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Enter for Christmas Book Giveaway plus BONUS! DEADLINE November 23, 2008

I am hosting my first giveaway!  The giveaway includes ONE paper copy of the book The King in the Corner  and as a BONUS, I will also include the author's CD Greybobby Discovers Creation. 

To enter once, simply leave me a comment to this post or send me an email at teresa@stitchesbyteresa.com.  To receive 4 extra chances to win the book, post this giveaway on your blog, then send me a link to your post along with your contact information. 

Deadline to enter is November 23, 2008 (in honor of my 7th wedding anniversary!)  I will draw one name from all entries and announce the winner November 24, 2008.

The book can be used during the Christmas season as a family devotional to explain each piece of the Nativity Scene. 

WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO TELL THE STORY OF JESUS!

The author Rev. Zachary Carden III and I attended a bible study group for most of our teenage years.  He has since went on to seminary and then later to become a children's and youth pastor.  I am so honored to share his book with you through my blog! 

The book The King in the Corner is available on the author's storefront both by paper copy for only $12.55 or as a download for $2.50.  The CD Greybobby Discovers Creation is available on the author's storefront for $6.75 and a coloring page of Greybobby is also available as a FREE download.  The CD and coloring page are in the left hand column of the page.

This book will make a great Christmas gift for anyone with children trying to find the perfect way to make Jesus the Reason for the Season and to help them really understand how He ended up in that manger.

A note from the author:

Here's a little background for the book:

A few years ago I penned the book The King in the Corner. It is a book for Christmas that I recently updated with full color illustrations. It is a self-published work. Honestly I only get a dollar from the sale of each of these books, so the main reason I'm putting it out there is because I believe it can help families focus on the true meaning of Christmas.

I originally wrote the book in response to fathers who felt awkward in leading family devotions. Let's face it, sometimes men don't know what to say nor how to communicate with their kids. If something is awkward then a man will typically not give it another try. Knowing the reality of family devotions not being the norm, I wrote this book as a narrative. It is like sitting in on another family's devotional time during the Christmas season. So it is less awkward for fathers, because the father in the story is actually teaching his children.

Another reason I wrote this book is that I was not satisfied with the Christmas stories that were out there. I felt like all they did was rehash the Christmas Story which children have heard over and over again (even in Charlie Brown). Though the story is great and been retold countless times, we all know how it turns out, right? That's when little ears begin to tune the story out or become numb to its meaning. The King in the Corner is different.

The King in the Corner starts out with a family in which, though the parents know the Lord, they have neglected teaching their children much about Him. They have tended to focus on other things during Christmas. They have a family nativity set, but it is shoved in the corner. Lamenting this fact, the father tells the stories his own father told him and he treats it like a mystery. Who is this King? What is He like?

The father in the story adds a each piece of the nativity set one at a time. He tells his children how each piece tells about the King who would come to earth. For example the stable reminds us that Jesus was a humble king, the animals remind us that he was king of Creation, Mary reminds us that he was born in the priestly line and is the Priest King, the figure of Joseph reminds us that he is born of the line of David and is the King of kings, and so on and so forth.

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12:09, Friday, November 14, 2008 .. Posted by gabbie427

Count me in on the giveaway.

If I can figure out how I will post it on my blog too. lmso

God's Blessings (Sistah)
Amy Jo

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05:21, Friday, November 14, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

Hello. I would love to be signed up for your give away. I have 2 daughters and have been looking for more ways to show them that Jesus is the reason for Christmas. I will also talk about your contest on my blog www.homeschoolblogger.com/quiltingmama
Thanks

Oh cool!!

07:40, Saturday, November 15, 2008 .. Posted by lindseyinal

Oh please, count me in! I will go post on my blog right away. It will put me one step closer to my 100th post and my own little giveaway.

Love,
Lindsey