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How Grateful Children Thank & Praise Their Moms

Carolyn — Wed, 06 May 2015 01:50:28 +0000

Mother’s Day is bittersweet for me because in 3 days it will mark 10 years that I lost my mother on that very day. While I enjoy celebrating my motherhood with my family, there is always a huge part that is missing. I know my mother would never want me to be sad so I try to stay happy and positive about the day.

A great book that has heartwarming and entertaining stories by grateful children all in praise of their mother is Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks to My Mom. This new book is filled with stories to brighten any mother’s day and show that kids were truly paying attention to their mom after all. The book features country singer Jo Dee Messina’s own story about her mom! You will also find stories about the other moms in your life, step-mothers, grandmothers, in-laws and more.

This book makes a great gift for moms or for yourself. 101 stories of love, learning and gratitude fill the pages to give mom the praise she deserves. Children of all ages share their words of thanks in these 101 stories of love, learning, and gratitude to the woman they couldn’t have done without!

Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings! Three lucky blog readers will win their own copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks to My Mom . Thank you to CSFTS Publishing for the review book and for sponsoring this fantastic giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!! Open to US residents.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks to My Mom Giveaway on Mommy Ramblings Rules:

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2014 “Spa For Ma” Blog Hop!!! Giveaway For A Mohawk Valley Trading Prize Pack-Enter Here!!!

Carolyn — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:00:27 +0000

Welcome to the 4th annual Spa for Ma Giveaway Hop hosted by Measuring Flower and Homemaking Hacks! I have teamed up with some incredible bloggers to bring you prizes that help mom to get some much awaited R&R after the kids head back to school!

If you’re unfamiliar with what a giveaway hop is, here’s how it works. After you enter my giveaway below, you can “hop” on to the next participating blog to enter their giveaway as well. You can find links to all the blogs towards the bottom of this post.

Also, don’t forget to enter to win the grand prize! It is for an incredible $300 gift card to Kohl’s! Enter HERE!

Mommy Ramblings is having a great giveaway prize sponsored by Mohawk Valley Trading worth $125.00

This special Spa For Ma Prize Pack will include:

One, 20” X 14”, Buckwheat Hull Pillow made in Certified 100% Organic Cotton Twill, with side zipper and contains approximately 5# of Certified Organic Buckwheat Hulls ($40.00)

Three bars of Handmade Soap ($13.50) consisting of one bar each of:

Assortment of 100% Pure Beeswax Candles consisting of:

One, 2″ x 6″ 100% Pure Beeswax Pillar Candle… $13.00
Two, 100% Pure Beeswax Votive Candles …$9.00
Two, 100% Pure Beeswax Taper Candles…$10.00
Four, 100% Pure Beeswax Tea Light Candles…$6.00

The total retail price of this prize pack with s/h is $125!!! Would you like to win it? If so enter the giveaway below and then hop on over to all the other blogs and enter to win their great giveaways for more chances to win great prizes!!!

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Win a Year of Spa Treatments in the MAM, “Share the Love” Facebook Contest!!! #MAMBABY

Carolyn — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:40:11 +0000

Parenting can be hard, but your unbridled love for your children drowns out all fears and tears. Share with MAM what makes your little ones so special, your hopes and dreams for their futures and the joys of parenthood by posting a video, photo or letter on the MAM Facebook Page.

Eligible entries will be considered for a grand prize of a year’s worth of spa treatments, valued at $2,500. It’s MAM’s way of celebrating you for the love you share. Enter HERE! Deadline to enter:April 15, 2014.

Tradewind Books, “On My Walk” Book Review & Give-Away!!! {Give-Away Ended}

Carolyn — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:59:19 +0000

Recently Tradewind Books sent me a book to review and one to use for a give-away. They sent me the children’s book, “On My Way” by Kari-Lynn Winters and illustrated by Christina Leist. I shared it with my 2 year old Luke tonight, and he just loved it. It was such a fitting and relative book for us because we take a lot of walks, and live in the country. This book follows a small child as he walks with his mother and his dog in the country. Luke loved that the dog looked like one of our dogs, Delilah. It was a great book because even though the words on each page were few, the content allowed us to talk about our own experiences. For instance the child sees a frog and we talked about how we see frogs on our walks. He was delighted seeing a little boy like him, seeing the same things he does, on his walk. It was a short, pleasant read and was just perfect for spurring conversation in a toddler or pre-schooler. The illustrations are charming and amusing, like when the dog is licking the boy’s ice cream cone. We give this book 2 thumbs up, oh wait, 4 thumbs up!!!

excerpt:

On my walk,
my summer walk,
I hear a horse, clippity-clop, clippity-clop,
and a frog, frippity-frop, frippity-frop

Tradewind Books so generously supplied me with an additional book to give-away to a lucky blog reader.

Mandatory Entry: (this entry must be done or the extra entries will not count) Go to Tradewind Books and browse the titles and tell me another book that you like. Leave your comment here.

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Good Luck Everyone!!! Winner will be chosen by Random.org. Give-Away ends April 23rd at 12am EST.