10 Freebies for August!

Sparkling Freebies for You!

I LOVE Bargain Hunting & I definately get EXCITED about Free Stuff!

I hope you find something useful in today’s list of Freebies for August! Enjoy! Oh, and don’t forget to read down the whole list to make sure you take advantage of the ones ending soon.

Free Hello Kitty Hardback IPhone 4G Case! Regularly $10! Click here to go directly to their site & purchase item Free with just $2 shipping! HURRY! This live deal ends on August 14th at 11:59am Eastern.

ToysRus  is offering a Free Kodak Photobook when you create a wish list!

Free 8×10 Photo Canvas from Canvas People! (just pay shipping & handling)

6 FREE Photo Products from VistaPrint!! (Photo Flip book, Photo Wall Calendar, Photo mug, Photo T-shirt, 10 Photo magnets, Photo Mouse Pad) Please refer to details & pricing on their site for further explanation of Free photo products available.

Free Lotion Bar Sample of August’s Scent of the Month (Sandy Bottoms) from Aromamatic Escape! You just have to email them your address.  Click on the link to get further details.

Zantac Maximum Strength Free Sample!

Prilosec OTC Free Sample!

Fiber Choice Free Sample!

Snuggle Liquid Fabric Softener Free Sample!

Rescue Lotion Free Sample!

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Vote 4 Your Favorite Giveaway Product!

Hello my friends!

We are super excited to share with you our BIG NEWS of our very 1st Prize Giveaway! We will be starting a section of the site for you to come and gather great deals & discounts on all sorts of family friendly products. We already have a few fun surprises lined up for you from kids books to Scentsy products & more! *Sign up now to follow our blog & receive future posts on upcoming promotions. Follow us on Twitter @choosingtolive to join us for our 1st Twitter Party coming to you in early August! Don’t miss it! Following us on the blog or on Twitter automatically enters you into our giveaway for an awesome Kids Book Bundle that we will award once we reach 500 followers on the blog or 2000 on Twitter! Great way to start the school year off right!

Right now, we’d really love to get your opinion on what type of Homeschooling essentials you would like to see us find sponsors for. Would you take a moment to answer the poll below? This will help us bring you enlightening product reviews about the things you value most in your homeschool journey, and also gives us a chance to offer freebies and giveaway prizes on behalf of the sponsors that you love! If you have a favorite curriculum, learning resource, educational game, manipulative, or other enriching tool for homeschool learning, please share it with us in our comments section, or feel free to email us at faithflower@gmail.com. Thanks in advance for all your great suggestions! We can’t wait to offer you some quality freebies to help with that homeschool budget. 🙂 Help us spread the word and share our site with your friends. https://love2encourageyou.wordpress.com

Non-homeschoolers: If you are not a homeschooler, but would still like to share with us what types of family friendly products you’d love to see offered in future giveaways & product reviews, please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section too. We hope to bring all sorts of blessings your way!

Sponsors: If you have a product that is family friendly, educational, fashion oriented, or other, please feel free to contact me at faithflower@gmail.com & we can discuss details on how to get your product some great exposure on Twitter & facebook as well as by connecting to other blogs on the internet through giveaway link-ups. This will bring extra exposure & traffic to your product’s website. Happy to serve you & promote your brand. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Many thanks and blessings upon you,

Rebecca (Faithflower, @choosingtolive)

Delightful bits of Scripture

Praise the Lord on this wonderful day! He has created all things for His glory!

"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."

Did you ever have a day take off in the wrong direction quickly? Have you experienced the joy of God’s intervention to the rescue after pausing to lift your needs up to the Lord in prayer that day? Isn’t it amazing how stopping to pray creates an atmosphere for God to work in and you find yourself traveling smoothly in the right direction almost faster than you can blink? I love it when that happens! 🙂
God loves when we communicate with him. It’s a relationship with us that He desires. When we talk with God in prayer and consider the wisdom of His Holy Word, we need to take action and apply it to our daily lives. When we are willing to read the Bible, and obey His Word, we should try to work these truths into our routine for living. God is able to transform us from the inside out when we hide His Word in our hearts. Our perspective changes, our attitude changes, and our daily interests in what is a priority for that day suddenly change as a whole. We in fact can become transformed by the renewing of our minds through His message in the Bible. God’s will for our lives is much better for our future than anything we could have come up with on our own.
I have found over the years that my favorite thing to do is share delightful bits of scripture with my friends & family when the opportune moment arises. I also enjoy praying through these scriptures. These are verses from the Bible that have spoken to my heart in different situations and have been shining God’s light upon my path and the path of many others each time they are shared. They are not only read, but taken to heart and memorized.

Do you memorize scripture? Do you have some favorites that have appealed to your life and made an impact on your growth in your relationship with Christ? Please share them with us! I would love to compile a list of favorite Bible verses from our readers to display on a page on our site. Keep the suggestions coming and I’ll be sure to make the page for everyone to use for referencing them later. 🙂 Can’t wait to see which Bible verses you love best! For starters, here are some of mine:

•  Ephesians 3:16-21 “May you grasp how wide and long and high and deep My love for you is; a love that surpasses knowledge…you cannot ask or imagine the things I am planning for you!”
• Isaiah 41:10 “Do not fear for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
• Numbers 6:24-27 “I will bless you and keep you. I will make my face to shine upon you…I will turn My face toward you, and give you peace.”
• Jeremiah 33:3 “Call unto Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
• Proverbs 16:3 “Commit your works to Me and your thoughts will be established.”
• Zephaniah 3:17 “I am with you, I am mighty to save. I will take great delight in you. I will quiet you with My love. I will rejoice over you with singing.”
• Psalm 37:3-4 “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way thou should go. I will guide thee with Mine eye.”

*Thanks for visiting and don’t forget to comment below and share your favorite scripture verses with us! Follow our blog & subscribe to receive future posts & comments so you won’t miss out on any great info shared by your fellow readers. You will automatically get entered in our 1st prize drawing at 500 followers! Spread the news & help us build up a community of loving Christian friends in the Lord who want to lift each other up in prayer & be accountablility partners in life’s journey. Hugs to each of you!

Blessings,

Rebecca (Faithflower, @choosingtolive)

Back to School Kick-Off Parties for Homeschoolers!

Make a Big Splash with your kids by throwing a Back to School Party!

Image: Ian Kahn / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

It’s a fantastic day when my kids start begging to begin homeschooling again. As the weeks are winding down for summer, the desire to geer up and get prepared for the coming school year is knocking at my door just about every day. I want so much for my children to have a hunger & thirst for learning of all kinds. My delight is in seeing their eyes open wide as a new concept is consumed or a fun new project is finished & they are bursting with pride. One of my main ways to get this desire to learn & excitement for school off to a good start is to hold a fun Back To School Party with our homeschool friends.
August is fast approaching & we here in FL have to report to school (public) by the 3rd week of August. Homeschoolers may start at anytime, but we like to follow the public school schedule to keep attendance records easier. Knowing my days are short, I have jam-packed the next few weeks with tons of family fun time before its time to get serious in the studies again. What better way to end then to have a grand finale with all our favorite people in a really cool place? My son would ask, “When is the big back to school party with my friends at the waterpark, mom?”
This is our 3rd year as a homeschool group kicking off the year right with a super splash & sun day at a Lakefront park. The kids love it since it has a community pool & waterplay area inside. There are racing lanes, free swim pools, waterslides, splash pads for the little ones, and a large water gym with dumping stations, water canons and such. My kids adore going there & have a fantastic time no matter who they are with, but I especially love to see them getting to make new friends at the same time. We’ve gotten our invitation again for this year’s Back to School Party too, and my kids are counting down the days. When that momentous day comes, my joy is complete seeing them laugh & scream in delight as they get sprayed, splashed & are generally just having a really great time with their friends. The moms have fun too sharing curriculum ideas with each other & getting to see who has kids the same age so they can exchange numbers or emails & get together for play dates in the future. If you are lucky enough to have a special park, or attraction near you that you only go to once every year or so, I encourage you to consider a special Back to School blast there with some friends & make this coming school year start off with joy & excitement.

What do you do for FUN to start your school year off with a bang? Are there any special field trips you take? Do you have creative or themed learning centers you make for the kids to explore? You could have interesting arts & craft projects to plan in the first month to develop renewed interest in your kids lives for hands on learning, right? Do you make special plans with a group of other homeschooling families to hold some type of Back to School party? Please SHARE with me & the other homeschool moms out there what your family prefers to do to ignite that learning passion for the new school year. We would all LOVE to get some fresh ideas! 🙂 Your comments are greatly appreciated!

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