protest that idea one bit.

They especially loved the back section of the planner where it has all kinds of amazing facts. And, their favorite thing of all? It had to be the stickers. There are stickers for them to stick on special dates or to remember things — and they were beyond thrilled about getting to use those!

If you homeschool moms are looking for a planner, I’d highly recommend checking out the Ultimate Homeschool Planner. Created by two homeschool moms with the goal of encouraging, equipping, and unburdening you, it will inspire you to be organized and intentional in how you plan your homeschool lessons — and your entire year!

What I thought was especially unique about The Ultimate Homeschool Planner was the section the planner has for journaling. This is to encourage moms to write down those everyday things, those milestones, those blessings, and those things you want to remember. Your planner could someday become a treasured heirloom because of all the journaling you’ve done in it!

You can see sample pages here.

Two Day Special — Get 20% Off

For two days only, Apologia is offering 20% off the purchase of any homeschool planners when you use coupon code 2013Planner04. This coupon code is only good through midnight on April 18, 2013.

Five families will win a Homeschool Planner Set from Apologia that includes one of The Ultimate Homeschooler Planners plus your choice of either The Ultimate Weekly Planner for Teens or The Ultimate Daily Planner for Students.

To enter to win a planner set, click on the graphic below and type in your name and email address. Five winners will be chosen and posted on Tuesday. This giveaway ends Thursday, April 18, at 11:59 pm, CST.