The SG Notebook

March is here, and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for Spring! Here at Speakable Gifts, we are working on some new products. We’ll feature them in our March newsletter, so be on the lookout for that to come. We may send our mailing out a little later than usual, as we are putting finishing touches on our ideas.

We hope you are all well.

In Him,
Beverly

We, or should I say the Lord, has chosen a winner for our latest giveaway. Whenever I put names or anything else in a little basket or bag and someone “randomly” chooses one of them, I always feel the Lord is deciding, since nothing happens by chance! And He has decided that Cheryl, one of the commenters, would be our winner. She had indicated in her comment that if she were to win, she thought she might use this lovely wall art as a giveaway at their church women’s ministry. Now wouldn’t that be nice! So I will be writing Cheryl soon to get her address to send her our gift, praying that it will eventually fall into the hands of that person whom the Lord wants to bless in a special way. Thanks for participating, Cheryl, and thanks to all of you who took part.

Also, we will be sending the extra gift of the little promise box to my friend Laurie, who was the first person to place an order with one of our affiliates. We KNOW this little box of encouragements from God’s Word will be a special blessing to Laurie, who has already been a blessing to us here at SG.

So, thanks again! And come back on a regular basis to see what we have cooking here. There will be more giveaways in the future and we have some new products being introduced soon. Also, we still encourage you to go often to our special offers page to see what’s posted there.

Blessings to you and your household!

Beverly and Maxine

We’ve had to make a few adjustments on our shipping rates, even though we still feel our economy rates can’t be beaten. Unfortunately, postal rates keep creeping up on all of us and we haven’t been keeping up. Thanks for understanding.

Did you know that Speakable Gifts is an affiliate of three organizations whom we know and trust? You probably didn’t, so we’re telling you now! The three companies are Amazon, Christianbook, and DaySpring. What this means is that we have partnered with these companies so that we may provide links to products that we recommend or to special deals at their websites and we receive a commission if you happen to purchase something after clicking over. It doesn’t have to be the particular item we recommend, but if you were to buy something within twenty-four hours at Amazon, four hours at Christianbook, or ninety days at DaySpring we would get credit for the referral.

If you know us, you know how much we love to help people give Christian gifts, and we feel this is just another way to accomplish that. These three organizations all have plenty of good Christian literature and gifts that you would like having for yourself and for your gift giving. Our newest partnership is with DaySpring, and to celebrate that……we’re having another giveaway! And needless to say, it will be one of DaySpring’s gift items, a framed wall art with the message of Micah 6:8, a favorite of many of us. Here is a quick peek:

You can find out more about it here:
Act Justly – Wall Art

How do you enter?

1. Just make a comment to this post. And while you’re at it, let us know if you would like to have it for your own home or will be saving it to give as a gift. We’re just curious.

2. If you want your name put in again, link back to this post from your blog. Then comment again to tell us you did.

3. AND, as an added bonus, we have another small gift (click here to see it!) for the first person to order from DaySpring or Christianbook after clicking from our website page. You would have to be the first to email us and tell us so. You can buy whatever you want. Remember, though, you would have to actually place an order after clicking on one of the affiliate links on our home page or special offers page. Actually, it would be a win/win situation: You get a nice Christian product, we get a commission, and you MAY even get an extra gift (if you’re first).

We’re not sure how long we’ll keep this giveaway open; we’ll see how it goes. Sure do appreciate your working with us!

Note: This giveaway is only open to people living in the continental US. Thanks!

UPDATE: Drawing will be on Monday, March 1, 2010.

Beverly and Maxine

I found a great site for your kids! I’m sure they’ll love it, and you will too. Go check it out and I have little doubt that you’ll be bookmarking it.Then, look at this short video about the book:

Enjoy,
Maxine

We’re making a few changes to our website, so if you see anything askew, you might be able to attribute it to that. Stay with us; we have other changes coming as well. Hope you think they’re good ones.

It’s been a pretty tough winter for much of the country. We’re wondering how things are in your neck of the woods. Hope you’re staying safe and warm.

God bless,

Maxine

Trying to instill thankfulness in your children? Perhaps this video would help.

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Just a quick note about the devastation from the huge earthquake in Haiti. We’ve talked before about World Vision and how sponsorship through them is a great way to help a needy child. But whenever there is a disaster anywhere in this world, World Vision is there to help and they have always been, at least so far, an organization that can be trusted. If you are looking for a place where you can give and want to feel assured that your money will be put to good use for this specific purpose, you can go here to make a donation.

Praying for Haiti,

Maxine

Well, wishing all who stop by a very Happy New Year and many blessings from the Lord in the year 2010. We’re off to a slow start here with much going on and not enough time in the days. So, already we are behind in much that we need to be doing. New publications are coming, but writing projects are going slowly, as is the newsletter. But we are determined to press on with God’s help! I, like many others, hesitate to make resolutions at the beginning of a new year, partly due to worrying that I can live up to them. But I sure am “hopeful” that we can be more faithful this year in keeping our friends and customers updated on what is happening and what is going to be happening at SG.

The home (particularly the children in it) is the primary emphasis here, as those of you who know us are already aware, so we sure do like to help out in the home when and where we can. As a stay at home mom, Beverly prioritizes helping out her husband by saving money, and she has even encouraged me along those lines. There are quite a few ways that this can be accomplished, but we have to give our time and attention to it. I was thinking recently that having more time aids in saving money, and that being more organized helps to save the necessary time. Hope that makes sense?

Well, I just recently came across a site that I love which is helpful in both areas and wanted to pass it along. After all, any time and any money which you save will reap bountiful blessings to you and your household. (Proverbs 31:27) Go see Molly and see what you think. I have a hunch that you will be bookmarking her site. I sure am:

Again, hope blessing will abound in your home the coming year!

For His Glory,

Maxine

We have a couple of winners in our writing contest! You can get to the winning entries from the contest page, so hop over and view them if you get a chance