Welcome back to our final week of the Making Your Home a Haven Series! If you are just joining us, be sure to read the posts from the other weeks to get up to speed on what we’ve been doing. { Week one Week two and Week three } Then, be sure to come back to this post for this week’s challenge! Karen Writes: Wow! Our time together has been flying by! We have come to our last challenge. I hope the past few weeks have made a real difference in your homes. In farmhouse and townhouses. Condos and cottages. Whether you live […]
Read MoreBig Giveaway! 9 Copies of 3 Fabulous Books for Women
Great things come in 3’s they say and that is true today! I’m excited to introduce 3 wonderful books by 3 wonderful authors and I’m giving away 3 copies of each! Feel free to enter to win them all! First, I had the honor of endorsing this new devotional for moms written by my dear friends Ruth Schwenk from The Better Mom and New York Times Best Selling Author Karen Ehman – Pressing Pause: 100 Quiet Moments for Moms to Meet with Jesus. Kids bickering? Schedule jam-packed? Dishes and laundry both piled up high? Perhaps it’s time you pressed pause. Pressing […]
Read MoreCalling All Sisters in the Hood…Motherhood! {2 Book Giveaway of Hoodwinked}
Today I am celebrating the launch of the book, Hoodwinked: 10 Myths Moms Believe and Why We All Need to Knock It Off, written by my dear friends Karen Ehman of Proverbs 31 Ministries and Ruth Schwenk from The Better Mom. I had the honor of endorsing this book. Here it is! Hoodwinked reads like an encouraging letter from a friend. It is full of grace, Biblical wisdom, and inspiration. Many books on motherhood leave me wondering if I’m doing it all wrong. Karen and Ruth are bravely transparent and meet moms right where we are. This book gives us […]
Read More3 Timeless Truths Of Marriage
I am so excited to have my friend Jen, the Unveiled Wife, here as a guest writing about 3 Timeless Truths of Marriage. Jennifer Smith began UnveiledWife.com, a web-based ministry for wives, in March 2011. She publishes weekly marriage articles including encouragements, devotions, and prayers of the day. She authored The Unveiled Wife, Wife After God, and 31 Prayers For My Husband. She is passionately devoted to encouraging wives all around the world to develop God-centered marriages. Jennifer and her family reside in Central Oregon. Jen writes: The marriage relationship is one of beauty, but often times includes heartache and […]
Read More15 Book Giveaway For Moms!
I am so excited to have the opportunity to share these books with you! These authors have generously offered up free books to Women Living Well readers and I pray these are a blessing! So let’s get started! Are you a weary mom? This first book is for you. Hope for a Weary Mom: Let God Meet You in the Mess By Stacey Thacker and Brooke McGlothlin The author’s write: “Do you feel like you’ve come to the end of yourself? Are you waving the white flag? We know there is weariness a nap won’t fix. It settles deep down […]
Read MoreHuge Giveaway – 15 Copies of 5 Fabulous Books
It has been an exciting week here at Women Living Well!!! First, with the launch of our study through the book of Exodus, then the launch of the New Series: Women LEADing Well on Wednesdays and now this HUGE giveaway!!! I have made so many wonderful friends who are authors and 5 of them are giving away copies of their newly released books! Feel free to enter ALL of the giveaways below – the winners are electronically and randomly chosen and you may win more than one book! First up – my dear friend Karen Ehman’s newly released book which […]
Read MoreMessy Beautiful Love – 3 Copies of the Book & Journal Giveaway!
Today I am celebrating the launch of my dear friend – the Time Warp Wife‘s book: Messy Beautiful Love* by Darlene Schacht. I had the honor of writing the Forward to this book!!! This book both challenges and motivates me to exchange God’s ideas and ideals for my own. Her hope-filled story of a marriage changed by the grace of God reminds us that no marriage is ever beyond God’s redeeming grace. This excerpt from the book is raw…as it takes us to the day her husband discovered her affair but it’s only just the beginning – the beginning of […]
Read MoreThe Best Yes by Lysa Terkeurst – 5 Book Giveaway
This came in the mail last month! Hooray! I am so excited to be a part of Lysa Terkeurst’s launch team! She has written a new book titled: The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands.* Are you living with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule and aching with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul? Lysa TerKeurst is learning that there is a big difference between saying yes to everyone and saying yes to God. In The Best Yes she will help you: Cure the disease to please with a biblical understanding of the command to love. Escape […]
Read MoreWhat Women Want (a memoir giveaway)
By Emily T. Wierenga I was drinking twelve cups of coffee a day, addicted to sleeping pills, and only eating supper. We were newlyweds; we’d been married under the trellis in my parents’ yard, my Dad, a reverend, officiating the ceremony and the flowers in my bouquet as fake as the smile on my face. I was terrified. I didn’t want kids, I didn’t know how to make a home—my mother made homes, I lived in them. So my farm boy and I went on a three-week honeymoon to the Maritimes, to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and PEI, and […]
Read MoreBooks I’m Reading & A Giveaway: 5 Copies of You Are Loved!
Publishers send me a lot of books to review and I simply can’t read them all and review them – BUT there are three honorable mentions, I must share with you! I really respect Crossway Publishing for putting out doctrinally sound books. These three books are solid, Biblically edifying books for women (and easy to slip into your purse to read on the go). 1. Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full by Gloria Furman 2. True Beauty by Carolyn Mahaney & Nicole Whitacre 3. Exploring Grace Together: 40 Devotionals For the Family by Jessica Thompson I also have a […]
Read MoreWho is the Spiritual Leader in a Mismatched Marriage?
Today we have a guest writer!!! Lynn Donovan is a speaker, author, and an ordinary woman who shares with audiences her everyday adventures of walking in the Presence of God. Her delight is igniting women’s hearts with Holy Spirit fire, inspiring wives and mothers to step fully into their high and holy calling of marriage and motherhood with joy, laughter and God’s favor. She has been featured guest on the 700 Club Interactive, Focus on the Family, Dr. James Dobson’s FamilyTalk and FamilyLife Today. She coauthored the award winning book, Winning Him Without Words and also Not Alone, Trusting […]
Read MoreThriving in a Spiritually Mismatched Marriage – Part 1 {& a Giveaway!}
Hello Family of Women Living Well! My name is Lynn Donovan and I’m joining your community this week while Courtney is vacationing. I met Courtney years ago as a sister blogger. She is the bomb! And I love her book. She and I connected a few months ago as I was reading her book and I asked her to read my recent book. We both have a heart filled with love for Jesus and for wives and moms. So, I hope you will sit with me for a few minutes, a couple of days this week while she is […]
Read MoreBalancing Family & Ministry Webcast + Everyday Confetti Giveaway!
This is it – our final webcast replay of the series! Grab a big pile of laundry to fold and enjoy this 40 minute webcast featuring Karen Ehman as our keynote speaker and Darlene (TimeWarpWife.com) and Ruth (TheBetterMom.com) on the couch as we discuss balancing family and ministry. (if you cannot see this video – click here) Karen is giving away TWO copies of her newly released book titled Everyday Confetti (co-authored with Glynnis Whitwer) Here’s what’s inside Everyday Confetti (isn’t the cover adorable!!!): When a busy woman looks at her calendar and sees a birthday, holiday, or special occasion, […]
Read MoreLiving Loved: When Life Is Hard
a guest post from Renee Swope Do you ever ask God why life has to be so hard? Why certain things happen, all in the same week? I remember asking God lots of questions during what I call my “year of impossible.” A month after we adopted our daughter from Ethiopia, my mom was hospitalized with pulmonary embolisms, my dad had emergency quadruple bypass surgery, I had an abnormal mammogram that led to multiple biopsies and a close friend died of breast cancer – all within six months. I remember thinking: “Why has all this happened? Why does life have to […]
Read MoreThe Winner of the Kitchen Aid Mixer is…
The winner of the Kitchen Aid Mixer is….. Carol Imler! Congratulations!!!! My publisher will be contacting you! For those who did not win – Enter the final giveaway –> here <– ! These giveaways are from my publisher, in celebration of my newly released book titled: Women Living Well: Finding Your Joy in God, Your Man, Your Kids and Your Home. Have a wonderful weekend!! Walk with the King, Courtney PS. Did you miss last night’s webcast – it is available for only 24 hours – so go now to WomenLivingWell.tv to view it!!!
Read MoreMaking Your Home a Haven {Week 4} & A Pottery Barn Giveaway!
We are to our final week of our Making Your Home a Haven Fall Series…and the holidays are almost upon us! First up, Thanksgiving and on the heels of Thanksgiving is Christmas! And typically with the holidays comes decorating. I so desire to make my home warm and cozy for the family. Think for a moment about how God has surrounded us in the fall season with scenery that is just gorgeous! If you live where trees change colors, the bright reds, oranges and yellows on the trees display God’s glory! Think about the crackle of dry leaves below your feet […]
Read MoreThe Winner of the 10 Pack of Games Giveaway is…
The winner of the 10 Pack of Games Giveaway is….. Stacy Melton! Congratulations!!!! My publisher will be contacting you! For those who did not win – Enter –> here <– this week to win a Kitchen Aid Mixer! These giveaways are from my publisher, in celebration of my newly released book titled: Women Living Well: Finding Your Joy in God, Your Man, Your Kids and Your Home. Walk with the King, Courtney
Read MoreMaking Your Home a Haven {Week 3} Plus a Kitchen Aid Mixer Giveaway
This week’s Challenge: Focus on the kitchen, the heart of the home. Cook things with pleasant aromas like homemade bread, pies, and cookies. Don’t wait to have a reason to make something special – do it simply to show love to your family. Invite your kids and/or hubby to cook along side of you – make memories in the kitchen – test tasting, being creative, laughing and loving. Remember the importance of dinner time around the table as a family. Work on showing love to your family this week. This is such a fun time of the year for cooking. The holidays mean we […]
Read MoreThe Winner of the Yankee Candles Giveaway is…
The winner of the Yankee Candles Giveaway is….. Rochelle Dunsbergen! Congratulations!!!! My publisher will be contacting you! For those who did not win – there’s still 3 more prizes coming. Enter –> here <– this week to win a 10 Pack of Games! These giveaways are in celebration of my newly released book Women Living Well: Finding Your Joy in God, Your Man, Your Kids and Your Home. Walk with the King, Courtney
Read MoreMaking Your Home a Haven {Week 2} Plus a 10-Pack of Games Giveaway
Welcome back to the 4th Annual “Making Your Home a Haven” Fall Challenge. You all are doing great!!! Let’s keep the candles and prayers going this week and add in this challenge. Week 2 Challenge: – Plan a Family Fun Night. Have a pillow party in the family room and get out every blanket and pillow in the house and be cozy with the kids and your hubby! Even if you live alone you can do this. Enjoy a cozy evening of hot cider and caramel corn. Bust out some old fashioned games and take the time to savor these moments with […]
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